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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: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.Description: xii, 183 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780230250192 (pbk.) :
  • 9780230250192 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.7 CON
LOC classification:
  • HV697
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: -- 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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 362.7 CON (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 215815
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 362.7 CON (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 215814
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 362.7 CON (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 215813

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: -- 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.

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