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Working with vulnerable families : a partnership approach
- Title
- Working with vulnerable families : a partnership approach / edited by Fiona Arney and Dorothy Scott.
- Publication
- Port Melbourne, Vic., Australia : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
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- Description
- xxiv, 296 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
- Summary
- Poverty, domestic violence, marginalisation and drug and alcohol dependence are just some of the issues faces by Australian families. This book provides a comprehensive and evidence-based introduction to family-centred practice in Australia. It explores the ways in which health, education and social welfare professionals can support and protect children and their families.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-290) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Think child, think family, think community / Dorothy Scott, Fiona Arney and Graham Vimpani -- 2. Working within and between organisations / Dorothy Scott -- 3. Family-centred practice in early childhood settings / Dorothy Scott -- 4. Including fathers in work with vulnerable families / Richard Fletcher -- 5. Parneting in a new culture: working with refugee families / Kerry Lewig, Fiona Areny, Mary Salveron and Maria Barredo -- 6. Working with Aboriginal families / Gary Robinson and Sarah Mares -- 7. Family decision-making approaches for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families / Fiona Arney, Alwin Chong and Kate McGuinness -- 8. The relationship between family support workers and families where child neglect is a concern / Elizabeth Reimer -- 9. Working with parents with substance misuse problems / Sharon Dawe and Paul Harnett -- 10. Children in the midst of family and domestic violence / Cathy Humphreys and Menka Tsantefski -- 11. Attachment theory: from concept to supporting children in out-of-home care / Sara McLean -- 12. Understanding the journey of parents whose children are in out-of-home care / Mary Salveron and Fiona Arney -- 13. Spreading and implementing promising approaches in child and family services / Fiona Arney and five others.
- ISBN
- 9781107610668
- 1107610664
- LCCN
- 2013426817
- OCLC
- ocn866257051
- 866257051
- SCSB-1765230
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library