Family Support - Direction from Diversity (Paperback)

The contributors to this topical volume explore the role of family support in promoting the welfare of children and their families. They show how children can be supported in the development of their full potential despite adverse experiences. Family support enables children to access the variety of resources available to them in the multiplicity of contexts in which they live.;This book integrates concepts and experiences from an international perspective, different levels of analysis (society, community and family) and different loci of intervention (education, social services and local government). Specific areas covered include: principles of family and social support; social networks and social change in the family and the community; reciprocal; support between families,schools and the community; restoring the balance of control between parents and children; supporting young people who misuse drugs.;"Family Support" presents current knowledge about family support and sets out directions for future developments in thinking and service provision. It shows how an understanding of the complexity and potential of family support can inform and enrich the work of educators, professio

General

Imprint:	Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2000
First published:	2000
Contributors:	Graham Allan
Editors:	Pat Dolan • John Canavan
Contributors:	Peter Steen Jensen • Carolyn Cutrona • Graham Crow • Martin Herbert • Robbie Gilligan
Editors:	John Pinkerton
Contributors:	Sandra Ryan
Dimensions:	235 x 157 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-1-85302-850-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Family & relationships > General
LSN:	1-85302-850-9
Barcode:	9781853028502

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