This book traces the origins and development of social work as we now know it. Providing
an ambitious synthesis of historical and international material, it explores the different faces …

The context and environment of public services is becoming increasingly complex and the
management of change and innovation is now a core task for the successful public …

Qualitative synthesis within the family of systematic reviews meets an urgent need to use
knowledge derived from qualitative studies to inform practice, research, and policy. Despite …

The innovative capacity of voluntary organizations has become a touchstone for their role in
providing public services. Across the world there are increasing pressures on voluntary …

This is the first part of a two‐part review of the literature, policy and practice relating to family
group conferences (FGC s). This first paper explores the background, the global policy …

Criminology for Social Work critically reviews the major strands in criminological theory and
research in terms of their implications for social workers in the criminal justice system. While …

Objective: Between 1995 and 1997, the Swedish Association of Local Authorities
implemented Family Group Conferences (FGC) in 10 local authorities throughout Sweden …

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 …

'Empowerment'is a term in widespread use today and one that is often considered to be a
self-evident good. Here, McLaughlin explores its emergence in the 1960s through to its rise …

Parental participation and, to a lesser extent, that of children at child protection conferences
is seen as an important element in resolving some of the conflicts that beset child protection …