Sarah MacQueen, Joe Curran, Linda Hutton and Bill Whyte, Criminal Justice Social Work Development Centre for Scotland
ISBN 978 0 7559 7046 9 (Web only publication)
ISSN 0950 2254
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This report is also accompanied by
Insight 41, Support and Services for Parents in Scotland,
Support and Services for Parents: A Review of Practice Development in Scotland
CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION
Method
CHAPTER TWO HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND POLICY CONTEXT
Parenting Orders
Summary
CHAPTER THREE RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS
Protective Factors
Neglect risk factors
Physical and sexual abuse risk factors
Offending and antisocial behaviour risk factors
Early Onset
Family influences
Parenting style
Summary
CHAPTER FOUR EFFECTIVE APPROACHES TO FAMILY SERVICES
Factors leading to successful intervention
A strategic approach to service provision
The gender issue
Summary
CHAPTER FIVE ENGAGING WITH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES
Barriers to engagement
'Boosting' Engagement
Summary
CHAPTER SIX PARENTING ORDERS - THE USE OF COMPULSION ON PARENTS
Scotland
England and Wales
Summary
CHAPTER SEVEN GENERAL DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS
REFERENCES
ANNEX 1 THE KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF RESILIENT CHILDREN AND YOUTH
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