Author : Joanne Westwood
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 15,96 MB
Release : 2014-09-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1137286598
How do you apply the principles, structures and processes of the law to everyday practice? Drawing on a wealth of contemporary case examples, this handy pocket book demystifies the legislation on children in need and demonstrates the practical duties and responsibilities of professionals within both the statutory and voluntary sectors.
Author : Joyce L. Kiel
Publisher : Legislative Reference Bureau
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 30,81 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Child welfare
ISBN :
Author : Nick Axford
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 32,9 MB
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 135194570X
Need is a popular but controversial concept in social policy. 'Needs-led' has become a mantra in children's services in recent years, yet theorists still argue about the meaning and value of the concept of 'need'. There are lots of needs assessment at the individual child and population levels, but case files vary enormously in quality and reports of need analyses frequently gather dust on shelves. How, then, should we define and measure children's needs, and how should this influence the design of services? This edited collection answers these questions in order to help policy makers, managers, practitioners and researchers with identifying and serving children in need. It offers a critical appraisal of the state of play regarding the theory of need, the needs that children have, methods for assessing children's needs at the individual and group levels, and approaches to designing services to meet identified needs.
Author : Barbara Maughan
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 13,75 MB
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1351941453
This book sets out the current state of knowledge about what works in reducing impairments to children’s health and development. Little and Maughan’s book applies a high standard of proof and reproduces only the work of the leading intervention scientists from around the world. After discussing the real world challenges to more effective children’s services, the book goes on to cover policy and practice proven to change the lives of all children, and extends also to effective programmes targeted at children with specific disorders. Examples include changes in household income, early years support, moving families to less disadvantaged communities, improving parenting and using schools to better mental health. The benefits of evidence-based programmes are specified, as are the costs to society of not intervening. The evidence is used to make recommendations about getting effective policy and practice into routine use, and includes illustrations of successful applications of these ideas.
Author : Claire R. Hancock
Publisher :
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 50,81 MB
Release : 1965
Category : Child abuse
ISBN :
Caseworkers of the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program work with extremely deprived families. Despite their hardships, many of these families manage their tasks of child rearing with exceptional courage and ingenuity. For some, the burdens become too heavy, and the children do not receive the care and training they need for sound growth and development. The wonder is not that some families fail, but that so many succeed under such adverse circumstances. Under the 1962 Social Service Amendments to the Social Security Act, State public welfare agencies must give special attention to the needs of each child in families that receive AFDC payments, and particularly to those living under hazardous conditions. All the resources of the agency should be made available to meet the special needs of each child so that he will have the best possible opportunity for normal development.
Author : Eric Sainsbury
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 16,68 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781853022753
This book illustrates how social workers approach their work, the responses they receive, the children's and parents' experiences and reactions, and the stresses involved for all parties. It illustrates the skills needed in direct work with young children and in assessing the nature, outcomes and unmet needs within abusive situations.
Author : Dr Jaqui Hewitt-Taylor
Publisher : M&K Update Ltd
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 40,71 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Artificial respiration
ISBN : 1907830693
This book discusses many of the day-to-day needs of children who require long-term respiratory support. This includes their physical requirements, but also their emotional, social and educational needs, and the needs of their families. The medical and technical aspects of these children's care can seem overwhelming. However, arguably the more complex and challenging parts of their management concern things that are not directly related to their physical care, such as facilitating their social needs and education. This book aims to discuss all the aspects of care that such children and their fa.
Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 525 pages
File Size : 46,54 MB
Release : 2016-11-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0309388570
Decades of research have demonstrated that the parent-child dyad and the environment of the familyâ€"which includes all primary caregiversâ€"are at the foundation of children's well- being and healthy development. From birth, children are learning and rely on parents and the other caregivers in their lives to protect and care for them. The impact of parents may never be greater than during the earliest years of life, when a child's brain is rapidly developing and when nearly all of her or his experiences are created and shaped by parents and the family environment. Parents help children build and refine their knowledge and skills, charting a trajectory for their health and well-being during childhood and beyond. The experience of parenting also impacts parents themselves. For instance, parenting can enrich and give focus to parents' lives; generate stress or calm; and create any number of emotions, including feelings of happiness, sadness, fulfillment, and anger. Parenting of young children today takes place in the context of significant ongoing developments. These include: a rapidly growing body of science on early childhood, increases in funding for programs and services for families, changing demographics of the U.S. population, and greater diversity of family structure. Additionally, parenting is increasingly being shaped by technology and increased access to information about parenting. Parenting Matters identifies parenting knowledge, attitudes, and practices associated with positive developmental outcomes in children ages 0-8; universal/preventive and targeted strategies used in a variety of settings that have been effective with parents of young children and that support the identified knowledge, attitudes, and practices; and barriers to and facilitators for parents' use of practices that lead to healthy child outcomes as well as their participation in effective programs and services. This report makes recommendations directed at an array of stakeholders, for promoting the wide-scale adoption of effective programs and services for parents and on areas that warrant further research to inform policy and practice. It is meant to serve as a roadmap for the future of parenting policy, research, and practice in the United States.
Author : Gary Walker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 40,82 MB
Release : 2018-01-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 1350001171
Working Together for Children provides an account of the systems and processes of multi-agency work with several groups of children and their families. The key philosophy of the book is that such work is inherently complex, and only by understanding and grappling with these complexities can prospective or practising professionals within children's services contribute really effectively to multi-agency working. This second edition contains updated references to legislation and guidance underpinning multi-agency working, as well as fresh configurations of chapters to reflect new ways of categorising needs of, and organising support for, children in a variety of circumstances. New chapters are included for specific groups of children including coverage of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and youth justice. Reflection on practice, to help link policy with practice, is a theme running throughout the book, which uses features to assist the reader including: - information boxes giving further factual details of particular areas related to multi-agency working - reflective exercises including case studies - questions designed to stimulate reflection on issues raised - an appendix providing points to consider and suggestions for the exercises This introduction is for trainee practitioners in childcare or childhood related courses, education, social work, youth work and health care, or for those already working in such settings who are looking to improve their practice.
Author : Wendy Rose
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 31,70 MB
Release : 2001-01-15
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1846422744
Examining the assessment of need in children's services this book addresses the full spectrum of practice, policy and research developments in the field. The contributors include leading academics, policy makers and senior practitioners who generate a broad-based holistic approach to the assessment of children in need. They show how needs assessment in children's services can be used to tackle problems such as low achievement, mental ill-health and social exclusion at both individual and strategic levels. Approaches to the Assessment of Need in Children's Services will enable service managers and practitioners to respond effectively to the increasing pressure to monitor outcomes and effectiveness in child care work, and to improve and coordinate children's welfare service provision at individual and community levels and provides an indispensable overview and analysis for anyone working or studying in child welfare and social care.
