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A Marriage Made in Hell: Early Intervention Meets Child Protection.
- Source :
- British Journal of Social Work; Oct2014, Vol. 44 Issue 7, p1735-1749, 15p
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- In this article, we will argue for the moral legitimacy of support and its difference from intervention and the need to engage with and develop a family support project for the twenty-first century. We call for a debate on the current settlement between the state and family life and for a recognition that a perfect storm has ensued from the unholy alliance of early intervention and child protection. We will argue for a project that celebrates families' strengths as well as their vulnerabilities in the context of considerable adversities and (re) locates workers as agents of hope and support. We draw from a diverse set of literatures and disciplines to locate our arguments within a broader project occasioned by the economic crisis and questioning of the verities of neo-liberalism. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00453102
- Volume :
- 44
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- British Journal of Social Work
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 98974564
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bct052