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dc.contributor.authorCassidy, Anne
dc.contributor.authorDevaney, Carmel
dc.contributor.authorMcGregor, Caroline
dc.contributor.authorLandy, Fergal
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-10T14:33:59Z
dc.date.available2016-10-10T14:33:59Z
dc.date.issued2016-09
dc.identifier.citationAnne Cassidy, Carmel Devaney,Caroline McGregor, Fergal Landy (2016), Interfacing informal and formal help systems: Historical pathways to the Meitheal model, Administration. Volume 64, Issue 2, Pages 137–155, ISSN (Online) 2449-9471, DOI: 10.1515/admin-2016-0019, September 2016en_IE
dc.identifier.issn2449-9471
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10379/6053
dc.description.abstractMeitheal is a national practice model which aims to ensure that the needs and strengths of children and their families are effectively identified, understood and responded to in a timely manner. The aim of this article is to consider some of the notable learning from the historical background and context in the development of children and family services. The discussion draws together four interrelated themes: the interaction between the voluntary and statutory systems, the interface of family and child oriented services, balancing formal and informal responses to child welfare, and early intervention and prevention services. The complexity of this endeavour is emphasised through identifying the core considerations required at the levels of Bronfenbrenner’s ecological model. The article concludes with a commentary on how the future of child welfare in Ireland may be influenced through this attempt at a reorientation of children and family services towards early intervention, prevention, partnership and participation.en_IE
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dc.language.isoenen_IE
dc.publisherDe Gruyter Openen_IE
dc.relation.ispartofAdministrationen
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Ireland
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/
dc.subjectMeithealen_IE
dc.subjectChild welfareen_IE
dc.subjectSystems interfaceen_IE
dc.subjectSociologyen_IE
dc.titleInterfacing informal and formal help systems: historical pathways to the Meitheal modelen_IE
dc.typeArticleen_IE
dc.date.updated2016-09-27T10:45:59Z
dc.identifier.doi10.1515/admin-2016-0019
dc.local.publishedsourcehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1515/admin-2016-0019en_IE
dc.description.peer-reviewedpeer-reviewed
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dc.local.contactCarmel Devaney, Political Science & Sociology, Nui Galway. 5733 Email: carmel.devaney@nuigalway.ie
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