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Social Work with Troubled Families

Name: Social Work with Troubled Families
Brand: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
SKU: 9781849055499
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JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERSISBN: 9781849055499

A Critical Introduction

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Edited by Keith Davies, Contributions by David Holmes, Sadie Parr, June Thoburn, Carol Hayden, Craig Jenkins, Anna Matczak, Ian Byford, Nigel Hall, Ray Jones
Imprint: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Release Date: May 14, 2015
Format: PAPERBACK
Dimensions: 228 x 153 mm
Weight: 280 g
Pages: 192

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A critical introduction to the Troubled Families Programme (TFP), this book explores the roots, significance and effectiveness of troubled family approaches in social work. An important strand of government social policy, the TFP gives rise to a number of ethical and political questions about assertive outreach, choice, use of power and eliding the structural inequalities which, it is often argued, largely account for the difficulties troubled families face. Social Work with Troubled Families: A Critical Introduction debates these issues, offers an examination of the systemic framework which underpins it and looks at the initiative in a broader context. This interdisciplinary study will be an important resource for social workers, social work students, practice educators and academics for its examination of practice methods. As an exploration of social policy it will appeal to social scientists and to policy makers along with those who seek to influence them.

1. Introducing the Troubled Families Programme. Keith Davies, Kingston University. 2. A Provider's Perspective. David Holmes, Family Action. 3. The Troubled Families Workforce and Occupational Identity. Sadie Parr, Sheffield Hallam University. 4. The 'Family Recovery' approach to helping struggling families. June Thoburn, University of East Anglia. 5. Troubled or troublesome? Children taken into care and custody. Carol Hayden and Craig Jenkins, ICJS, University of Portsmouth. 6. 'Troubled Families': A Team Around The Family. Ray Jones, Anna Matczak, Keith Davis, Ian Byford, Kingston University. 7. International Perspectives. Nigel Hall, Kingston University.

This book is a welcome and important contribution to the practice debate on what works for families in trouble. Outlining evidence of effectiveness in approaches to children on the edge of care offers a vital opportunity to intervene in ""troublesome"" families, achieving better outcomes for all. Clear, engaging and accessible, this book will help us all work more thoughtfully and usefully.

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