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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"family support services"”.
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From the Poor law to New Labour: a comparative analysis of interventions to support families
The thesis explores the changing role that family support and social casework have played since the time of the Poor Law, and places these changes within the wider child care policy context. It highlights the importance of the Children Act 1989 to the recent development of support services for …
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Using Media-Based Representations of Reproductive Health Choices to Discuss the Real and Ideal Experiences of Latina Women
… the Washington Metropolitan area, regarding the support and obstacles they have faced when attempting to access reproductive health care services. Results are based on focus groups and individual interviews held with first and second-generation Latina immigrants as well as reproductive health …
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Experiences of caregivers for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder in the Ehlanzeni District, Mpumalanga Province
… isolation and stigma, financial burden, lack of family support, services for children with ASD were perceived not to be accessible and available. The findings also indicated that there is limited knowledge of ASD amongst caregivers, health professionals and the community at large. Therefore, more …
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Developing dialogic learning in children's health and social care teams through the use of person centered thinking
… three separate but associated teams delivering family support services to children and their families. The aim of this study was to explore and attain an understanding of how the use of these tools and processes would affect the process of organisational learning in the three settings. It is …
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Evaluation of a Multicomponent Oral Health Education Intervention in a Vulnerable Infant Population: A Mixed Methods Study
… group) (SMP), or both (IP-SMP). The intervention supported a caregiver’s self-efficacy in the uptake and maintenance of key oral health behaviours. A survey and analytical framework were used for data collection and analysis of acceptability. The validated general self-efficacy scale was used to …
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Help-Seeking Decisions and Child Welfare. An exploration of situated decision making
Family support services aim to support parents and carers with the task of bringing up children; these services consistently report problems, however, in attracting helpseekers. Despite recent developments within child-welfare towards the provision of family-friendly services, self-referral rates …
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The Frequency and Severity of Problem Behaviors Among Individuals with Autism, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Mental Retardation from the Utah DSPD Dataset
… (MR, n = 4826) whose legal guardians applied for support services through the Utah Department of Services for People with Disabilities (DSPD). Results indicate that the least to most frequent problem behaviors were (a) destructive to property, (b) hurtful to self, (c) hurtful to others, (d) …