Supporting Families: Child Protection in the Community

How successful have recent government initiatives been in preventing child harm and family breakdown?
The NSPCC recently conducted a large–scale two–year evaluation study with families in difficulty, to explore the content and effectiveness of family support services.
Looking at the services from all stakeholder perspectives children, parents, staff Ruth Gardner presents the findings of the study and asks to what extent specific problems such as parental stress, vulnerability, isolation and child behaviour were resolved over six months of interventions including group work, parent training and volunteer home visiting.
Using the voices of all the stakeholders, Supporting Families reviews the national policy for family support since the inception of social services departments and, through best practice and policy recommendations, points the way forward to more inclusive provision.
Bringing together NSPCC research with key practice–based solutions, Ruth Gardner′s timely study is required reading for everyone working to prevent child harm.

Spis treści:
Foreword by Jane Tunstill.
Acknowledgements.
Report of the Committee on Local Authority and Allied Personal Social Services 1972.
Message from Paul Boateng, Minister of Health.
Introduction and Summary of Findings.
About the Families.
Parental Stress and Ill–Health.
Children and Family Support.
Typologies of Family Difficulties.
Support Networks in the Community.
Overview of Family Support Provided by the NSPCC.
Examples of Family Support Practices.
Children in Need and Local Services.
Family Support Now.
References.
Reading List.
Appendix (Methodology).
Subject Index.

Okładka tylna:
How successful have recent government initiatives been in preventing child harm and family breakdown?
The NSPCC recently conducted a large–scale two–year evaluation study with f amilies in difficulty, to explore the content and effectiveness of family support services.
Looking at the services from all stakeholder perspectives children, parents, staff Ruth Gardner presents the findings of the study and asks to what extent specific problems such as parental stress, vulnerability, isolation and child behaviour were resolved over six months of interventions including group work, parent training and volunteer home visiting.
Using the voices of all the stakeholders, Supporting Families reviews the national policy for family support since the inception of social services departments and, through best practice and policy recommendations, points the way forward to more inclusive provision.
Bringing together NSPCC research with key practice–based solutions, Ruth Gardner′s timely study is required reading for everyone working to prevent child harm.