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Research into practice
- Authors:
- AKISTER Jane, JOHONSON Ken
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 16.10.03, 2003, p.52.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on a survey carried out by Home-Start (Peterborough) to investigate the experiences and concerns of parents using the Home-Start scheme. A questionnaire was given to 50 parents using Home-Start and responses were compared with 57 parents from the community. The survey revealed that parents on the Home-Start programme want support more than anything else.
Parenting with Home Start: users' views
- Author:
- AKISTER Jane
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 15(1), 2003, pp.21-32.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This small scale study explores parents experiences of using Home Start and whether it met their needs. It also considers the task for agencies involved in promoting better parenting in relation to parents' own views of what they need. A total of 6 parents using a Home Start service in Peterborough completed a questionnaire. The responses were compared to a sub-sample of 57 parents matched by age of child, taken from a larger community sample of 422 parents.
Protecting children through supporting parents
- Author:
- AKISTER Jane
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Public Mental Health, 8(4), December 2009, pp.11-17.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Parents need social and emotional support to ensure optimal outcomes for their children, and, for the majority of families, this support comes through family and social networks and the institutions of education and health. Therefore, the challenge for society is to assist parents and children when things go wrong. Although there are known indicators for risk, it can be hard to be sure of when and how to mediate in family life to protect children and support parents. Such interventions may have to be made in relation to episodic events, for example a recurrence of a depression in one of the parents, and in the face of continuing difficulties, for example poverty or social exclusion. The author investigates two, quite different, challenges for professionals trying to support parents. First, the author makes some suggestions about how it is that professionals can fail to recognise signs of child maltreatment. The identification of child maltreatment is critical in taking appropriate steps to protect children. Second, the author considers the complexity of the task of supporting parents, including whether support should be based on the parents views about services that they would like, or on professional and policy-makers judgements about how to meet the parents' needs.
The parenting task: parents' concerns and where they would seek help
- Authors:
- AKISTER Jane, JOHNSON Ken
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Family Social Work, 8(2), 2004, pp.53-63.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Governments are concerned to promote positive parenting but it is difficult to know how and where to target the necessary support. How should we listen to the concerns expressed by parents themselves? Social work and health care professionals and those involved in developing parenting programmes tend to base their interventions on their experiences with families already in crisis. This paper reports on a survey of the views of two groups of parents: a community sample and a small group of parents involved in a young parent's project. Issues, which concern the parents, are identified as well as consideration of which agencies might be best placed to address these. Parents were most likely to approach their children's school or doctor for information, advice, or support. Parents were found
The parenting task: parents' concerns and where they would seek help
- Authors:
- AKISTER Jane, JOHNSON Ken
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Family Social Work, 8(2), 2004, pp.53-63.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Governments are concerned to promote positive parenting but it is difficult to know how and where to target the necessary support. How should we listen to the concerns expressed by parents themselves? Social work and health care professionals and those involved in developing parenting programmes tend to base their interventions on their experiences with families already in crisis. This paper reports on a survey of the views of two groups of parents: a community sample and a small group of parents involved in a young parent's project. Issues, which concern the parents, are identified as well as consideration of which agencies might be best placed to address these. Parents were most likely to approach their children's school or doctor for information, advice, or support. Parents were found
Research into practice
- Author:
- AKISTER Jane
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 16.1.03, 2003, p.45.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Briefly reports on research undertaken by Parentline Plus and the Young Parents project. The study identified, from a parents perspective, what parents wanted from a confidential helpline and highlighted tasks of concern in the task of child-rearing.
Parenting issues that may be addressed through a confidential helpline
- Authors:
- AKISTER Jane, JOHNSON Ken
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 10(2), March 2002, pp.106-111.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This study identifies what parents might expect from a confidential helpline and highlights areas of parental concern in the task of child-rearing. A community sample of families from four schools was collected. Although many issues raised concerned parents, those particularly cited were behaviour management, school bullying and drug and alcohol problems. It is clear that there is a perceived need by parents for input into the parenting process; parents were seeking information and advice rather than support. The question of which aspects of parenting can be developed, either through a helpline or other services, is discussed.