Family support [[electronic resource] ] : prevention, early intervention and early help / / Nick Frost, Shaheen Abbott and Tracey Race

• Autore: Frost Nick <1953->
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, England ; ; Malden, Massachusetts : , : Polity, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (186 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.82/53
• Soggetto topico: Family services; Family social work; Families
• Persona (resp. second.): AbbottShaheen; RaceTracey
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The structure of the book; PART I Understanding Family Support; 1 The Historical, Social and Political Context of Family Support; Child welfare in history: 1870-1914; A brief history of the NSPCC; Child deaths, 'moral panics' and the displacement of family support; Understanding the impact of child deaths; The Children Act 1989; Defining our terms; The primary level of intervention; The secondary level of intervention; The tertiary level of intervention; The quaternary level of intervention; Some limitations of the Hardiker Model ; How can we understand 'the family'?What is family support?; Family support: why and how?; Early intervention; Early help definition; Why early help?; Key themes emerging from Munro; Relationships and partnership; Resources: issues and challenges; Conclusion; Selected further reading; 2 The Contemporary Policy Context of Family Support: Conceptualizing Family Support; Allen and Munro: early intervention or early help?; Developing service delivery; The use of evidence-based programmes; Conclusion; Selected further reading; 3 Researching Family Support: Process and Outcomes ; Family support: methods and approachesEvidence, RCTs and family support; Randomized controlled trials; A 'futures' methodology; High/Scope Perry Pre-School Program: A fortieth birthday follow-up RCT; Conclusion; Selected further reading; PART II Delivering Family Support; 4 Community-Based Projects: The Universal Provision of Family Support; Community-based support; Child welfare under New Labour; Sure Start: from local to universal coverage; The national evaluation of Sure Start; Children's centres; Shifts in policy direction; Conclusion; Selected further reading ; 5 Home Visiting: A Key Process in Providing Family SupportThe home visit: some reflections; The home visit: some key research findings; Conclusion; Selected further reading; 6 Parenting Education: A Universal or Targeted Service?; Parenting and parenting education; Policy framework for parenting education; Theoretical framework for parenting education; Practice developments in parenting education; What works: research findings; Conclusion; Selected further reading; 7 Targeted Approaches: The 'Troubled Families' Initiative; The impact of tax and benefit changes ; Who are we targeting? Policy developmentsWho are we targeting? Practice developments; Theoretical frameworks for targeted approaches; Targeted approaches; What works: research findings; Conclusion; Selected further reading; 8 Relationship-Based Family Support: An Underpinning Approach to Family Support; Relationship-based practice: the policy context; Relationship-based practice; Theoretical framework for relationship-based practice; What works: research findings?; Conclusion; Selected further reading; 9 Family Group Conferences: Involving and Empowering Families ; Family group conferences: history and development
• Titolo autorizzato: Family support
• ISBN: 1-5095-0247-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910159027703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Social work in theory and practice series.