Family support is an increasingly important strategic approach to welfare services for children and families. This resource for all professionals engaged covers core issues in family support. These include the importance of community, the role of statutory and voluntary agencies, youth advocacy, culturally appropriate family support, child protection, disability services and effective means of evaluation.
Family support is an increasingly important strategic approach to welfare services for children and families. This resource for all professionals engaged covers core issues in family support. These include the importance of community, the role of statutory and voluntary agencies, youth advocacy, culturally appropriate family support, child protection, disability services and effective means of evaluation.
Subject terms:
learning disabilities, physical disabilities, voluntary organisations, youth work, advocacy, child protection, community development, cultural identity, families, evaluation;
Critical introduction to the area of race and community care. Considers the radicalised constructions of community and provides a historical account of the relationship between state welfare and minority ethnic communities, the nature of family obligations and the processes of social change. Provides case studies in race and community care by focusing on disability, mental health, cash for care, and the role of the voluntary sector.
Critical introduction to the area of race and community care. Considers the radicalised constructions of community and provides a historical account of the relationship between state welfare and minority ethnic communities, the nature of family obligations and the processes of social change. Provides case studies in race and community care by focusing on disability, mental health, cash for care, and the role of the voluntary sector.
Subject terms:
mental health, mixed economy of care, multicultural approach, physical disabilities, social policy, social welfare, voluntary organisations, voluntary sector, welfare state, black and minority ethnic people, community care, cultural identity, families;