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What Works in Family Supports Services for Vulnerable Families

   

Added on  2020-10-22

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What works in family supportsservices for vulnerable families

INTRODUCTIONThe importance of family life can not be under estimated. Family is very necessary forevery individual for a healthy relationship for a better well-being of children and adults as wellas for society. Besides, some families face enormous stresses and strains which, without someoutside help support can be harmful to the children and adults involved. Present study will bebased on what works in family support services for vulnerable families. This report based on thecase study of single mother who live with their son. Her ex-partner loves their son but not livingin the home. On the other hand, Mum is suffering from mental trauma that affect their pgysicalhealth and was house-bound. Due to which his son behavior is become uncontrollable. Overall,study will be going to discuss the importance of assessment when working with families orpresents some risk that harm to children. MAIN BODY1. Discussing the importance of assessment when working with families that presents risks ofharm to children.Understanding the risk and protective measures for child is very much necessary forparents (Atkins and et.al., 2016). It is useful for parents to develop effective and preventive earlyintervention strategies and identifying families who are most likely to benefit from additionalsupport. Several Child protective covering authorities in Ireland use specific risk classificationinstrument to determine if a child is at risk of maltreatment or not. Professional who work withfamilies can benefit from a broad understanding through which they place children risk of harm. There are certain risk factors has involved in the families where child get ignored orabuse. Risk factors are not caused by child abuse and neglect. As per the present case due tomum suffering from mental illness his son behavior is become uncontrollable due to which hedropped down 50% attendance in class (Bogenschneider, 2014). With the help of risk assessmentinstruments workers evaluate families conditions. Those tools can also helps to provide properstructure for current and future harm to the child. On the basis of international research factors for child abuse and neglect. In order toevaluate the risk factor and try to remove all measuring factors affect the best productive task forbetter child awareness. As per the much research has found risk factors for child abuse anddisregard. Different risk cause relate contrary forms of maltreatment (Carr, 2014). However,there are many risk factor harm to child at individual, family, social level. 1

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