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Understanding child and family welfare : statutory responses to children at risk Marie Connolly and Kate Morris

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012Description: xii, 183 pages ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780230250192 (pbk.)
  • 023025019X (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.7 CON
Contents:
Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Responding to Children at Risk -- Regulatory Frameworks in Child Welfare -- Practice Frameworks, Models and Resources in Child Welfare -- Family Engagement Strategies in Child Welfare -- Statutory Systems of Care -- Supporting Family-based Systems of Care -- The Experiences and Voices of Children in Care -- Strengthening Practice -- Concluding Thoughts -- References.
Summary: "This book crosses international boundaries to explore contemporary child and family welfare practices. It traces the major changes and challenges in Western practice over the past decade, looks at evidence-informed practice, and focuses on the generic phases of the statutory process, including assessing risk and finding safe solutions" (Provided by publisher). Record #5504
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Barcode
Book Book Vine library TRO 362.7 CON Available FV17070018

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Responding to Children at Risk -- Regulatory Frameworks in Child Welfare -- Practice Frameworks, Models and Resources in Child Welfare -- Family Engagement Strategies in Child Welfare -- Statutory Systems of Care -- Supporting Family-based Systems of Care -- The Experiences and Voices of Children in Care -- Strengthening Practice -- Concluding Thoughts -- References.

"This book crosses international boundaries to explore contemporary child and family welfare practices. It traces the major changes and challenges in Western practice over the past decade, looks at evidence-informed practice, and focuses on the generic phases of the statutory process, including assessing risk and finding safe solutions" (Provided by publisher). Record #5504