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Incorporating multi-family days into parenting assessments: the Writtle Wick model.
- Source :
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Child & Family Social Work . May2012, Vol. 17 Issue 2, p222-232. 11p. 3 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- ABSTRACT This paper describes a project undertaken by family centre staff, drawing on the ideas of the Marlborough Family Service in using multi-family groups as part of their parenting assessments. Child protection assessments are complex and have a far reaching effect on the lives of vulnerable children; practitioners can carry the burden of assessing parents' capacities to meet their children's needs without adequate supervision or support. Our project was developed following the implementation of a new policy, the Public Law Outline, requiring parenting assessments to be completed within a 40-week time frame. We were concerned that this would not afford the opportunity to develop a sufficient relationship with families to provide a thorough assessment. The paper describes the incorporation of multi-family days into the parenting assessments and the effect of this work on clients and practitioners. This paper is a practice paper, rather than a formal evaluation, and describes a project in which family centre workers sought to provide a model of assessment based on working as part of a team, managing uncertainty and valuing the opportunity to develop a relationship with clients in order to make an assessment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *FAMILY assessment
*CUSTODY of children
*FAMILY health
*FAMILY services
*MEDICAL personnel
*SCIENTIFIC observation
*HEALTH outcome assessment
*PARENT-child relationships
*PARENTING
*DISCLOSURE
*PILOT projects
*AFFINITY groups
*GROUP process
*TREATMENT effectiveness
*PATIENTS' families
*PARENTING education
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13567500
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Child & Family Social Work
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 74021485
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2206.2012.00835.x