Understanding child and family welfare : statutory responses to children at risk / Marie Connolly and Kate Morris.
Material type: TextPublication details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.Description: xii, 183 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780230250192 (pbk.) :
- 9780230250192 (pbk.)
- 362.7 CON
- HV697
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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.