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Families at risk of child maltreatment: entry-level characteristics and growth in family functioning during treatment
- Authors:
- AYOUB Catherine C., WILLETT John B.
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse and Neglect, 16(4), July 1992, pp.495-511.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Discusses the results of an evaluation of a home-based preventive service aimed at improving parenting skills; changes in family functioning were found to relate to characteristics of the family when entering the project.
Passing from pillar to post
- Author:
- SONE Kendra
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 2.7.92, 1992, p.7.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
A Community Care investigation has revealed that homeless children at risk are not being protected. Lack of communication and unclear procedures for moving children between authorities have been identified as the problems that need to be addressed.
Extended family
- Authors:
- STRONG Susannah, LINEHAN Tim
- Journal article citation:
- Care Weekly, 10.04.92, 1992, pp.10-11.
Describes work at Hillside Family Centre which aims to rehabilitate families where children are on the "at risk" register.
Homebuilders and family preservation
- Author:
- FORSYTHE Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 14(1/2), 1992, pp.37-47.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Describes an approach to work with families which aims to reduce unnecessary placements in care whilst providing safety to children at risk.
Assessing family preservation programs
- Author:
- ROSSI Peter H.
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 14(1/2), 1992, pp.77-97.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Reviews and assesses existing evaluations of family preservation programmes. Points out their shortcomings and as a consequence the inconclusiveness of their findings.
Improving service delivery to high risk families: home-based practice
- Authors:
- HODGES Vanessa G., BLYTHE Betty J.
- Journal article citation:
- Families in Society, 73(5), 1992, pp.259-265.
- Publisher:
- The Alliance for Children and Families
Home-based practice is increasingly used in the US as an alternative to office-based practice in trying to reach high risk children and families: outlines the advantages it offers for assessment and for involving the whole family system.
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- Author:
- MARSH Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 10.9.92, 1992, pp.23-24.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Describes research into the benefits of respite care, the risks inherent in teaching law on practice placements, and training for working with children who are at risk.
A little help from a friend
- Author:
- SONE Kendra
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 23.4.92, 1992, pp.20-22.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
A project established in Nottinghamshire by the Social Services Department and National Childrens Home gives parents with children at risk intensive, culturally appropriate support in their own homes to prevent newborn children becoming registered as at risk, or taken into care.
Out-of-home maltreatment: an analysis of risk in various settings for children
- Authors:
- SPENCER J. William, KNUDSEN Dean D.
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 14(6), 1992, pp.485-592.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Reports on analysis of data from Indiana during the period 1984-1990 in an attempt to quantify risk factors for physical and sexual abuse and neglect.