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Other authors / contributors: | Scott, Jane, 1968-
Ward, Harriet, 1948-
International Looking After Children Conference (5th : 2002 : Oxford, England)
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ISBN: | 1846422469 9781846422461 9781843101413 1843101416 1843101416
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Digital file characteristics: | data file
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Notes: | Some chapters based on papers originally given at the Fifth International Looking After Children Conference held in Oxford, England in Sept. 2002. Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
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Summary: | Improving the well-being of children is more effective when social care professionals work with the children's parents, families and communities. This collection brings together innovative interventions designed to nurture children's health and welfare, and analyses which types of programmes are most effective and why. The contributors explore the impact of poverty on children's development and assess national initiatives set up to assess and reduce need. They present examples from the UK, US, Canada and Australia of specific interventions to counter or prevent difficulties in the domains of c.
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Other form: | Print version: Safeguarding and promoting the well being of children, families, and their communities. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2005
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