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Enhancing the Well Being of Children and Families Through Effective Interventions: UK and USA Evidence for Practice »

Authors: Colette McAuley (Editor), Wendy Rose (Editor), Peter J. Pecora
ISBN-13: 9781843101161, ISBN-10: 1843101165
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Limited
Date Published: February 2006
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Colette McAuley

Book Synopsis

Pt. 1	Child welfare in the UK and USA	13
1	Effectiveness of child welfare interventions : issues and challenges	14
2	Child welfare in the UK : legislation, policy and practice	21
3	Child welfare in the USA : legislation, policy and practice	33
Pt. 2	Evidence on interventions with vulnerable children, young people and families	45
4	Early interventions with young children and their parents in the UK	46
5	Early interventions with young children and their parents in the USA	58
6	Home visiting for parents of pre-school children in the UK	70
7	Home visiting for parents of pre-school children in the USA	82
8	Support for young people and their families in the community in the UK	91
9	Support for young people and their families in the community in the USA	103
Pt. 3	Evidence on therapeutic interventions with children who have experienced abuse or neglect	117
10	Therapeutic interventions with children who have experienced neglect and their families in the UK	118
11	Therapeutic interventions with children who have experienced neglect and their families in the US	131
12	Therapeutic interventions with children who have experienced sexual and physical abuse in the UK	143
13	Therapeutic interventions with children who have experienced sexual and physical abuse in the USA	158
Pt. 4	Evidence on foster care, adoption and transitions for children and young people	171
14	Foster family care in the UK	172
15	Foster family care in the USA	187
16	Residential care in the UK	203
17	Residential care in the USA	217
18	Support for young people leaving care in the UK	228
19	Support for young people leaving care in the USA	240
20	Adoption in the UK	253
21	Adoption in the USA	266
Pt. 5	Innovative approaches in schools and community programmes	275
22	Interventions in schools in the UK	276
23	Interventions in schools in the USA	289
24	Community programs in the UK	300
25	Community programs in the USA	313
Pt. 6	Summary and conclusion	321
26	Effective child welfare interventions : evidence for practice	322

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