Against the Odds
eBook - PDF

Against the Odds

An evaluation of child and family support services

  1. 114 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Against the Odds

An evaluation of child and family support services

About this book

Looks child and family support services in one local authority, exploring the success of the service in preventing the removal of children from their families, and in resolving the problems experienced by them. The conclusions are relevant throughout England.

The report will be of value to practitioners working within child and family support services, particularly practitioners and managers who are developing policy and practice in this field.

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Table of contents

  1. Against the Odds
  2. Contents
  3. List of tables and figures
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. 1. Introduction
  6. 2. Evaluating child and family support services
  7. 3. Profile of the study area,staff and families
  8. 4. Reasons for referral to child and family support services
  9. 5. Types of problems presented by children and families
  10. 6. The knowledge and values that informed the teams’ approach
  11. 7. Assessments
  12. 8. Agreeing goals and action plans
  13. 9. The service response and expectations of success
  14. 10. Outcomes
  15. 11. Too little, too late? The route to child and family support
  16. 12. Support and professional development
  17. 13. Conclusions
  18. Appendix 1. Further details about data collection and some of the problems encountered
  19. Appendix 2. Further detailsabout the families who were interviewed
  20. Appendix 3. The limitations of data from the closed files
  21. Appendix 4. Evaluating the quality of assessments
  22. Appendix 5. Resources for evidence-based knowledge: useful websites
  23. References
  24. Index