Effective Ways of Working with Children and their Families
Edited by Malcolm Hill
Number 35 in the Research Highlights in Social Work series
Paperback: £25.00 / $45.00
1999, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 304pp
ISBN: 978-1-85302-619-5, BIC 2: JKSB1
Effective Ways of Working with Children and their Families examines the latest evidence about the most successful forms of intervention when working with children and their families. The book covers a wide range of approaches and services, with particular emphasis on those methods seeking to help children with identified problems. Certain approaches focus on individual children, others on their families, whilst some aim to influence children's lives at school, neighbourhood and community levels. After discussing the principles, designs and debates associated with ideas of effectiveness and evidence, the book evaluates current practice in child and family work, including:
early years provision
family mediation
child and adolescent psychiatry
treatment for children who have been sexually abused
work with foster children and their families.
Each chapter outlines the nature of and principle behind each form of intervention under consideration, then reviews the evidence for their success. The contributors, who come from a range of backgrounds including psychology, social work, psychiatry, education and family mediation, conclude by drawing out common themes and implications about what works for practitioners working with children and their families.
By the same author
Child Welfare Services
Developments in Law, Policy, Practice and Research
Edited by Malcolm Hill and Jane Aldgate
Residential Child Care
International Perspectives on Links with Families and Peers
Edited by Mono Chakrabarti and Malcolm Hill
Child Welfare Policy and Practice
Issues and Lessons Emerging from Current Research
Edited by Dorota Iwaniec and Malcolm Hill
Author information
Subject areas
Keywords
