| Safeguarding and Promoting the Well-Being of Children, Families and Communities Contributor(s): Scott, Jane (Editor), Ward, Harriet (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1843101416 ISBN-13: 9781843101413 Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers OUR PRICE: $85.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2005 Annotation: While recent major policy initiatives have focused on the assessment and identification of need in children's services, this volume demonstrates the importance of understanding which child welfare interventions are effective and why. From exploring the evidence of the long-term consequences of need for children's wellbeing through to discussing national initiatives designed to address these issues, contributors from the UK, US and Canada present examples of specific interventions successful in addressing need in the three recognised domains of child development, parenting capacity and family and environmental factors. Demonstrating the need for close inter-agency collaboration and 'joined up' services, this book will make essential reading for local and central government policy makers; senior managers and practitioners in child welfare agencies; social work academics and students; public and independent sector professionals involved in the assessment of children in need, including social workers, teachers, health visitors and psychologists. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare |
| Dewey: 362.7 |
| LCCN: 2005020179 |
| Series: Child Welfare Outcomes |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.38" W x 9.48" (1.41 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Improving the well-being of children is more effective when social care professionals work with the children's parents, families and communities. This collection brings together innovative interventions designed to nurture children's health and welfare, and analyses which types of programmes are most effective and why. The contributors explore the impact of poverty on children's development and assess national initiatives set up to assess and reduce need. They present examples from the UK, US, Canada and Australia of specific interventions to counter or prevent difficulties in the domains of child development, parenting capacity and wider environmental factors. Many contributions demonstrate the importance of engaging with service users and helping communities to shape and direct their own programmes for change. The final section of the book presents useful approaches to assessing and evaluating services. Demonstrating the need for close inter-agency collaboration and joined up' services, this book is essential reading for policy makers, managers and practitioners in child welfare agencies, and social work academics and students. |