TY - BOOK AU - Cleaver,Hedy AU - Walker,Steven TI - Assessing children's needs and circumstances: the impact of the assessment framework SN - 1843101599 U1 - 362.7 CLE PY - 2004/// CY - London, New York PB - Jessica Kingsley KW - Child welfare KW - Government policy KW - Great Britain KW - Children with social disabilities KW - Services for KW - Family social work KW - Child care KW - Child welfare workers KW - Training of KW - Enfants KW - Protection, assistance, etc KW - Grande-Bretagne KW - Enfants handicapés sociaux, Services aux KW - Travailleurs sociaux pour enfants KW - Formation KW - Service social familial KW - Soins N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 320-324) and indexes; Introducing the study -- Implementation -- Involving families in the assessment process -- The experiences of social service managers and practitioners -- Inter-agency and inter-professional collaboration in assessments of children in need -- Referrals : findings from the audit -- Initial assessments : findings from the audit -- Core assessments : findings from the audit -- The cost of undertaking core assessments / Pamela Meadows -- Conclusions and implications for policy and practice ER -