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Empowering Practice?
Lupton, Carol; Nixon, Paul
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Description for Empowering Practice?
Paperback. This book examines the nature and meaning of 'empowerment' in the child welfare context using the family group conference approach to decision making in child welfare and protection. The authors evaluate the FGC approach so that current practice can be improved and lessons learned for other areas of work with children and families. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
This innovative and timely book examines the nature and meaning of 'empowerment' in child welfare and protection, using the family group conference (FGC) approach to decision making as an example. In response to the growing clamour for 'evidence-based practice', the book addresses the central question of how the idea of empowerment can be operationalised and evaluated. One of the aims of FGCs is to empower children and their families by enabling them more effectively to participate in the decision-making process and by affording them greater control over the outcomes of that process. Empowering practice? critically assesses the available evidence on ... Read more
This innovative and timely book examines the nature and meaning of 'empowerment' in child welfare and protection, using the family group conference (FGC) approach to decision making as an example. In response to the growing clamour for 'evidence-based practice', the book addresses the central question of how the idea of empowerment can be operationalised and evaluated. One of the aims of FGCs is to empower children and their families by enabling them more effectively to participate in the decision-making process and by affording them greater control over the outcomes of that process. Empowering practice? critically assesses the available evidence on ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861341495
SKU
V9781861341495
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Ref
99-50
About Lupton, Carol; Nixon, Paul
Carol Lupton is Director of the Social Services Research and Information Unit, University of Portsmouth. Paul Nixon is Commissioning Officer, Family Group Conferences, Social Services Department, Hampshire County Council.
Reviews for Empowering Practice?
"This book provides a welcome intellectual analysis of empowerment. There is a comprehensive literature review, and the topic is located in its policy and practice context with a sound theoretical perspective ... it is to be hoped that it will find its way onto social work courses, and into post-qualification training ... the book should be helpful ... Read more