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Author : Amy Okamura
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 131 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (539 download)
Download or read book Family Group Decision-making Models for Social Workers in the Child Welfare Setting written by Amy Okamura and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Edwards, Deanna
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1447335813
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (473 download)
Download or read book Family Group Conferences in Social Work written by Edwards, Deanna and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2018-06-27 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Family group conferences (FGCs) are a strengths-based approach to social work practice, empowering families to take responsibility for decision-making. It is a cost-effective service, which is currently used by the majority of local authorities. This collection discusses the origins and theoretical underpinnings of family led decision making and brings together the current research on the efficacy and limitations of FGCs into a single text. This insightful book also covers topics such as the use of FGCs in different areas of children and families social work, uses case studies to illustrate current practice, and explores whether FGCs should become a mainstream function of children and families social work.
Author : Marie Connolly
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780202365831
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (658 download)
Download or read book Effective Participatory Practice written by Marie Connolly and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on 1998-12-31 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1989, New Zealand formalized the social work trend toward involving the family in child protection decision-making processes. Central to this legislation is the Family Group Conference, based on indigenous Maori decision-making practices. Connolly (social work, U. of Canterbury, New Zealand) and McKenzie (community and family studies, U. of Otago, New Zealand) discuss the social construction of family decision-making, the country's experience with this empowering model, international adaptations, and the necessity of a sound theoretical basis--which they provide in their Effective Participatory Practice model exemplified in two case studies. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Joan Pennell
Publisher : NASW Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Widening the Circle written by Joan Pennell and published by NASW Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a definitive work on family group conferencing (FGC). It documents the growth of the FGC model and its applications with multiple cultures and populations. It also provides several chapters on evaluating different aspects of FGC: assessing fidelity to the model, outcome evaluation, and cost analysis. It illustrates the strengths of coupling family accountability with empowerment in action. It redefines the roles of practitioners in mutual work with families in ways that strengthen their abilities to make decisions, to use community resources, to decrease isolation and to build community and community partnerships. This book offers positive strategies for family-centered systems change and research and for new policy directions that promote family and community responsibility for the safety and welfare of children.
Author : Gale Burford
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351520385
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (515 download)
Download or read book Family Group Conferencing written by Gale Burford and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-04 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Family Group Conferencing indicates a large-scale shift in assumptions about the way child welfare services are planned and delivered - away from models that emphasize pathology, and toward those seeking an ecological understanding of the families and social networks involved. The contributors also present a wealth of information on related approaches, such as community conferences, circles, and wraparound services. The British Journal of Social Work noted that 'there are issues relating to both process and outcome. This book offers some answers that are intelligent and passionate.'
Author : Edwards, Deanna
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 144733583X
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (473 download)
Download or read book Family Group Conferences in Social Work written by Edwards, Deanna and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2018-06-27 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Family group conferences (FGCs) are a strengths-based approach to social work practice, empowering families to take responsibility for decision-making. It is a cost-effective service, which is currently used by the majority of local authorities. This collection discusses the origins and theoretical underpinnings of family led decision making and brings together the current research on the efficacy and limitations of FGCs into a single text. This insightful book also covers topics such as the use of FGCs in different areas of children and families social work, uses case studies to illustrate current practice, and explores whether FGCs should become a mainstream function of children and families social work.
Author : Brenda L. Lorentzen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (35 download)
Download or read book Effects of Family Group Decision Making in a Voluntary Family Maintenance Program written by Brenda L. Lorentzen and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Brian Taylor
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429602847
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (296 download)
Download or read book Professional Judgement and Decision Making in Social Work written by Brian Taylor and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-05-21 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professional judgement and decision making are central to social work, both in everyday professional practice and in public perceptions of social work as a profession. This book examines key issues that are relevant today. The chapters cover child protection, mental health, and elder care settings in Europe, Australia and Canada. They discuss organisational and cultural contexts for professional judgement; the role of experience in the development of expertise and professional discretion; understanding variability in decision making; and the role of legal frameworks in decision making. This book will enable practitioners, managers, policy makers, and researchers to appreciate the complexities of professional judgement and decision making in different social work settings and to apply this understanding to their own practice. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Social Work Practice. The book is linked to sister text Risk in Social Work Practice: Current Issues, which examines key debates around the understanding of risk in contemporary social work practice.
Author : Alan J. Dettlaff
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030543145
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (35 download)
Download or read book Racial Disproportionality and Disparities in the Child Welfare System written by Alan J. Dettlaff and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-11-27 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines existing research documenting racial disproportionality and disparities in child welfare systems, the underlying factors that contribute to these phenomena and the harms that result at both the individual and community levels. It reviews multiple forms of interventions designed to prevent and reduce disproportionality, particularly in states and jurisdictions that have seen meaningful change. With contributions from authorities and leaders in the field, this volume serves as the authoritative volume on the complex issue of child maltreatment and child welfare. It offers a central source of information for students and practitioners who are seeking understanding on how structural and institutional racism can be addressed in public systems.
Author : Clive Diaz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1447354443
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (473 download)
Download or read book Decision Making in Child and Family Social Work written by Clive Diaz and published by . This book was released on 2020-06 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting new research, this book provides refreshing guidance on how social workers can ensure that children and parents participate more effectively in decision making processes when childcare social workers are involved and improve outcomes for all. There is increasing pressure to involve children and young people in the decisions that affect them. Presenting new research on the extent to which parents and children participate in decision making when childcare social workers are involved, particularly in child protection conferences and Child in Care reviews, Diaz argues for a radical shift in existing practices. Including a range of perspectives from children and young people, parents, social workers, independent reviewing officers and senior managers, this book provides refreshing guidance on how social workers can work better with children and parents to ensure that they participate more effectively in decision making processes and improve outcomes for all.
