| Description |
1 online resource (304 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Cover -- COVER -- Family Support as Reflective Practice -- Contents -- Foreword -- 1. Family Support: From Description to Reflection -- Part 1 Engaging with Policy and Organisation -- 2. School as a Base for Family Support Services -- 3. Family Support as Community-based Practice: Considering a Community Capacity Framework for Family Support Provision -- 4. Supporting Families through Local Government: A Danish Case Study -- 5. Implementing Family Support Policy: Empowering Practitioners -- 6. A Comparative Perspective: Exploring the Space for Family Support -- Part 2 Using Concepts, Frameworks and Tools -- 7. Safeguarding Children Through Supporting Families -- 8. Youth Advocacy: Programming Justice-focused Family Support Intervention -- 9. Supporting Families with Disabled Children: A Case Study -- 10. Enhancing Support for Young People in Need: Reflections on Informal and Formal Sources of Help -- 11. Cultural Competence, Cultural Sensitivity and Family Support -- 12. Reframing Practice as Family Support: Leaving Care -- 13. Assessment, Intervention and Self-appraisal Tools for Family Support -- 14. Culturally Appropriate Family Support Practice:Working with Asian Populations -- Part 3 Advancing Evaluation -- 15. Developing an Outcome Evaluation Framework for Use by Family Support Programs -- 16. School- and Family-level Income Effects in a Randomized Controlled Prevention Trial: A Multilevel Analysis -- 17. Towards an Inclusive Approach to Family Support Evaluation -- 18. Reflecting for Action: The Future of Family Support -- List of Contributors -- Subject Index -- Author Index -- Last Page. |
| Summary |
Family support is an increasingly important strategic approach to welfare services for children and families. This resource for all professionals engaged covers core issues in family support. These include the importance of community, the role of statutory and voluntary agencies, youth advocacy, culturally appropriate family support, child protection, disability services and effective means of evaluation. Providing a combination of clear theoretical frameworks and practical guidance, with clear 'how to' messages and a strong emphasis on evaluation, this book will be essential to social workers. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Family services.
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Family services. |
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Child welfare.
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Child welfare. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Dolan, Pat, 1958-
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Canavan, John, 1967-
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Pinkerton, John, 1953-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Family support as reflective practice. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2006 1843103206 (DLC) 2005032271 (OCoLC)62341986 |
| ISBN |
1846424747 (electronic book) |
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9781846424748 (electronic book) |
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128056637X |
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9781280566370 |
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