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Child protection, domestic violence and parental substance misuse : family experiences and effective practice / Hedy Cleaver ... [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Quality Matters in Children's Services
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Child welfare.
- Child abuse--Treatment.
- Child abuse.
- Family violence.
- Abused children--Services for.
- Abused children.
- Substance abuse--Social aspects.
- Substance abuse.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (236 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st American paperback ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : J. Kingsley, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book draws on a wide range of evidence to explore the facts about the relationship between substance misuse and domestic violence and their effect on children, and examines the response of children's services when there are concerns about the safety and welfare of children. It reveals the vulnerability of these children and the extent to which domestic violence, parental alcohol or parental drug misuse impact on children's health and development, affect the adults' capacity to undertake key parenting tasks, and influence the response of wider family and the community. It includes parents'
- Contents:
- Front cover; Child Protection, Domestic Violence and Parental Substance Misuse: Family Experiences and Effective Practice; Contents; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Response of Children's Social Care; Chapter 3 Collaborative Working; Chapter 4 Families' Experience of Referral and Assessment; Chapter 5 Families' Experience of Services; Chapter 6 Plans, Procedures and Joint Protocols; Chapter 7 Training; Chapter 8 Conclusions and Implications for Policy and Practice; APPENDIX I AIMS AND METHODS; APPENDIX II FAMILY STORIES; REFERENCES; SUBJECT INDEX
- AUTHOR INDEXBack cover;
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611143312
- 9781281143310
- 1281143316
- 9781846426735
- 1846426731
- OCLC:
- 476145353
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