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Assessing Children's Needs and Circumstances: The Impact of the Assessme

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Drawing on in-depth interviews with social workers and their managers, and families and young people themselves, the authors of this important book show how the principles embodied in the Assessment Framework have actually been applied in child care provision. Revisiting the principles outlined in the Framework, the legislative context, and looking at the development of assessment recording forms, they show how the focus on assessment has affected the outcomes and effectiveness of social work with children. The authors lay out clear implications for practitioners and managers, identifying key areas where support and training are needed. Reviewing social workers' and other professionals' appraisal of the effects of inter-agency working on workload, and looking at how much the assessment process is costing social work, they also include practical training materials to help services implement the Framework. Emphasising the importance of a joined–up child care service, the authors' findings have been taken into account in the development of the Integrated Children's System. This book should be read by all those professionals who are working to promote the welfare and well-being of children.
Foreword, Al Aynsley-Green; 1. Introducing the Study; 2. Implementation; 3. Involving Families in the Assessment Process; 4. The Experiences of Social Service Managers and Practitioners; 5. Inter-Agency and Inter-Professional Collaboration in Assessment of Children in Need; 6. Referrals: Findings from the Audit; 7. Initial Assessments: Findings from the Audit; 8. Core Assessment: Findings from the Audit; 9. The Cost of Undertaking Core Assessments, Pamela Meadows; 10. Conclusions and Implications for Policy and Practice; Appendix I. Aims and Methods; Appendix II. Tables; Appendix III. Time-sheet for social workers to record time spent in undertaking a core assessment; References.
Trainers working with staff and managers who apply the Assessment Framework when working with children and families, should be able to find much relevant material in this study-based publication.
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