TY - SER AU - Moffatt, Sally TI - Working together to support families SN - 1173-4906 PY - 2006/// CY - Wellington PB - Child, Youth and Family KW - CHILD DEVELOPMENT KW - FVC KW - CHILD NEGLECT KW - CHILDREN KW - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE KW - EDUCATION KW - FAMILIES KW - INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE KW - INTERVENTION KW - PARENTING KW - PARENTING PROGRAMMES KW - SOCIAL SERVICES KW - SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE KW - CHILD ABUSE KW - NEW ZEALAND N1 - Social Work Now (35) December 2006 : 17-21 N2 - This article discusses the Intervening Early Programme (IEP), an early childhood education support programme for families with young children who are deemed to be in an at-risk situation. A case study of a family that had been referred to the programme by Child, Youth and Family is presented to illustrate how the programme works. Present in the family were indications of domestic violence while the children were present, controlling behaviour from the father, and general lack of cohesion and co-operation between the parents. The support provided to this family through the IEP meant the issues and problems they experienced were managed before a high level of outside involvement was needed. The parents were able to utilise the long-term skills and knowledge they had acquired to continue to develop as parents UR - http://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE772312&dps_custom_att_1=ilsdb ER -