Family Work

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Colleagues

I am looking to develop a service for families where one of the children is 
aged 11-14 and whose behaviour is such that the parent(s) are struggling to 
cope. Typically a child who is refusing to go to school, being violent in the 
home or commiting serious offences or lots of offences.

At present we offer a number of session based services to such parents and 
families but we are looking to develop a service where the whoe family move 
into a residential setting for a period of time and workers are present to 
help the family develop new strategies .

Clearly there is a risk of the family becoming dependent on the new 
environment and we are mindful of that. Additionally, there may be merit in 
workers workig from the family home instead of moving the family.

I'd be really grateful if anyone knows of literature / warnings of pitfalls 
etc.

Andy
Andy Lloyd
Unit Manager
West Leeds Family Service Unit
Leeds
UK

Tel: 0113 2757600
Fax: 0113 2789990

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