Title: International perspectives on family support /
Authors: Hellinckx, Walter.; Colton, M. J., 1955-; Williams, Margaret, 1943-
Publisher: Arena,
Year: 1997
Subjects: Family services United States.; Family services Europe.; Family social work United States.; Family social work Europe.; Child welfare United States; Child welfare Europe.
Contents: Preface / Walter Hellinckx -- 1. Determinants and consequences of parenting: Illustrative findings and basic principles / Jay Belsky -- 2. Pedagogical mismanagement in families and other child-rearing systems / Ko Rink -- 3. Secondary prevention of child maltreatment: The early identification of families in need of support / Helen Agathonos-Georgopoulou, Kevin Brown and E. Sarafidou -- 4. Parental involvement in residential care: Fact or fiction? / Monika Smit and Erik J. Knorth -- 5. Breaking the cycle of perpetual crisis / Richard Kagan -- 6. The application of intensive programs: Hometraining in the Netherlands. Evaluation and its impact on practice / Peter Van den Bogaart -- 7. Home-based services: to each his own? / Herman E. M. Baartman -- 8. Intensive family preservation work with high-risk families: Critical challenges for research, clinical intervention and policy / James K. Whittaker.