... of UK children’s services. With an agenda of improving outcomes for children and their families, The purpose of this research paper is to conduct a systematic literature review on this topic to develop a conceptual model aimed at informing how practitioners mobilise their professional identity during...

... was achieved and that the specific implementation model can be chosen based on the specifics of the implementation context. School readiness Early childhood Children's services Home visitation Children from disadvantaged families Early education Patricia Lannen can be contacted at: lannen...

... Innovation Ethics Young people Social work Children's social care Children's services Children's social care in England is continually challenged to find new ways of improving outcomes for children and families, driven by complex, emergent social stressors, escalating service demands, enhanced...

... this funding award will be” to be used in evaluation and fundraising. A second request is sent out quarterly to all applicants and social workers who had a request approved within that past quarter. This communication notes that: Children's services Foster care Coronavirus COVID19 Normalcy...

... and finance, all occurring in specific political, moral and economic contexts. Originality/value An analysis of developments in children’s services in their political, economic, moral and research contexts. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only...

... of services but addresses inequities in demand: the factors which bring children (and families) into contact with children’s services in the first place. It also focusses attention on the outcomes for all children who face the difficult circumstances that may bring them into contact with children’s services...

...Almudena Moreno; Alfonso Lara Montero Purpose The purpose of this paper is to map the current organisation and implementation of children’s services in three regions of Spain, to identify strengths and gaps and to suggest proposals for improvement in line with European recommendations. Design...

...Harriet Churchill Purpose – With the UK Conservative-Liberal Democrat Government reaching its mid-term point, this paper examines its austerity measures and public expenditure reductions in family support and children's services, and its revisions of family support, family intervention, child...

...Carol Devanney; Richard Wistow Purpose The purpose of this article is to explore findings from the children's services mapping (CSM) policy monitoring exercise on the implementation of Children's Trust arrangements in England in 2008 and 2009. It outlines progress made in implementation...

...Martin E. Purcell; Margaret Christian; Nick Frost Purpose Following the passage of the Children Act, 2004, the leadership of children's services in England has been unified through the appointment of Directors of Children's Services. The role is demanding as it requires leading a range of services...

...Andrew Pithouse Purpose This paper aims to critically examine the idea that devolution in Wales, compared with England, brings a decisive shift in the delivery of children's services and, by extension, challenges our assumption that the Children Act 1989 remains as a primary unifying force...

... and use of evidence in children's services. We identify four connected consequences of the ICS for practice. The ICS actively shapes practice, brings issues into focus, renders social work visible and distances the services user. We interpret the findings in terms of the persistence and diversification...

... about how evidence can and should be used to reduce contingency in science and in policy based on science. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Evidence‐based policy Philosophy of science Levels of evidence Children's services Evidence-based policy: where is our theory of evidence...

...Nick Frost This article explores some of the contemporary challenges facing leaders of children's services. Using the theoretical framework of the ‘incomplete leader’ developed by Ancona and colleagues (2007), the article reflects on the many challenges facing children's service leaders. It argues...

...Helen Masson; Nick Frost; Nigel Parton Purpose – In the context of current developments in children's services in the UK and increased emphasis on workforce development, the authors describe a survey of successful completers of a Post-qualifying (PQ) Child Care Award Programme, one of 18...

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... comprehensively reviewed but does include most of the recent work in the social care field. Articles have been selected to illustrate particular cost associations. This article finds that there is as yet insufficient research into the costs, cost variations or cost‐effectiveness of children's services. However...

... between countries. It also considers the implications for children's services of an approach that re‐values the relational elements in human service work, and argues that coherence between services is as important as the outcomes of interventions with individuals and families. Well‐being Quality...