Child and family assessment in social work practice - Holland, Sally (SAGE, 2004)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 162-174) and index
Assessment in child care social work -- The nature of assessment -- Time and change -- The assessment relationship -- Children in assessments -- Assessing parents : parenting skills and parental relationships -- Assessment design -- Analysing and reporting
"The great strength of this book is that it moves assessment away from the notion that it is a linear activity, that is, to assemble facts and reach a conclusion in a tightly defined and time constrained manner"--Australian Social Work. À thoughtful, sensitive and clear articulation of core issues relating to the theory and practice of assessments in social work with children and their families. It will, no doubt, become a key text on the reading lists of students social workers and practitioners both in Britain and elsewhere' - Journal of Social Policy. Child and Family Assessment in Social