Practitioner's Guide to Working with Families

Dr MARGARET BELL is Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of York. Prior to working at the University of York, she worked as a Senior Social Worker at a number of general and psychiatric hospitals. From 1984 to 1992, she also worked as a guardian ad litem. She has provided consultancy and training to local authorities and to agencies and organisations in the private and voluntary sector, including legal and court forums.KATE WILSON is Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of York and Programme Director for the MA/Diploma in Non-Directive Play Therapy. Previously, she worked at the University of Hull and with Humberside Social Services as a social worker and Acting Neighbourhood Team Manager. She has also worked in probation. Notable amongst her book publications is The Child Protection Handbook, co-edited with A. James.

• Introduction; M. Bell and K. WilsonSECTION 1: THE SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND WELFARE CONTEXT FOR WORKING WITH FAMILESNew Labour and Family Support; C. SkinnerFamilies, Social Change and Diversity; B. Frost and B. FeatherstoneSECTION 2: THEORETICAL AND PRACTICE APPROACHES TO WORKING WITH FAMILIESAssessing Families: The Family Assessment: Assessment of Family Competence, Strengths and Difficulties; L. Bingley Miller and A. BentovimUsing Extended Attachment Theory as an Evidence Based Guide when Working with Families; D. HeardTheme Focussed Family Therapy: Working with the Dynamics of Emotional Abuse Within an Attachment and Systems Perspective; U. McCluskeySECTION 3: WORKING WITH FAMILY GROUPS IN DIFFICULTYWorking with Divorcing Partners; C. Clulow and C. VincentWorking with Family Change: Re-partnering and Stepfamily Life; J. BatchelorWorking with Families Where There are Child Protection Concerns; S. PetrieWorking with Families Where There is Domestic Violence; M. BellWorking with Families Who Neglect Their Children; D. IwaniecFoster Care: Policies and Practice in Working with Foster Placements; K. Wilson and Ian Sinclair.