Empowering practice? : : A critical appraisal of the family group conference approach / / Carol Lupton, Paul Nixon.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-1995
• VerfasserIn: Lupton, Carol,; Nixon, Paul,
• MitwirkendeR: Lupton, Carol,; Nixon, Paul,; Stevens, Martin,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [1999]; ©1999
• Year of Publication: 1999
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (232 p.)

This innovative and timely book examines the nature and meaning of 'empowerment' in child welfare and protection, using the family group conference (FGC) approach to decision making as an example. In response to the growing clamour for 'evidence-based practice', the book addresses the central question of how the idea of empowerment can be operationalised and evaluated. One of the aims of FGCs is to empower children and their families by enabling them more effectively to participate in the decision-making process and by affording them greater control over the outcomes of that process. Empowering practice? critically assesses the available evidence on the empowerment potential of FGCs and examines the implications of the approach for professionals, their agencies and the children and families involved. Empowering practice? is essential reading for academics and professionals working in a wide range of health, education and social care areas.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The dilemmas of empowerment -- Partnership and empowerment in children’s services -- Lessons from New Zealand -- Empowering professionals? -- International perspectives -- Empowerment in process? -- Assessing outcomes in child welfare -- Empowering outcomes? -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index