Author : Terence O'Sullivan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350313696
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (53 download)
Download or read book Decision Making in Social Work written by Terence O'Sullivan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11-24 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time when accountability and the avoidance of risk are increasingly demanded of social work practitioners, the ability to make clear and reasoned professional decisions is essential. This welcome new edition provides a supportive framework for making social work judgements and assessments based on a structured and practical approach. Woven through with practice scenarios applicable to the many facets of social work, this text emphasizes the importance of good decision making to high-quality social work practice. Reassuringly clear throughout, this new addition to the BASW Practical Social Work series is core reading for all involved in the field of social work, whether as students, academics, practitioners or managers. New to this Edition: - Provides an accessible discussion and framework for a skill which all students must evidence in orderto qualify for practice - Significantly updated to reflect the growing prominence of user involvement and interprofessional collaboration
Author : Cathy Ashley
Publisher : Family Rights Group
ISBN 13 : 9781871515473
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (154 download)
Download or read book The Family Group Conference Toolkit written by Cathy Ashley and published by Family Rights Group. This book was released on 2006 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lucy De La Cruz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (885 download)
Download or read book Implementation and Effectiveness of Team Decision Making in Sacramento County Child Welfare written by Lucy De La Cruz and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study explored the implementation, used and effectiveness of Team Decision Making (TDM) in Sacramento County using self-administered questionnaires. This research project intended to examine the implementation of TDM as a means to reduce multiple placement changes of children in the foster care system. The purpose of this research project was to gain knowledge on the implementation, used and effectiveness of TDM through analysis of the data obtained from the participants, such as the members' attitudes toward the usefulness of TDM. Participants were 23 employees of Sacramento County Children Protective Services and members of the Team Decision Making group located in Sacramento, California who worked with this specific unit between June 2008 and July 2009. The participants included TDM facilitators, supervisors, schedulers, and social workers. Data from the self-administered questionnaire was organized through qualitative data methods of content and thematic analysis. Findings from this study indicated that participants felt that TDM was a success in reducing the number of placements of children while in the foster care system. The findings suggest that TDM could be accepted by social workers through education and training. The knowledge gained through this research findings will provide a better understanding of how TDM was implemented, used and its effectiveness.
Author : Gerald P. Mallon
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231525354
Total Pages : 771 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)
Download or read book Child Welfare for the Twenty-first Century written by Gerald P. Mallon and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2014-09-09 with total page 771 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA), which became law in 1997, elicited a major shift in federal policy and thinking toward child welfare, emphasizing children's safety, permanency, and well-being over preserving biological ties at all costs. The first edition of this volume mapped the field of child welfare after ASFA's passage, detailing the practices, policies, programs, and research affected by the legislation's new attitude toward care. This second edition highlights the continuously changing child welfare climate in the U.S., including content on the Fostering Connections Act of 2008. The authors have updated the text throughout, drawing from real-world case examples and data obtained from the national Child and Family Services Reviews and emerging empirically based practices. They have also added chapters addressing child welfare workforce issues, supervision, and research and evaluation. The volume is divided into four sections—child and adolescent well-being, child and adolescent safety, permanency for children and adolescents, and systemic issues within services, policies, and programs. Recognized scholars, practitioners, and policy makers discuss meaningful engagement with families, particularly Latino families; health care for children and youth, including mental health care; effective practices with LGBT youth and their families; placement stability; foster parent recruitment and retention; and the challenges of working with immigrant children, youth, and families.
Author : Frank Ainsworth
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 042986258X
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (298 download)
Download or read book Family Centred Group Care: Model Building written by Frank Ainsworth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-26 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in 1997, this study focused on building and empirically validating a model of family centred group care. This is an alternative to the traditional model of group child care that is primarily child centred and which reflects the notion of group care as a substitute for parental care. The model represents a step forward in the conceptualization of group care practice as both child centred and family affirming. The Family Centred Group Care instrument used in the study is unique in that this is the first to measure a model of group care empirically. The book will be of interest to child welfare practitioners, social workers, child care workers and other human service personnel as well as managers of agencies that provide group care services for children and at-risk youth. Researchers and policy makers will also find this book useful as the study advances the application of empirical methodology to human service programs.
Author : Clive Diaz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781447354468
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (544 download)
Download or read book Decision Making in Child and Family Social Work written by Clive Diaz and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting new research, this book provides refreshing guidance on how social workers can ensure that children and parents participate more effectively in decision making processes when childcare social workers are involved and improve outcomes for all.
Author : Marie Connolly
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350314196
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (53 download)
Download or read book Understanding Child and Family Welfare written by Marie Connolly and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-12-19 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do workers around the world balance risk and support to ensure that their practice meets the ever-changing needs of children and their families? Renowned authors Marie Connolly and Kate Morris join forces to explore the frameworks and ideas which have shaped contemporary child and family welfare practice. From definitions of abuse to assessment models, they examine the knowledge base which lies at the heart of safe and effective statutory practice with children and families. Drawing on examples from a range of English-speaking jurisdictions, the book explores: - How to engage families, including participatory approaches and the role of the Family Group Conference - How to create positive out-of-home environments for children, discussing foster, kinship and residential care and adoption settings - How to improve professional decision-making through supervision and other organizational frameworks. At a time when child welfare systems across the globe are undergoing review, Understanding Child and Family Welfare provides a timely exploration of the reform agendas which will shape future practice. With sharp analytic insights into the difficulties and dilemmas which characterize this field, it is fundamental reading for all students studying child and family support or child protection, as well as for practitioners working within children and family settings.
