Browsing by Subject "Family Support"
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Child, parent or family? Applying a systemic lens to the conceptualisations of Family Support in Europe
(Taylor & Francis, 2022-11-19)This paper considers how Family Support is conceptualised in the European context with respect to its primary beneficiaries. The central question considers the focus of concern in a child welfare system and what it means ... -
A critical consideration of the relationship between professional and public understandings of Family Support: Towards greater public awareness and discursive coherence in concept and delivery
(Elsevier, 2020-04-02)The aim of this article is to consider critically the relationship between professional and public understandings of Family Support. It is based on research comprising baseline and follow-up population surveys carried out ... -
Family Support as an Approach to Working with Children and Families in Ireland: An Explorative Study of Past and Present Perspectives among Pioneers and Practitioners
(2011-08-09)In Ireland, the value and merit of Family Support as an approach to working with children is debated and contested. From a policy and practice perspective, Family Support is at times recognised and applauded as a worthwhile ... -
A framework for child and family support in Europe: Building comprehensive support systems
(European Family Support Network (EurofamNet), 2022-10)This policy briefing argues that the development and sustainability of family support policies and provisions are priority issues for European countries. As European countries navigate major challenges in current times ... -
An investigation into how family support provided by Ireland’s Child and Family Agency is represented in Ireland’s print media
(NUI Galway, 2021-04-21)The aim of this thesis is to critically analyse how the media portray family support provided by the Child and Family Agency (Tusla) in Ireland. In phase one, a newspaper content analysis was conducted on a broad range ... -
Realizing the potential of a strengths-based approach in family support with young people and their parents
(Wiley, 2022-10-22)This paper on a strengths-based approach (SBA) to practice is based on empirical research with stakeholders involved in an intensive support programme for young people at risk and their parents in Ireland. The Youth Advocate ... -
Systems change: final evaluation report on Tusla's prevention, partnership and family support programme
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2018-09)In 2015 the Atlantic Philanthropies, Ireland, funded a major programme of investment in parenting, prevention, and family support services which formed part of the overall early development of Tusla, the newly established ...