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Assessing Children's Needs and Circumstances

Assessing Children's Needs and Circumstances

The Impact of the Assessment Framework

Hedy Cleaver and Steve Walker
With Pamela Meadows
Foreword by Al Aynsley-Green

Paperback: £22.99 / $39.95

2004, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 336pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-159-8, BIC 2: JKSB1

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Foreword, Al Aynsley-Green. 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 Assessment of Children in Need. 6. Referrals: Findings from the Audit. 7. Initial Assessments: Findings from the Audit. 8. Core Assessment: Findings from the Audit. 9. The Cost of Undertaking Core Assessments, Pamela Meadows. 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

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