1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911110487103321

Titolo

Enhancing the well-being of children and families through effective interventions : international evidence for practice / / edited by Colette McAuley, Peter Pecora and Wendy Rose ; foreword by Maria Eagle

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley, 2006

ISBN

9781846424779

1846424771

9781843101161

1843101165

Edizione

[1st American pbk. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (383 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

McAuleyColette

PecoraPeter J

RoseWendy <1944->

Disciplina

362.76/81

Soggetti

Child welfare - Great Britain

Child welfare - United States

Crisis intervention (Mental health services) - Great Britain

Crisis intervention (Mental health services) - United States

Family policy - Great Britain

Family policy - United States

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

Enhancing the Well-beingof Children and Families throughEffective Interventions:International Evidence for Practice; Contents; Foreword; Preface; PART ONE:Child Welfarein the UK and US; 1.Effectiveness of ChildWelfare Interventions; 2. Child Welfare in the UK:Legislation, Policy and Practice; 3. Child Welfare in the US:Legislation, Policy and Practice; PART TWO:Evidence on Interventions withVulnerable Children, YoungPeople and Families; 4.Early Interventions withYoung Children and their Parentsin the UK; 5.Early Interventions with YoungChildren and their Parents in the US

6.Home Visiting for Parents ofPre-school Children in the UK7.Home Visiting for Parents ofPre-school Children in the US; 8.Support for



Young Peopleand their Familiesin the Community in the UK; 9.Support for Young Peopleand their Familiesin the Community in the US; PART THREE:Evidence on TherapeuticInterventions with Childrenwho have ExperiencedAbuse or Neglect; 10.Therapeutic Interventions withChildren who have ExperiencedNeglect and their Familiesin the UK; 11.Therapeutic Interventions withChildren who have ExperiencedNeglect and their Familiesin the US

12.Therapeutic Interventionswith Children who haveExperienced Sexual and PhysicalAbuse in the UK13.Therapeutic Interventions withChildren who have ExperiencedSexual and Physical Abuse in the US; PART FOUR:Evidence on Foster Care,Adoption and Transitions forChildren and Young People; 14.Foster Family Care in the UK; 15.Foster Family Care in the US; 16.Residential Care in the UK; 17.Residential Care in the US; 18.Support for Young People LeavingCare in the UK; 19.Support for Young People LeavingCare in the US; 20.Adoption in the UK; 21.Adoption in the US

PART FIVE:Innovative Approaches inSchools and CommunityProgrammes22.Interventions in Schools in the UK; 23.Interventions in Schools in the US; 24.Community Programmes in the UK; 25.Community Programs in the US; PART SIX:Summary and Conclusion; 26.Effective Child WelfareInterventions: Evidence for Practice; References; The Contributors; Subject Index; AuthorIndex

Sommario/riassunto

Services for families and children are rightfully the focus of intense scrutiny and debate, and there is a clear need to establish a knowledge of which services work well. This volume provides a comprehensive overview of research evidence from the UK and USA on the effectiveness of selected child welfare interventions.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911088104603321

Autore

Crook Tim <1959->

Titolo

Comparative media law and ethics / / Tim Crook

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-135-26090-7

1-135-26091-5

1-282-59507-5

9786612595073

0-203-86596-0

9780203865965

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (496 p.)

Disciplina

343.09/9

Soggetti

Mass media - Law and legislation

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. 451-473) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Primary media law of the UK and USA -- Media jurisprudence, media ethicology, and media ethicism -- Comparative defamation law in depth -- Comparative contempt/protecting fair trial law in depth -- Comparative privacy law in depth -- Comparative media regulation in depth -- Comparative state and corporate security law in depth -- Comparative media law and ethics : 4 genres of jurisdictions -- The legal problematizing of journalism -- Human rights and international law for journalists -- Racial and religious hatred- the case histories, moral panics, political controversies, legal precedents and the law -- Comparative copyright and intellectual property law in depth -- Comparative freedom of information legislation in depth.

Sommario/riassunto

Providing practical and theoretical resources on media law and ethics for the United Kingdom and United States of America and referencing other legal jurisdictions such as France, Japan, India, China and Saudi Arabia, Comparative Media Law and Ethics is suitable for upper undergraduate and postgraduate study and for professionals in the media who need to work internationally.The book focuses on the law of the United Kingdom, the source of common law, which has dominated the English speaking world, and on the law of the USA, the most



powerful cultural, economic, political and