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Record Nr.

UNINA9910170998203321

Titolo

Social action with children and families : a community development approach to child and family welfare / / edited by Crescy Cannan and Chris Warren

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1997

ISBN

1-134-78942-4

1-134-78943-2

1-280-31928-3

0-203-43523-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Collana

The state of welfare

Altri autori (Persone)

CannanCrescy <1947->

WarrenChris <1946->

Disciplina

362.7

362.828

Soggetti

Social work with children

Family social work

Child welfare

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Contributors; Series editor's preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Community development and children: a contemporary agenda; Rethinking practice through a children's rights perspective; Mapping the future? A contribution from community social work in the community care field; Social development with children and families in France; Family support and the journey to empowerment; New social networks for families and children in Germany; The role of the centre in family support

Mechanisms for empowerment: family group conferences and local family advocacy schemesLong-term development: neighbourhood community development work on estates; Think global, act local: towards residents' control of their life, health and environment; tools and skills in social development in France; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

Argues that meeting the needs of children requires a rediscovery and modernization of the social action and community development



traditions of social work and aims to help those working in this field find a new, more positive sense of direction