This book is a practical guide to the CARE programme, a homevisiting programme that aims to assess infants? growth, developmentand psycho-social transitions in their first year of life and thattogether with the Index of Need checklist aims to engage parents inrisk assessment. It provides evidence-based research for theprogramme, and gives clinical examples of how to use the assessmenttools (including the Index of Need) and how to work with parents.The authors take a ?partnership with parents? approach throughout,while bearing in mind the practical workload issues thatpractitioners face.
Kevin D. Browne
Social Policy & Welfare Social Work Sozialarbeit Sozialpolitik u. Wohlfahrt
"...a timely book...after reading this, I believe it helps inform the debate on how to improve outcomes for children." (Children Now, April 2007)
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