Abstract
In this article, we will argue for the moral legitimacy of support and its difference from intervention and the need to engage with and develop a family support project for the twenty-first century. We call for a debate on the current settlement between the state and family life and for a recognition that a perfect storm has ensued from the unholy alliance of early intervention and child protection. We will argue for a project that celebrates families' strengths as well as their vulnerabilities in the context of considerable adversities and (re) locates workers as agents of hope and support. We draw from a diverse set of literatures and disciplines to locate our arguments within a broader project occasioned by the economic crisis and questioning of the verities of neo-liberalism.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1735-1749 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | British Journal of Social Work |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| Early online date | 19 Mar 2013 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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A marriage made in hell : Early intervention meets child protection. / Featherstone, Brid; Morris, Kate; White, Sue.
In: British Journal of Social Work, Vol. 44, No. 7, 01.10.2014, p. 1735-1749.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - A marriage made in hell
T2 - Early intervention meets child protection
AU - Featherstone, Brid
AU - Morris, Kate
AU - White, Sue
N1 - No full text in Eprints. HN 16/11/2017
PY - 2014/10/1
Y1 - 2014/10/1
N2 - In this article, we will argue for the moral legitimacy of support and its difference from intervention and the need to engage with and develop a family support project for the twenty-first century. We call for a debate on the current settlement between the state and family life and for a recognition that a perfect storm has ensued from the unholy alliance of early intervention and child protection. We will argue for a project that celebrates families' strengths as well as their vulnerabilities in the context of considerable adversities and (re) locates workers as agents of hope and support. We draw from a diverse set of literatures and disciplines to locate our arguments within a broader project occasioned by the economic crisis and questioning of the verities of neo-liberalism.
AB - In this article, we will argue for the moral legitimacy of support and its difference from intervention and the need to engage with and develop a family support project for the twenty-first century. We call for a debate on the current settlement between the state and family life and for a recognition that a perfect storm has ensued from the unholy alliance of early intervention and child protection. We will argue for a project that celebrates families' strengths as well as their vulnerabilities in the context of considerable adversities and (re) locates workers as agents of hope and support. We draw from a diverse set of literatures and disciplines to locate our arguments within a broader project occasioned by the economic crisis and questioning of the verities of neo-liberalism.
KW - Child
KW - family
KW - inequality
KW - protection
KW - support
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U2 - 10.1093/bjsw/bct052
DO - 10.1093/bjsw/bct052
M3 - Article
VL - 44
SP - 1735
EP - 1749
JO - British Journal of Social Work
JF - British Journal of Social Work
SN - 0045-3102
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