Table of Contents

Introduction
PART ONE: Understanding Family Support
Chapter One. The Historical, Social and Political Context of Family Support
Chapter Two. The Contemporary Policy Context of Family Support: Conceptualizing Family Support
Chapter Three. Researching Family Support: Process and Outcomes
PART TWO: Delivering Family Support
Chapter Four. Community-Based Projects: The Universal Provision of Family Support
Chapter Five. Home Visiting: A Key Process in Providing Family Support
Chapter Six. Parenting Education: A Universal or Targeted Service?
Chapter Seven. Targeted Approaches: The ‘Troubled Families’ Initiative
Chapter Eight. Relationship-Based Family Support: An Underpinning Approach to Family Support
Chapter Nine. Family Group Conferences: Involving and Empowering Families
PART THREE: Overarching Issues in Developing a Sustainable Approach to Family Support
Chapter Ten. Multi-Disciplinary Working: Holistic Work with Families and Children
Chapter Eleven. Developing the Family Support Workforce
Conclusion: Family Support Past, Present and Future

About the Author

Nick Frost is Professor of Social Work (Childhood, Children and Families) at Leeds Beckett University

Shaheen Abbott is a Social Worker for Leeds City Council

Tracey Race is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at Leeds Beckett University

Reviews

"The authors  offer a highly accessible account of the key features of family support and a very timely reminder of its importance to families and those working with them. Excellent and highly recommended."
Brigid Featherstone, The Open University

"For all professionals with an interest in best practice, this book delivers in terms of ‘understanding and doing’ Family Support in the real world. The reader is brought from policy contexts to direct work practices in a most informative fashion and with ease."
Pat Dolan, National University of Ireland