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Effect of early trauma on parenting skills
Early-life traumatic experiences can affect a parent's ability to cope if proper closure is not reached. Gordon Carson explores this often overlooked issue
19 September 2011

'I changed my mind: social workers are not the enemy'
Parents can feel threatened by social workers knocking on their door, leading to communication breakdown and obstructive behaviour. Camilla Pemberton asks one such parent why she changed her mind about social workers
02 September 2011

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11 August 2011

Is motivational interviewing a sound technique in child protection?
Motivational interviewing should and could have a bigger role to play in child protection work argues social worker Mel Ashton, a substance misuse specialist
12 July 2011

The use of a questionnaire-style tool in assessing parenting
Questionnaire-style tools, although under-used by professionals, remain effective in assessments, reports Judy Cooper
30 June 2011

Evidence Base: parental alcohol misuse
Community Care and Community Care Inform examine how children, young people and the entire family environment are affected. By Joy Barlow
21 June 2011

Social workers should not let risk divert them from good corporate parenting
Given the time and training required to be a creative corporate parent, Camilla Pemberton asks whether acquiring the skills has become a luxury for contemporary social workers
27 May 2011

Council chief moots national parenting support scheme
Children’s social services should develop a national policy framework for parent support, according to the chief executive of Newham Council.
19 May 2011

Research: Why take-up of support services for birth parents of adopted children is low
Take-up of support services by the birth parents of adopted children is low. Archie Maclullich reports on research as to the causes of this and how it can improved
12 May 2011

Majority of UK families 'at risk of crisis'
More than 80% of families in the UK are at risk of crisis, according to the charity 4Children.
10 May 2011

Support that produces good outcomes for parents with learning disabilities
Parents with learning disabilities are too often disregarded by statutory agencies, but, reports Gordon Carson, with the right support, their children can flourish in their care
06 March 2011

Will C-Mec be an improvement on the Child Support Agency?
There are already worrying signs that the successor to the Child Support Agency will fall short in key areas, writes Chris Pond
21 March 2007

Pooled family intervention projects prove their worth
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04 February 2011

The effect of corporate parents on children's lives
As children's rights director for England, I have a statutory duty to find out the views and concerns of children in care and those receiving social care support or living in residential education. In our latest report, Having Corporate Parents , my team asked children in care how having corporate parents made a difference to their lives. What the children told us ­challenges our thinking about policy issues during this period of austerity. They did not demand more resources, but instead wanted more good practice. That is more deliverable in the times to come. Children spoke of their experiences of having many different professionals working with them. Perhaps surprisingly, the majority view was that it was better to have a range of different professionals doing different things instead of just one "personal professional" trying to do everything -
04 February 2011

Learning disabled parents set up to fail
The parents who are set up to fail n theory, people with support needs are entitled to pursue ordinary lives and enjoy equal rights.
24 January 2011

Cameron writes to mother of disabled child who can't cope
David Cameron is to write to a mother who may have to put her severely disabled daughter into care.
20 January 2011

Graham Allen urges launch of national early intervention body
A national body should be set up to oversee the operation and funding of early intervention throughout the UK, according to the MP tasked with investigating the future of programmes.
19 January 2011

Study shows how fast vulnerable parents can change
Vulnerable parents who have the capacity to change their lives usually do so before their child is six months old, according to new research from Loughborough University.
14 December 2010

FAST: a support programme to reduce intra-family conflict
A programme to reduce family conflict and create a supportive community of parents is taking off in the UK, with the blessing of the United Nations, reports Chloe Stothart
06 December 2010

Cafcass's behavioural programme for parents who are splitting up
A national Cafcass programme is increasing awareness of the effects on children of parents' behaviour during splits and divorce proceedings, reports Camilla Pemberton
12 November 2010