Effective Participatory Practice : Empowering Families in Child Protection Book

	Preface	vii
	Acknowledgments	xi
	Foreword	xiii
Part I	The Social Construction of Family Decision-Making
1	Family Participation in Child Protection	3
	Empowerment Practice	5
	The Strengths Perspective in Family Practice	7
	Permanency Planning	8
	Family Preservation and Family Reunification	10
	Partnerships in Child Protection	11
	Culturally Sensitive Practice	13
	Family Decision-Making in Child Protection	14
2	The New Zealand Experience	17
	How the Act Works in Practice	21
	The Family Group Conference	23
	The Practice of Family Group Conferencing	27
3	Indigenous Influences in Child Protection	35
	Cross-Cultural Partnerships in New Zealand	35
	Indigenous Processes in Modern New Zealand Practice	39
	Cross-Cultural Partnerships in Canada	41
	Indigenous Processes in Modern Canadian Practice	43
4	International Developments	49
	Family Participation in the United States	50
	Partnership and Family Decision-Making in the United Kingdom	52
	The Canadian Experience	55
	Australian Adaptations	58
5	Emerging Complexities of Family Decision-Making Practice	61
	Commitment to the Philosophy of Family Participation	62
	The Nature of Family	64
	Power Dynamics	66
	Cultural Relevancy	67
	Children's Participation and Rights	68
	Resourcing Issues	70
Part II	Effective Participatory Practice
6	Visionary Professional Practice	75
	Influencing Theoretical Frameworks	75
	The Participatory Approach	77
7	Harnessing Strengths, Achieving Partnerships: Operationalizing EPP's Central Requirements	85
	EPP Preliminary Phase	87
	EPP Participatory Phase	93
	EPP Review/Follow-up Phase	96
	EPP Achievement Indicators	100
8	Effective Participatory Practice in Action	103
Case Study 1	The Craig Family	104
Case Study 2	The Mohammad Family	113
	Comments	119
9	Conclusions	123
	References	129
	Index	134