TY - SER AU - Wadsworth, Linda TI - Time frames for a child's world SN - 1173-4906 PY - 1995/// CY - Wellington PB - Child, Youth and Family KW - FVC KW - ADOLESCENTS KW - CARE AND PROTECTION KW - CHILDREN KW - FAMILY COURT KW - JUSTICE KW - SOCIAL SERVICES KW - SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE KW - NEW ZEALAND N1 - Social Work Now (1) July 1995 : 17-23 N2 - This article discusses how the timeliness of family court proceedings can affect the child client. The author argues that the Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act (1989) does not take into account children's concepts of time and/or cultural concepts of time, but rather the Act focuses on the time frames dynamics of the justice system. The results of a survey on the experiences of Family Court workers are given within the article and recommendations for improving help for the child client are also suggested UR - http://www.cyf.govt.nz/documents/about-us/publications/social-work-now/social-work-now-01-july95.pdf ER -