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Supporting Familiesby Ruth Gardner
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2003; US$ 184.00Recent government initiatives and developments in professional practice have been designed to help families in difficulty effectively, in order to prevent child harm. This book examines whether these changes have worked, by examining a large scale study conducted by the NSPCC and drawing out the main messages for practice and future policy. The research findings are set out in terms of children's and families' needs and expectations, agency interventions and outcomes, community context, measures and perceived changes over time. ? Highly topical - national priority designated by government ? Professionals are required to learn quickly about this and little information is presently available to them ? Clear presentation - lots of boxes... more...
Negotiating Family Responsibilitiesby Janet Finch; Jennifer Mason
Routledge 1992; US$ 59.95Based on findings of a major study of kinship, and including lively verbatim accounts of conversations with family members, provides a new insight into contemporary family life and kin relationships outside the nuclear family. more...
Countywide Evaluation of the Long-term Family Self-sufficiency Planby Elaine Reardon; Robert F. Schoeni; Lois M. Davis; Jacob Alex Klerman; Jean Ringel
RAND Corporation 2002; US$ 9.95This document summarizes the findings from three RAND reports on the Long Term Family Self-Sufficiency Plan in Los Angeles County. RAND analyzed historical data to establish trends against which to monitor future countywide impacts, and interviewed key informants about the Plan. more...
Parenting in Poor Environmentsby Deborah Ghate; Neal Hazel; Policy Research Bureau
Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2002; US$ 42.95With a unique focus on the effects of poverty on parenting in Britain, this book explores what professionals and policy makers can do to support families living in poverty. The authors examine community-level poverty and its relationship to family and individual problems such as low income, poor mental health and child behavioural difficulties. Using data from the first nationally representative survey of parents living in especially poor circumstances, they assess the wider help parents receive, both through formal support services and through informal networks of family and friends. Drawing on a study of 1750 parents by the Policy Research Bureau for Department of Health, this book shows what service-users think of the resources available... more...
Prevention and Coping in Child and Family Careby Michael Sheppard; Mirka Grohn
Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2003; US$ 32.95How do mothers cope with child care and associated problems when, in adversity, they do not gain access to social service support? This book considers the important question of mothers' coping strategies when they are in adversity. Drawing upon the women's own accounts, it focuses not only on what they do themselves to deal with their problems, but how they integrate their own problem solving approaches with the use of supports. It also examines the way in which women cope with their own emotional responses to these problems. The women themselves, and their own accounts are placed 'centre stage' in this book. In doing this the book is able to create a major development in our understanding of the nature of Prevention, a central concept in welfare... more...
Family Support as Reflective Practiceby Pat Dolan; John Canavan; John Pinkerton
Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2006; US$ 34.95Family 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, care staff, teachers, community development and police officers, students, policy-makers, evaluators and all those working in family support. more...
From Nurturing the Nation to Purifying the Volkby Michelle Mouton
Cambridge University Press 2007; US$ 25.00Examines family policy in Weimar (1919-1932) and Nazi Germany (1933-1945). more...
Battered Women and Their Familiesby Albert R. Roberts
Springer Publishing Company 2007; US$ 65.00Providing guidelines for the effective interventions in family violence, this volume explains the procedures used in a number of innovative programs. It focuses on short-term treatment and intervention, as well as working with special populations that include multicultural groups and oppressed/vulnerable populations. more...
Improving Children's Services Networksby Jane Tunstill
Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2006; US$ 34.95Designed to meet a range of day care needs for individuals, families or wider communities, Family Centres are central to the government's provision of effective child care services. The study of family centres – monitoring their objectives, examining key challenges faced and evaluating approaches to practice – is fundamental to the delivery of effective, evidence-based services. This book details and evaluates expert research into the developing role of family centres in the light of current political and social trends including, the Every Child Matters legislation. It outlines the different user groups serviced by family centres; the various combinations of services provided and the contribution that these are making to positive... more...









