Reflecting upon My Experiences of Being Involved in a Family Group Conference in 2020
(2023)
Journal Article
Wildbore, K., Edwards, D., & Parkinson, K. (2023). Reflecting upon My Experiences of Being Involved in a Family Group Conference in 2020. The British Journal of Social Work, 53(3), 1816-1823. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcad029
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Looked after children as decision makers : family group conferences in practice (2019)
Journal Article
Edwards, D., Parkinson, K., Fisher, T., & Owen, J. (2020). Looked after children as decision makers : family group conferences in practice. Child Care in Practice, 26(3), 318-330. https://doi.org/10.1080/13575279.2019.1575186Family Group Conferences (FGCs) are a family-led approach to social care decision making. The fundamental philosophy behind FGCs is that families are the experts on their own situations and as such should lead decision-making. The model advocates tha... Read More about Looked after children as decision makers : family group conferences in practice.
Family group conferences : an opportunity to re-frame responses to the abuse of older people? (2018)
Journal Article
Parkinson, K., Pollock, S., & Edwards, D. (2018). Family group conferences : an opportunity to re-frame responses to the abuse of older people?. British Journal of Social Work, 48(4), 1109-1126. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcy048Recent legislative and policy changes in adult social care have refocused attention on a strengths-based approach to social work practice. The Care Act 2014 advocates a more inclusive and holistic understanding of individual well-being, which is evi... Read More about Family group conferences : an opportunity to re-frame responses to the abuse of older people?.