The Welfare of Children with Mentally Ill Parents: Learning from Inter-Country Comparisons - Hardcover

Hetherington, Rachael; Baistow, Karen; Katz, Ilan; Mesie, Jeffrey; Trowell, Judith

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ISBN 10: 047149724X ISBN 13: 9780471497240

Verlag: Wiley, 2001

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The Welfare of Children with Mentally Ill Parents examines theinterventions made by professional workers from a range ofdifferent disciplines in families with dependent children and amentally ill parent. The authors compare responses of professionalsin ten European countries and one state in Australia. The analysisof the differences sheds new light on both the inherent andsystem-determined difficulties in helping families to manage theirsituation effectively.
* Features the only comparative study of mental health socialservices and the law governing compulsory hospital admission
* Covers a current "hot-button" topic that is growing in importanceas the impact of social policy developments on children over timebecomes more apparent
* Offers a unique perspective due to the focus on the impact ofchildren of mentally ill parents and the international systems thatdeal with child protection

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Rachael Hetherington is the author of The Welfare of Children with Mentally Ill Parents: Learning from Inter-Country Comparisons, published by Wiley.

Karen Baistow is the author of The Welfare of Children with Mentally Ill Parents: Learning from Inter-Country Comparisons, published by Wiley.

Ilan Katz is the author of The Welfare of Children with Mentally Ill Parents: Learning from Inter-Country Comparisons, published by Wiley.

Jeffrey Mesie is the author of The Welfare of Children with Mentally Ill Parents: Learning from Inter-Country Comparisons, published by Wiley.

Judith Trowell is the author of The Welfare of Children with Mentally Ill Parents: Learning from Inter-Country Comparisons, published by Wiley.

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The welfare of children with mentally ill parents: Learning from inter-country comparisons looks at different approaches to supporting families in ten European countries and one state in Australia. These families have complex needs, and a wide range of agencies in mental health and social services may be involved. This can lead to problems of liaison and co-operation between different agencies and different disciplines.

A vivid picture of service provisions and the way in which legislation can operate in different countries emerges in the book. Professionals identified common problems and effective responses which were used to build a European model of good practice. This takes into account the nature of the difficulties facing families and the strengths and weaknesses of different national systems. The model is used a basis for analysing the particular problems of the English system and the authors suggest ways forward.

This important volume is essential reading for practitioners, managers, academics and students in the fields of social work, mental health and social policy. It is also a key source of reference for policy makers in mental health and social welfare, and for mental health and child welfare pressure groups.

A vivid picture of service provisions and the way in which legislation can operate in different countries emerges in the book. Professionals identified common problems and effective responses which were used to build a European model of good practice. This takes into account the nature of the difficulties facing families and the strengths and weaknesses of different national systems. The model is used a basis for analysing the particular problems of the English system and the authors suggest ways forward.

This important volume is essential reading for practitioners, managers, academics and students in the fields of social work, mental health and social policy. It is also a key source of reference for policy makers in mental health and social welfare, and for mental health and child welfare pressure groups.

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• Verlag: Wiley
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 047149724X
• ISBN 13: 9780471497240
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 264
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