The Family Drug and Alcohol Court

Harwin, Judith; Ryan, Mary; Kershaw, Sophie

doi:10.1017/9781108619554.010

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“…2007). A pilot family drug and alcohol court has been introduced in London and it is hoped that the evaluation (Harwin 2010) will similarly show improved decision‐making for children and better case management. Moreover, given that so many of these mothers had been in care themselves, interventions and education ideally need to begin much earlier when young women are in foster/residential care.…”

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Pathways to adoption for minority ethnic children in England - reasons for entry to care

Selwyn

Wijedesa

2010

Child &Amp; Family Social Work

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There have been concerns about the over‐representation of minority ethnic children in care in England for many years. This paper reports on the reasons why a sample of 120 minority ethnic children with adoption recommendations entered care. The study found no evidence that children were being removed unfairly or in a discriminatory way. However, there were significant differences by ethnic group in the characteristics of children and their mothers, in reasons for entry and in age at referral. These differences needed to be better understood, and interventions targeted at improving the circumstances and stresses within families that lead to abuse, neglect or relinquishment are also needed. Simply focusing on reducing the number of minority ethnic children in care will not in itself produce better outcomes for children.

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Pathways to adoption for minority ethnic children in England - reasons for entry to care

Selwyn

Wijedesa

2010

Child &Amp; Family Social Work

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“…There has been a noticeable growth in services and interventions to support children affected by parental substance misuse, all of which have incorporated some of the ideas about targeting protective factors and building resilience into their delivery models (while also addressing and prioritising risk as required) (e.g. Forrester 2008, 2016; Adamson 2012; Harwin 2014; O'Connor 2014; Templeton 2014a,b).…”

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Impact of parents' substance misuse on children: an update

Velleman¹,

Templeton²

2016

BJPsych advances

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SummaryWe review how research over the past decade both supports existing knowledge about the risk factors that children in the UK affected by parental substance misuse face, and adds to our knowledge about the protective factors, protective processes and evidence of resilience which can reduce the likelihood that children will experience poor outcomes. Further research is needed to understand what areas of resilience are most important to target and how other variables, such as gender or age, may influence how protective factors affect the development of resilience. Longitudinal research is also needed to better understand how an individual's resilience may change over time. Finally, there remain many considerable challenges which practitioners, service providers, commissioners and policy makers face in better meeting the needs of this population of children.

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“…Other studies have evidenced its value in services aimed at reducing the need for children to enter care (Forrester et al . 2008d) and indicated high levels of parent satisfaction for innovative schemes involving substantial elements of MI, like the Family Drug and Alcohol Court in London (Harwin et al . 2011).…”

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Parental resistance and social worker skills: towards a theory of motivational social work

Forrester

Westlake

Glynn

2012

Child & Family Social Work

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Parental resistance is a ubiquitous feature of child and family social work, yet there has been limited research or theoretical work directed at the issue. This paper identifies social and individual reasons why parents may be resistant. Five principle causes of parental resistance are discussed, namely social structure and disadvantage, the context of child protection work, parental resistance to change, denial or minimization of abuse or neglect and the behaviour of the social worker. It is argued that motivational interviewing (MI) provides particularly useful skills and concepts for firstly reducing the social worker contribution to resistance and secondly minimizing the resistance related to other reasons for resistance. Key adaptations required in the strategic aims of MI if it is to be used in child protection work are identified and discussed, the most important of which is maintaining a focus on the child's welfare and safety. It is concluded that MI offers an opportunity to improve practice by increasing parental engagement and to make a contribution to social work theory by combining an attention to both broader social structure and the micro‐skills required in social work interviews.

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The Family Drug and Alcohol Court

Cited by 6 publications

References 5 publications

Pathways to adoption for minority ethnic children in England - reasons for entry to care

Pathways to adoption for minority ethnic children in England - reasons for entry to care

Impact of parents' substance misuse on children: an update

Parental resistance and social worker skills: towards a theory of motivational social work

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