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Title Improving child and family assessments : turning research into practice / Danielle Turney [and others]
Published Philadelphia, PA : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (256 pages)
Contents Introduction -- Thresholds for recognition, assessment and intervention -- The content of assessments : what information is collected? -- Assessments in particular contexts -- Analysis, critical thinking and reflection in assessments -- Engaging with children, young people, and their parents -- Inter-professional working -- Structural, procedural, and organisational factors -- Assessment and child outcomes -- Conclusions -- Appendix a. method -- Appendix b. list of empirical studies used in this review -- References -- Index
Summary The quality of the assessment of children in need has a significant impact on outcomes for the children concerned. Good assessment contributes to better outcomes, but poor assessment can have tragic consequences. This book sheds light on different aspects of child and family assessment
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-248) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Family social work.
Social work with children.
Family assessment.
Social service -- Research.
Child Welfare.
Child Abuse.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
Family assessment
Family social work
Social service -- Research
Social work with children
Barnomsorg -- Storbritannien.
Form Electronic book
Author Turney, Danielle.
ISBN 9780857005533
0857005537