Orphans and Pro‐social Behaviour: Evidence from Uganda
This article investigates whether individuals who were orphaned as a child suffer long‐term consequences on their pro‐sociality.
Increasing Social Support for Child Welfare-Involved Families Through Family Group Conferencing
This study uses a randomised controlled trial to examine the impact of Family Group Conferencing on caseworkers’ perceptions of families’ levels of social support.
Social Workers’ Reflections on Ethics in Relation to Adoption in the UK: Everywhere but Nowhere?
Empirical research with social workers exploring their understandings and use of codes or ethical theories in practice remain underdeveloped in the UK. This article, based on the British Association of Social Work commissioned Enquiry into the role of the social worker in adoption with a focus on ethics and human rights, provides an important contribution in this context.
First Nations children and disparities in transfers to ongoing child welfare services in Ontario following a child protection investigation
The current study comprises a secondary analysis of the 2013 Ontario Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect and focuses on the decision to provide ongoing child welfare services.
Guidelines to Strengthen the Social Service Workforce for Child Protection
These guidelines are informed by evidence of ‘what works’ and lessons learned in the field. They are designed to accelerate UNICEF regional and country offices’ programming on social service workforce strengthening, and support work to better plan, develop and support the social services workforce with national and regional partners.
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Placing children in care at centre stage : exploring the experiences and perceptions of children in care about their pathways into offending behaviour
This PhD thesis focuses on the perceptions of children in care whilst they are still in care and subject to youth justice supervision. The findings are based on semi-structured interviews with 19 children in care attending various Youth Offending Teams in the North West of England.
Follow-On Coaching to Households: Para-Social Worker’s Guide
This Coaching Guide supports Para-Social Workers (PSWs) to provide households with targeted coaching to increase the adoption of new skills, practices, and knowledge key to child and family wellbeing.
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Catalyzing Business Skills: For Children - Trainer's Guide
Making Cents International (Making Cents), in partnership with ChildFund International, developed the Catalyzing Business Skills curriculum for the Economic Strengthening to Keep and Reintegrate Children into Families (ESFAM) project in Uganda. This Trainer’s Guide is intended to be used with children participating in savings groups who are interested in engaging in successful income generation activities.
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Catalyzing Business Skills: For Youth - Trainer's Guide
Making Cents International (Making Cents), in partnership with ChildFund International, developed the Catalyzing Business Skills curriculum for the Economic Strengthening to Keep and Reintegrate Children into Families (ESFAM) project in Uganda. This Trainer’s Guide is intended to be used with youth participating in savings groups who are interested in engaging in successful income generation activities.
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Catalyzing Business Skills: For Caregivers - Trainer's Guide
This curriculum aims to build the financial literacy and business knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for adult members of Economic Strengthening to Keep and Reintegrate Children into Families (ESFAM) savings groups to successfully generate income.
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