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A Community Health Approach to the Assessment of Infants and Their Parents – The CARE Programme

Autor K Browne
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 24 aug 2006
This book describes a method of assessment and intervention for infants and their families entitled the Child Assessment Rating and Evaluation (CARE) programme. The aim of the programme is the early prediction and prevention of problems for child health, development and protection.

All aspects of the programme are discussed in full, including assessing the emotional development of infants and their parents, observation of parent-infant interaction and child protection issues. The evidence-based research behind the programme is discussed and a detailed evaluation of the programme's effectiveness is provided. This practical volume also includes:

  • assessment tools and guidelines on how to use them (including the Index of Need)
  • guidance on working with parents
  • detailed case illustrations
  • tips on managing workloads
  • advice on caseload management
  • discussion of the cost effectiveness of home visiting.

A Community Health Approach to the Assessment of Infants and their Parents aims to inform policy and practice. It is an invaluable tool for all primary care health workers, including health visitors, social workers and paediatricians.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780470092521
ISBN-10: 0470092521
Pagini: 234
Dimensiuni: 155 x 230 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Editura: Wiley
Locul publicării:Chichester, United Kingdom

Public țintă

All primary health care workers, including health visitors, social workers and paediatricians. This will also be of interest to social work students completing the Post Qualifying Award in Child Care.

Notă biografică

Jo Douglas is a child clinical psychologist and was Head of Psychology at Great Ormond Street Hospital, London. She is the author of seven books, including Toddler Troubles published by Wiley in 2002.

Kevin Browne is Professor of Forensic and Family Psychology at Birmingham University. He has edited two Wiley books, and was one of Child Abuse Review's founding editors.

Catherine Hamilton is a lecturer in Applied Psychology at the University of Birmingham. She is co-editor of Early Prediction and Prevention of Child Abuse, which was published by Wiley.


Descriere

This book is a practical guide to the C.A.R. E programme, a home visiting programme that aims to assess infants' growth, development, and psycho-social transitions in their first year of life and that together with the Index of Need checklist aims to engage parents in risk assessment.