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The purpose of this assignment is to highlight the position of children involved in parental separation disputes. Within this essay, I will include the rationale for this project, with a background of my experience gained as a Court Children’s Officer. I will also identify aims which will seek to critically analyse the role of the…

Children Of Parents Who Misuse Alcohol Or SubstancesIntroduction It is estimated that there are between 200,000 and 300,000 children in England and Wales where one or both parents have serious drug problems. Research and local knowledge have shown that substance and alcohol misuse in parents or pregnant women can have a significant impact on parenting…

Children with Learning Disabilities. Introduction: A learning disability is a neurological disorder that affects the brain’s ability to process and respond to information. The term ‘learning disability’ describes the unexplained difficulty of person in acquiring basic academic skills of learning, although the person may be of average or above average intelligence. A person with learning…

With an apparent increase in the number of children born to parents experiencing mental illness many issues have been raised concerning parenting capacity and the welfare and development of these children. This has many implications for social work practice in both Children’s Teams and Community Mental Health Teams and also for future policy development and…

According to Butler and Roberts (2004), there is a vast contrast in the shape and size of families in Britain today, with a significant increase in the number of people living alone; in same sex relationships; the number of divorces; single parent families; and Black and Ethnic Minority families (Boylan and Allan, 2008). This paper…

How Effective is the Child Protection System in the United Kingdom with Specific Reference to Black African Children in Tackling Child Abuse?Introduction Literature highlights some of the challenges for social workers assessing and making decisions about African children and families whose cultures differ from the majority of the white population in United Kingdom. The critical…

Care has been taken to ensure the provisioning of adequate information to the mother of the child to be placed under observation. I have informed the mother of my reasons for conducting the exercise. I have reassured her on the protection of confidentiality of all my observations and have informed her that I will use…

Are the objectives of the “Every Child Matters policy” set by the government being met in actual use and practice? Contents (Jump to) Abstract Chapter 1 – Introduction Chapter 2 – Method Chapter 3 – Results 3.1 Every Child Matters Green Paper 3.2 Children’s Act 2004 3.3 Children’s Trusts 3.4 Every Child Matters: Change for…

This is paper details the effects of social, economic and environmental conditions on the development of children. This paper analyzes a hypothetical family at 13 Cherry Blossom Street. The paper focuses on Jane Robertson, and her family of four children. The Children are, Susan, Jermaine, Mark and Cary. Susan is 8 years old; Mark is…

Critically evaluate, the evidence and application of the knowledge and practice skills required in helping children during the enquiry, investigation and assessment phases of childcare and protection work. The objective of this article is to explore the evidence and knowledge, values and skills that social workers use in child protection investigation and assessment. In the…