Many social workers, probation officers and others in the human services are employed in
positions where they deal with involuntary clients. These positions are demanding, and …

This brilliantly systematic and comprehensive textbook provides an integrated approach to
social work theory, methods and skills as the bedrock of all social work practice …

This article reviews the origins, conceptual bases, psychometric properties, and limitations of
consumer satisfaction measures in social welfare and behavioral health. Based on a …

This paper foregrounds corporeal co-presence in social work and provides a detailed
discussion of the value of face-to-face practices. Informed by an inter-disciplinary body of …

Background Assessing family feedback in Child Welfare Services is embedded in family-
centered practice, and the availability of validated, reliable instruments to perform this …

Child protection work is complex and demanding and presents both parents and workers
with a number of emotional and relationship demands. Although it is recognised that a good …

Background Successful interprofessional collaborations have been identified as a potential
solution to mitigate problems associated with negative outcomes for clients involved with the …

In situations where parents do not accept support while their family situation is assessed as
unsafe (for instance in cases of child abuse and neglect), it is sometimes necessary to offer …

The quality of parents' experiences with the child protection system (CPS) is related to the
outcomes of their family's process in the system. The importance of collaboration with …

From the findings of a study examining the perspective of parents using Intensive Family
Support Service based in northern England, this paper examines the constituent elements …