TY - SER AU - Connolly, Marie TI - Learning from the past and repositioning the future SN - 1173-4906 PY - 2007/// CY - Wellington PB - Child, Youth and Family KW - FVC KW - ADOLESCENTS KW - CHILD PROTECTION KW - CHILDREN KW - FAMILIES KW - FAMILY GROUP CONFERENCES KW - INTERVENTION KW - LEGISLATION KW - POLICY KW - SOCIAL SERVICES KW - SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE N1 - Social Work Now (36) May 2007 : 8-14 N2 - This article discusses the Family Group Conference (FGC) in the context of contemporary practice. The author outlines the rationale for the current review of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act (1989). The article looks back over the decade of the 1990s and comments on issues for the future development of the FGC model. The author posits that practice will always need to change and evolve according to contemporary needs. To reduce violence within the family over the long term, the author recommends an early intervention approach UR - http://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE772331&dps_custom_att_1=ilsdb ER -