Effective working with neglected children and their families : linking interventions to long-term outcomes / Elaine Farmer and Eleanor Lutman.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Introduction : what we know -- Study aims and methods -- The children and their early experiences -- Services and interventions -- Case management : responding to risk and working with safeguarding procedures and the courts -- Case management : working with parents and children and overall patterns of case management -- Social workers' perspectives -- Interviews with parents and children -- The children's progress and outcomes -- Explaining outcomes -- Implications for policy and practice.

Using findings from a research study conducted over five years, this book gives an insight into current social care provision for children suffering from neglect. It highlights the complex and enduring needs of the children most likely to drop out of range of social care systems, and offers practical guidelines for reengaging children and services.

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