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Dear Colleague
Child Care in Practice is pleased to announce the publication of their special
issue of the journal entitled ‘Improving Services for Children when Parents are
Separating’. The issue is guest edited by Margaret Fawcett who is an
independent social worker from the UK. This single special issue can be bought
for special rate of £20, visit
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/spissue/cccp-si1.asp to order.
About the Special Issue
Internationally, considerable advances have been made in understanding the
effects of parental separation and divorce on children and the circumstances
that lessen or exacerbate these effects. However, the extent to which
research has informed the development of systems and services designed to
improve these effects is limited. This special issue of Child Care in Practice
puts the spotlight on a number of areas where both practitioners and policy
makers face recognised challenges in getting it right for children when parents
are separating. Findings are presented from a range of studies in different
jurisdictions (Northern Ireland, Great Britain, Republic of Ireland and Australia)
on children’s rights, court decision-making processes, the role of social
workers in representing children’s needs, rights, wishes and views, model(s) of
alternative dispute resolution, and family support intervention. These findings
provide important insights into policy/practice issues which need addressing,
and also highlight an emerging consensus regarding a framework for a new and
more child-centred model of practice in private
Featured Articles
The Right to be Heard: Australian Children's Views about their Involvement in
Decision making following Parental Separation
Alan Campbell
Children's Views of Decisions Made by the Court: Policy and Practice Issues
arising from the Your Shout Too! Survey
Judith E. Timms, Sue Bailey and June Thoburn
Are We Listening to Children? An Examination of the Child's Voice in Social Work
Reports to the Court following Parental Separation Disputes
Kerrylee Weatherall and Joe Duffy
Mediation in a Family Court Setting: Does it Work?
Jane Glover
Children's Perspectives on Coping and Support following Parental Separation
Ann Marie Halpenny, Sheila Greene and Diane Hogan
A sample copy of Childcare in Practice can be viewed online at
www.tandf.co.uk/journals/cccp
Kind Regards
Andrew Allen
Social Work Journals from Routledge
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