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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450238303321

Autore

Cleaver Hedy

Titolo

Assessing children's needs and circumstances [[electronic resource] ] : the impact of the assessment framework / / Hedy Cleaver and Steve Walker with Pamela Meadows ; foreword by Al Aynsley-Green

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Jessica Kingsley, 2004

ISBN

1-283-90373-3

1-84642-163-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (440 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WalkerSteven <1954->

Disciplina

362.70941

Soggetti

Child care - Great Britain

Child welfare workers - Training of - Great Britain

Child welfare - Government policy - Great Britain

Children with social disabilities - Services for - Great Britain

Family social work - Great Britain

Electronic books.

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 (p. 320-324) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; Assessing Children's Needs and Circumstances:The Impact of the Assessment Framework; Contents; Foreword; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1.Introducing the Study; 2.Implementation; 3.Involving Families in the Assessment Process; 4.The Experiences of Social Service Managers and Practitioners; 5.Inter-agency and Inter-professional Collaboration in Assessments of Children in Need; 6.Referrals:Findings from the Audit; 7.Initial Assessments:Findings from the Audit; 8.Core Assessments:Findings from the Audit; 9.The Cost of Undertaking Core Assessments; 10.Conclusions and Implications for Policy and Practice

Appendix I Aims and Methods Appendix  II Tables; Appendix III Time-sheet for social workers to record time spent in undertaking a core assessment; REFERENCES; SUBJECT INDEX; AUTHOR INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Drawing on interviews with social workers and their managers, and families and young people themselves, the authors of this important book show how the principles embodied in the Assessment Framework



have been applied to social work practice. This book should be read by all professionals working to promote the welfare and well-being of children.