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Assessing children in need and their families: practice guidance
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 141p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This practice guidance, a companion volume to the guidance in the 'Framework for the assessment of children in need and their families', starts by covering the key theories, research findings and practise wisdom that have underpinned the development of the Assessment Framework. There follows specific knowledge and guidance about working with black and minority ethnic children and their families, and with disabled children and their families. Concludes by outlining the resources which can be used to support staff in their practice and in their professional development.
A balanced approach
- Authors:
- RUDDICK Jennifer, WOOD Wendy
- Journal article citation:
- Children Act News, 20, September 1995, p.10.
Following the series of initiatives drawing attention to placing child protection within the context of children in need, the Social Services Inspectorate visited a selection of shire and metropolitan authorities. It wanted to find out about current and future spending plans for these services and how far a proper costing of such services might be a key to further development.
Environmental care
- Author:
- BOND Henrietta
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 7.9.95, 1995, p.10.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Very often little consideration is given to the special needs of disabled children, their siblings and disabled parents when it comes to gaining video evidence from them. Most video suites are housed in police stations and very few have wheelchair access to the building, lifts or toilets. Describes a collaborative project between Nottingham SSD and Nottingham Community Health Trust which has enabled children to give evidence in a specially designed environment.
Safeguarding disabled children in residential settings: what we know and what we don't know
- Authors:
- PAUL Alina, CAWSON Pat
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse Review, 11(5), 2002, pp.262-281.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Research in America, Canada, Australia and Britain has revealed that disabled children are particularly vulnerable to abuse. Their likelihood of attending residential institutions, their dependency on others for personal care and the lack of opportunities for them to alert others to maltreatment or comprehend the nature of abusive acts all increase levels of risk. Despite residential schools, care homes and respite care being widely used by disabled children, there is a paucity of knowledge regarding the standards of child protection in these establishments. This article explores the research literature revealing the vulnerability of disabled children to abuse when living away from home, what measures can be taken to help protect them and the limitations of available data as a basis for planning child protection measures.
The Children Act Report 2000
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 127p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Children Act Report 2000
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 1p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Letter accompanying the Children Act report 2000.
The Children Act report 1995-1999: a report by the Secretary of State for Health, the Secretary of State for Education and Employment and the Lord Chancellor on the Children Act 1989 ... presented to Parliament ... January 2000
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 153p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report fulfilling three main purposes: providing information to Parliament as required by Section 83 of the Children Act 1989; describing the main changes and developments since the last Children Act report was published in 1995; and setting a framework for a series of reports which will track progress on a number of initiatives.
Child welfare policy and practice: issues and lessons emerging from current research
- Editors:
- IWANIEC Dorota, HILL Malcolm
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 304p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Explores the implications of recent research for all those concerned with child welfare and social work. Addresses topical issues as expressed by central government bodies and enquiries regarding services and policies relating to children in need of care and protection. Includes papers on: issues emerging from child care research post Children Act 1989; the legal and policy contexts for children's services in Scotland and Northern Ireland; the involvement of voluntary organisations in the first Scottish children's services plans; operationalising the definition of children in need from UK child care legislation; understanding and developing family support in Northern Ireland; the transition to adulthood of disabled young people in Northern Ireland; an evaluation of the Scottish pilot of the looking after children records system; educating looked after children; social work conceptions regarding black children in Scotland; the outcomes of a twenty year follow up of children who failed to thrive; communication between child and adult and the implications for use of the live link with child witnesses; and law, policy, practice and research in child and family social work.
The Children Act report 1995-1999
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 2p.
- Place of publication:
- London
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Working with children in women's refuges
- Authors:
- MULLENDER Audrey, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child and Family Social Work, 3(2), May 1998, pp.87-98.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Reports on the findings of a qualitative research project which interviewed women, children and workers in women's refuges. Found that a child-centred and non-violent ethos was offering high levels of support to children and young people, despite low levels of resourcing. Certain groups were identified as still requiring developments in particular responses to their needs. Greater recognition of refuge child work is called for from statutory agencies, including those with access to funding.