Re: Family Work

[Jeanne Pietrzak <pietrzak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Andy,

Several agencies in CA, CO, MN and PA are currently using shared family
care, in which an entire family involved in the child welfare system is
temporarily placed (for 6-12) months with a mentor family in the community.
 In some case, the mentors are licensed as foster homes.  Each family has a
family support team, which consists of the mentor, child welfare worker,
case manager, and anyone else involved (or requested by) the family.  The
team helps the family identify and work toward their goals.  For more
information, see the fact sheet at
http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~aiarc/projects/sfcfact.htm or contact Amy
Price at amyprice@uclink4.berkeley.edu or (510) 643-8383.


At 09:58 AM 01/22/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>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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