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

The Welfare of Children with Mentally Ill Parents

Learning from Inter-Country Comparisons

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Januar 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 642g
• ISBN-13: 9780471497240
• ISBN-10: 047149724X
• Artikelnr.: 20996007

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures and Tables

About the Author

Preface

I INTRODUCTION: USING COMPARISON

The Context and the Method

The Systems of the Partner Countries: Introduction and theScandinavian Law Countries

The Systems of the Partner Countries: the Continental Countriesand the English Speaking Countries

Compulsory Hospitalisation in Mental Health and StateIntervention for Child Protection

The Responses of the Partner Countries to the Vignette

Issues

Inter-country Reflections

II INTRODUCTION: WORKING WITH DIFFERENCE

Comparisons: England, Germany and Italy

The State and the Family: Explaining Variations inInterventions

Risk, Childhood and Mental Health

Co-operation and Communications

III INTRODUCTION: DEVELOPING NEW INFORMATION

Invisible Children

Meeting Needs

Conclusions

Appendix: The Professions Represented in the DiscussionGroups

Glossary and Index of Acronyms

References

Index

Rezensionen

"..Overall this is an excellent book" (Mental health Today, May2002)

"...I would strongly recommend this book..." (Child& Family Social Work, Vol.7, No.3, 2002)

"...Much can be learned from international comparisonstudies..." (Int Jnl of Adolescent Medicine and Health, Vol.14,No.2, 2002)

"...This book is fascinating reading..." (The BritishJournal of Social Work, Vol.32, No.7, 2002)

"...found this book to be a comprehensive treatment of thesubject..." (Child Abuse Review, May 2003)

"...an important contribution to the debate...wecan certainly learn from the evidence presented in thisbook...(Child Abuse Review, Vol 12 2003)