Social action with children and families : a community development approach to child and family welfare / edited by Crescy Cannan and Chris Warren.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cannan, Crescy, 1947-

Warren, Chris, 1946-

Series:

State of welfare.

The state of welfare

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social work with children.

Family social work.

Child welfare.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Argues that meeting the needs of children requires a rediscovery and modernization of the social action and community development traditions of social work and aims to help those working in this field find a new, more positive sense of direction

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Contributors; Series editor's preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Community development and children: a contemporary agenda; Rethinking practice through a children's rights perspective; Mapping the future? A contribution from community social work in the community care field; Social development with children and families in France; Family support and the journey to empowerment; New social networks for families and children in Germany; The role of the centre in family support

Mechanisms for empowerment: family group conferences and local family advocacy schemesLong-term development: neighbourhood community development work on estates; Think global, act local: towards residents' control of their life, health and environment; tools and skills in social development in France; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-78942-4

1-134-78943-2

1-280-31928-3

0-203-43523-0

9780203435236

OCLC:

275331626