Description
Foreword, Al Aynsley-Green; 1. Introducing the Study; 2. Implementation; 3. Involving Families in the Assessment Process; 4. The Experiences of Social Service Managers and Practitioners; 5. Inter-Agency and Inter-Professional Collaboration in Assessment of Children in Need; 6. Referrals: Findings from the Audit; 7. Initial Assessments: Findings from the Audit; 8. Core Assessment: Findings from the Audit; 9. The Cost of Undertaking Core Assessments, Pamela Meadows; 10. Conclusions and Implications for Policy and Practice; Appendix I. Aims and Methods; Appendix II. Tables; Appendix III. Time-sheet for social workers to record time spent in undertaking a core assessment; References.