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OverviewA fresh approach to supporting children who experience parental separation and divorce. Murch argues for preventative intervention which responds to children's worries when they first present them, without waiting until things have gone badly wrong. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Mervyn Murch (Cardiff Law School, Cardiff University)Publisher: Bristol University Press Imprint: Policy Press ISBN: 9781447345961ISBN 10: 1447345967 Pages: 404 Publication Date: 04 July 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Professional & Vocational , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPart I: Illuminating the field of policy Some key background data Setting out the stall Numbers, scale and trends Summarised research reviews upon which to promote social and emotional wellbeing in children of separated parents Hearing the voice of the child: messages from research that expose gaps between theory, principle and reality Part II: Primary prevention Children dealing with the crisis of parental separation: towards new supportive practice and policy Children in crisis speak out The crisis model of preventive mental health and its potential application for support services for children coping with parental separation The pros and cons of the preventive mental health approach Providing short-term primary preventative crisis intervention for children in schools Part III: Secondary prevention Family justice policy under the Coalition government (2010–15): how will a new regime meet the needs of children with separating and divorcing parents? The repeal of S41 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 and related reforms: is the state turning a blind eye to the needs of children in divorce proceedings? Demolition and reconstruction in the family justice regime: what can be salvaged for children whose parents separate and divorce? Changing the culture of family justice: barriers to be overcome Part IV: Embedding the crisis intervention approach The future policy and practice challenge Barriers obstructing a preventive mental health approach Policy and practice proposals to support children and young people coping with interparental conflict and separation Scanning the horizonReviewsThis book contains the wisdom of a professional lifetime spent integrating mental health and judicial concerns from a leading architect of the family justice system. Christopher Clulow, PhD. Senior Fellow, the Tavistock Institute of Medical Psychology Distilling a lifetime's work and reflection, this is an essential read for anyone concerned about the needs of children on family breakdown. Gillian Douglas, Executive Dean, King's College London Author InformationMervyn Murch CBE is an emeritus professor at Cardiff University's School of Law and Politics. His 45 year research career has focused on the inter-disciplinary work of the family justice system and has contributed to policy and practice developments and to law reform in divorce, adoption and child protection. He was appointed a CBE in 2007 for services to the family justice system. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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