RE: Family Group Conferences / permanency planning

["Johnson, Will@xxx" <Will.Johnson@xxxxxxxxxx>]

The answer may be very simple:  there is no research on family group
conferencing of much quality or volume.

-----Original Message-----
From: JA Dennis, School Policy Studies [mailto:J.Dennis@bristol.ac.uk]
Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 8:44 AM
To: Child Maltreatment Researchers
Subject: Family Group Conferences / permanency planning


Colleagues here at the School for Policy Studies, University of 
Bristol, UK   have asked that the following question be posted to the 
list:


"We would like to know if there is any research on the use of Family 
Group Conferences with families where it is not possible for the 
child or young person to live with a member of their birth family on 
a permanent basis.  We are interested in the effect of the Family 
Group Conference approach on the process of permanency planning for 
the child/children."


Best wishes

Jane Dennis

Review Group Co-ordinator
Cochrane Developmental, Psychosocial and Learning Problems Group 
University of Bristol
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