...Vivi Antonopoulou; Michael Killian; Donald Forrester Purpose Effectively engaging parents under stress is a key component of skilful child welfare practice. This paper aims to investigate how social workers practice with parents with either high or normal levels of stress. Design/methodology...

...Gráinne Hickey; Yvonne Leckey; Sinead McGilloway Purpose Parenting programmes are increasingly a feature of services and policies aimed at improving outcomes for children and families and tackling inequality, yet they remain underused. This study aims to assess parent engagement and retention...

... Limited Licensed re-use rights only Engagement Peer support Child abuse Child protection Children and families Peer advocacy The experiences of parents in the child protection system have risen up the policy agenda recently, and the nature and extent of support they require have...

... of impaired psychological functioning and who did not report violence in the home remained, and received more than the prescribed number of home visits over the course of their involvement. Originality/value – Results showed that domestic violence increased the risk of poor engagement with a targeted...

... of the different parties which shed further light on reasons why a young person may or may not engage with mental health services. Research limitations/implications – The study is based on a small sample of young people from one service, but it is hoped that the findings will be a useful springboard...

... further ways of enhancing the uptake of community-based group programmes across different ethnic groups would be valuable. Key words Parenting intervention; ethnicity; behaviour problems; outreach; engagement Introduction Early behavioural problems represent the most common reason for referral to child...