Social work with troubled families : a critical introduction / edited by Keith Davies.
Material type: TextPublisher: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2015Description: 160 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781849055499 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Family social work | Dysfunctional families -- Services for | Family and Relationships | Family and RelationshipsDDC classification: 362.8'253 Summary: A critical introduction to the Troubled Families Programme (TFP), this book explores the roots, significance, and effectiveness of troubled family approaches in social work. An important strand of government social policy, the TFP gives rise to a number of ethical and political questions about assertive outreach, choice, use of power and eliding the structural inequalities which, it is often argued, largely account for the difficulties troubled families face. This book debates these issues, offers an examination of the systematic framework which underpins it and looks at the initiative in a broader context.Item type | Current library | Home library | Shelving location | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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A critical introduction to the Troubled Families Programme (TFP), this book explores the roots, significance, and effectiveness of troubled family approaches in social work. An important strand of government social policy, the TFP gives rise to a number of ethical and political questions about assertive outreach, choice, use of power and eliding the structural inequalities which, it is often argued, largely account for the difficulties troubled families face. This book debates these issues, offers an examination of the systematic framework which underpins it and looks at the initiative in a broader context.
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