The Children Act 1989 and family support : principles into practice

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The Children Act 1989 and family support : principles into practice

edited by Jane Gibbons

H.M.S.O, 1992

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At head of title: Department of Health

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Description

The result of a seminar, this publication brings together studies of family support services, other than day care. It aims to encourage debate about how local authorities can provide and develop services and how researchers can assist in evaluating such services. This text is intended for use by social services departments and voluntary child care organizations.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 Studies of open-door provision: family centres, Children in Need and the Children Act 1989, Teresa Smith
  • provision of support through family projects, Jane Gibbons. Part 2 Studies of selective provision: NEWPIN - a befriending scheme and therapeutic network for carers of young children, Anthony Cox et al
  • partnership with parents of children in need of protection, June Thoburn and Ann Lewis
  • family support services and children with disabilities, Pauline Hardiker
  • vulnerability and the need for protection, Helen Westcott
  • helping parents to manage children's sleep disturbance - an intervention trial, Lyn Quine. Part 3 Policy development: developing family support in local authorities, Ruth Gardner
  • local authority policies on children in need, Jane Tunstill
  • summing up, Roy Parker and Ian White.

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