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Meeting the needs of children at the same time as promoting family
life is more than a question of resources: it needs a culture
change in social services: a rediscovery and a modernization of the
social action and community development traditions in social work.
In Social Action with Children and Families the authors argue that
ways must be found to work together to promote environments in
which children can flourish, and to develop forms of public life
which are friendly to children and their parents. Recent changes in
child care systems have put more pressures on those working in it.
Social workers have become more open to public scrutiny and are
expected to respond to problems rooted in social and economic
aspects of their clients' or services users' lives. Legislation
stresses working in partnership with parents, other professionals,
and community groups. The central aim of Social Action with
Children and Families is to help those working in this field to
find a new, more positive sense of direction and purpose. It will
be invaluable reading to those studying social work, social policy
and public administration as well as to all professionals working
in these areas.
First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor and
Francis, an informa company.
Meeting the needs of children at the same time as promoting family
life is more than a question of resources: it needs a culture
change in social services: a rediscovery and a modernization of the
social action and community development traditions in social work.
In Social Action with Children and Families the authors argue that
ways must be found to work together to promote environments in
which children can flourish, and to develop forms of public life
which are friendly to children and their parents. Recent changes in
child care systems have put more pressures on those working in it.
Social workers have become more open to public scrutiny and are
expected to respond to problems rooted in social and economic
aspects of their clients' or services users' lives. Legislation
stresses working in partnership with parents, other professionals,
and community groups. The central aim of Social Action with
Children and Families is to help those working in this field to
find a new, more positive sense of direction and purpose. It will
be invaluable reading to those studying social work, social policy
and public administration as well as to all professionals working
in these areas.
This is a case study of the shifting boundary between family and
state in Britain from the mid 1970s to 1990. The book describes a
variety of family centres and shows how they have responded to the
crises in child welfare and social work. The book also considers
the issues of gender in policy.
This work presents information and ideas about the role and
organization of social workers in selected EC countries
particulary, France and Germany. Comparisons are made of national
policies and practice in relation to specific client groups, and
new concerns requiring common responses are identified. This
discussion is put in the context of an emerging social agenda of
the European Community. The authors argue that EC social policies
in relation to citizenship, participation and marginalization are
consistent with the aims and concerns of social workers, and
relevant to its future development at national and European level.
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