Family Group Conferencing with Children and Young People Advocacy Approaches, Variations and Impacts /

• Main Author: Fox, Darrell (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Juvenile delinquents.; Crime-Sociological aspects.; Critical criminology.; Social work.; Childhood.; Adolescence.; Youth Offending and Juvenile Justice.; Crime and Society.; Critical Criminology.; Social Work.; Childhood, Adolescence and Society.

Family Group Conferences are seen as a progressive and influential form of practice in child welfare across the globe. This book examines and identifies variations in independent advocacy provision offered to young people and their families in relation to undertaking a FGC, and discusses how these c...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. Family Group Conferences: Models and Processes
• Chapter 3. Advocacy
• Chapter 4. Literature Review: Current and Developing Research
• Chapter 5. Children's Rights
• Chapter 6. Theory: Eco Systems, Resiliency and Social Pedagogy
• Chapter 7. Theories of Power: Family Group Conferences and Advocacy Approaches
• Chapter 8. Findings Pre-Conference: Demographics, Preparation and Referral and Gatekeeping
• Chapter 9. Findings Pre-Conference: Evolution of FGC: Division of Roles, Engagement and Participation
• Chapter 10. Findings Pre-Conference: Questions
• Chapter 11. Findings the Conference: Timeframes, Attendance and Focus, Family Time, the Plan, Follow Up
• Chapter 12. Conclusion: Summary, Areas for Future Research and Implications for Social Work Practice.