Enhancing the Well Being of Children and Families Through Effective Interventions

UK and USA Evidence for Practice
Herausgeber: Mcauley, Colette; Rose, Wendy; Pecora, Peter J.

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Produktbeschreibung

Services for families and children are rightfully the focus of intense scrutiny and debate, and there is a clear need to establish a knowledge of which services work well. This volume provides a comprehensive overview of research evidence from the UK and USA on the effectiveness of selected child welfare interventions.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 582g
• ISBN-13: 9781843101161
• ISBN-10: 1843101165
• Artikelnr.: 20976806

Autorenporträt

Colette McAuley is Professor of Social Work Studies and Director of the Child Well-Being Research Centre in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Southampton. She has been researching outcomes for children and their families for the past decade and has a particular interest in the views of children and young people in vulnerable circumstances. She has published widely, with her most recent publications including Young Families Under Stress: Outcomes and Costs of Home-Start Support and Pathways and Outcomes: A Ten Year Follow-Up Study of Children who have Experienced Care. Peter J. Pecora is Senior Director of Research Services at the Casey Family Programs and Professor of Social Work at the University of Washington, Seattle. He has researched and published extensively in the field of child and family services. His publications include Evaluating Family-Based Services and The Child Welfare Challenge. Wendy Rose is Senior Research Fellow at the Faculty of Health and Social Care at the Open University and was previously Assistant Chief Inspector of Children's Services for the Department of Health. She is a co-editor of Approaches to Needs Assessment in Children's Services and The Developing World of the Child, both published by Jessica Kingsley.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Maria Eagle MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children
Young People and Families
UK. Preface. Part 1 Child Welfare in the UK and USA 1.Effectiveness of Child Welfare Interventions: Issues and Challenges
Peter J. Pecora
Casey Family Programs and University of Washington
US
Colette McAuley
Queens University
Belfast
UK
and Wendy Rose
The Open University
UK. 2. Child Welfare in the UK: Legislation
Policy and Practice
Wendy Rose
Jenny Gray
Department for Education and Skills
UK
and Colette McAuley. 3. Child Welfare in the US: Legislation
Policy and Practice
Peter Pecora
James K. Whittaker
University of Washington
US
and Anthony N. Maluccio
Boston College
MA. Part 2 Evidence on Interventions with Vulnerable Children
Young People and Families. 4. Early Interventions with Young Children and their Parents in the UK
Marjorie Smith
Thomas Coram Research Unit
Institute of Education
University of London
UK. 5. Early Interventions with Young Children and their Parents in the US
K. Lori Hansen
The Children's Trust
US
Connie E. Morrow and Emmalee S. Bandstra
University of Miami
US. 6. Home Visiting for Parents of Pre-school Children in the UK
Jane Barlow
University of Oxford
UK. 7. Home Visiting for Parents of Pre-school Children in the US
Maureen Marcenko and Fredi Staerkel
University of Washington
WA. 8. Support for Young People and their Families in the Community in the UK
Nina Biehal
University of York
UK. 9. Support for Young People and their Families in the Community in the US
Scottye J. Cash and Dawn Anderson-Butcher
Ohio State University
US. Part 3 Evidence on Therapeutic Interventions with Children who have Experienced Abuse or Neglect. 10. Therapeutic Interventions for Children who have Experienced Neglect and their Families in the UK
Karen Tanner
Tavistock Clinic
London
UK
and Danielle Turney
The Open University
UK. 11. Interventions for Children and Families who have Experienced Neglect in the US
Diane De Panfilis
University of Maryland
US. 12. Therapeutic Interventions for Children who have Experienced Sexual and Physical Abuse
Arnon Bentovim
Tavistock Clinic
London
UK. 13. Therapeutic Interventions with Children who have Experienced Emotional
Sexual and Physical Abuse in the US
Jacqueline Corcoran
Virginia Commonwealth University
US. Part 4 Evidence on Foster Care
Adoption and Transitions for Children and Young People. 14. Foster Family Care in the UK
Kate Wilson
University of Nottingham
UK. 15. Foster Family Care in the US
Anthony N. Maluccio
Boston College
US
and Peter J. Pecora. 16. Residential Care in the UK
Ian Sinclair
University of York
UK
17. Residential Care in the US
James K. Whittaker
University of Washington
US. 18. Support for Young People Leaving Care in the UK
Jim Wade
University of York
UK. 19. Support for Young People Leaving Care in the US
Kimberley A. Nollan
Research Consultant
Seattle
WA. 20. Adoption in the UK
David Quinton and Julie Selwyn
University of Bristol
UK
21. Adoption in the US
Ruth G. McRoy
University of Texas at Austin
US. Part 5 Innovative Approaches in Schools and Community Programmes. 22. Interventions in Schools in the UK
Gillian Pugh and June Statham
Thomas Coram Research Unit
Institute of Education
University of London
UK. 23. Interventions in Schools in the US
Joy G. Dryfoos
National Consultant
US
and Helen Nissani
Family Support America
US. 24. Community Programs in the UK
Gordon Jack
University of Plymouth
UK. 25. Community Programs in the US
Jacquelyn McCroskey
University of South Carolina
US. Part 6 Summary and Conclusion. 26. Effective Child Welfare Interventions - Evidence for Practice
Colette McAuley
Peter J. Pecora and Wendy Rose. References. The Contributors. Subject Index. Author Index.