Supporting Families
Child Protection in the Community
1st Edition
Published on 2. January 2003
190 pages
978-0-470-85637-6 (ISBN)
Description
Recent government initiatives and developments in professionalpractice have been designed to help families in difficultyeffectively, in order to prevent child harm. This book examineswhether these changes have worked, by examining a large scale studyconducted by the NSPCC and drawing out the main messages forpractice and future policy.
The research findings are set out in terms of children's andfamilies' needs and expectations, agency interventions andoutcomes, community context, measures and perceived changes overtime.
? Highly topical - national priority designated by government
? Professionals are required to learn quickly about this andlittle information is presently available to them
? Clear presentation - lots of boxes and diagrams to beincorporated
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Person
Ruth Gardner is a Senior Research Fellow at the Royal Holloway College, University of London.
Content
Foreword by Jane Tunstill.
Foreword by Lord Laming.
Acknowledgements.
Report of the Committee on Local Authority & Allied PersonalSocial Services 1968.
Paul Boateng, Minister of Health, 1997.
1. Introduction and Summary of Findings.
2. About the Families.
3. Components of Parental Stress.
4. Children and Family Support.
5. Typologies of Family Difficulties.
6. Support Networks in the Community.
7. Overview of Family Support Provided by the NSPCC.
8. Examples of Family Support Practice.
9. Children in Need and Local Services.
10. Family Support Now.
References.
Reading List.
Appendix (Methodology).
Index.
