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Intensive family preservation programs: What are they?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 February 2016

Dorothy Scott
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Abstract

This paper outlines the basic characteristics of intensive family preservation programs which have very recently been introduced into the child welfare systems of most Australian States. Typically these programs have been used to prevent placement or to assist families whose children are being returned to their care. Highly intensive and with 24 hour availability these short-term services draw on a range of theoretical approaches and are delivered in the family's home and natural environment. It is argued that Australia should avoid both the ‘cultural cringe’ and the ‘Tall Poppy Syndrome’ in assessing what intensive family preservation services may have to offer us.

Type
Research Article
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Children Australia , Volume 19 , Issue 2 , 1994 , pp. 19 - 26
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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