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The Welfare of Children with Mentally Ill Parents examines the interventions made by professional workers from a range of different disciplines in families with dependent children and a mentally ill parent. The authors compare responses of professionals in ten European countries and one state in Australia. The analysis of the differences sheds new light on both the inherent and system-determined difficulties in helping families to manage their situation effectively. * Features the only comparative study of mental health social services and the law governing compulsory hospital admission * Covers a current "hot-button" topic that is growing in importance as the impact of social policy developments on children over time becomes more apparent * Offers a unique perspective due to the focus on the impact of children of mentally ill parents and the international systems that deal with child protection
This book identifies and analyses differences between the four UK nations in the way child protection systems are being developed, thought about and put into practice. Covering key areas such as inter-agency working and the role of local safeguarding children boards, it draws out important implications for policy and practice across the UK.
Recent government initiatives in professional practice have been designed to help families in difficulty in order to prevent child harm. This text examines whether these changes have worked, by looking at a study conducted by the NSPCC and drawing out the messages for practice and future policy.
Una comèdia romàntica tendra i hilarant. «Em queda un any de vida i em fa mandra morir. El teatre dels humans és fascinant, addictiu com una telenovel·la. M'agradaria quedar-me una mica més, però estic programat per desaparèixer. Abans de marxar, et deixo un últim missatge, la història del meu amo, que ningú coneix tan bé com jo...» Entre Barcelona, Buenos Aires i Beverly Hills, abans d'apagar-se del tot, el Nen -un mòbil i singular narrador d'aquesta novel·la-, ens submergeix en una comèdia romàntica, tendra, una mica melancòlica i absolutament hilarant, protagonitzada per el Capo, un actor famós gràcies a la exitosa sèrie de televisió que protagonitza, ha decidit abandonar el vaixell i esbrinar què li oferirà el destí. Tu busques amor i jo cobertura és el debut formidable en la narrativa de Bruno Oro. Una novel·la molt original, divertida i emocionant.
Una comedia romántica tierna e hilarante. « Me queda un año de vida. Me da pereza morirme. El teatro de los humanos es fascinante. Adictivo como una telenovela. Me gustaría quedarme un poco más, pero estoy programado para desaparecer. Antes de partir, te dejo un último mensaje, la historia de mi amo, que nadie conoce tan bien como yo.» A caballo entre Barcelona, Buenos Aires y Beverly Hills, a lo largo de los meses que le quedan antes de apagarse definitivamente, Nen, un móvil y el singular narrador de esta novela, nos sumerge en una historia romántica, tierna, algo melancólica y absolutamente hilarante, protagonizada por Capo, un actor que, en plena fama como protagonista de la serie de televisión de más éxito, ha decidido abandonar el barco y descubrir qué es lo que realmente quiere de su vida. Tú buscas amor y yo cobertura es el debut formidable en la ficción de Bruno Oro. Una novela tan original como divertida y emocionante.
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Today autism has become highly visible. Once you begin to look for it, you realize it is everywhere. Why? We all know the answer or think we do: there is an autism epidemic. And if it is an epidemic, then we know what must be done: lots of money must be thrown at it, detection centers must be established and explanations sought, so that the number of new cases can be brought down and the epidemic brought under control. But can it really be so simple? This major new book offers a very different interpretation. The authors argue that the recent rise in autism should be understood an “aftershock” of the real earthquake, which was the deinstitutionalization of mental retardation in the mid-1...