Poverty, parenting and social exclusion
These e-Learning resources are freely available to all users and, through audio, video and interactive uses of technology, bring alive key aspects of poverty, parenting and social exclusion with particular reference to children and families.
Who they are suitable for
These resources are suitable for students studying towards the Social Work degree, educators and practising social workers.
Click on a title below to open the resource.
| Title | Description | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Poverty is ... | A series of video interviews with service users | 2008 |
| Choices... what choices? | An interactive case study | 2008 |
| What is ‘povertyism’? | Service user opinions on discrimination | 2008 |
| Service user perspectives on good practice | A series of video interviews with service users | 2008 |
| Values, parenting and professional roles | Self reflection activity | 2008 |
| Incorporating an understanding of poverty into assessments of children and their families | An interactive case study | 2008 |
| What resources can you access to help you support families? | An interactive case study | 2008 |
| How sensitive to poverty and social exclusion are you in your daily practice? | An interactive survey based on 6 different scenarios | 2008 |
| How can your agency support you in accessing and using knowledge to be poverty aware? | Self reflection activity | 2008 |
| Additional resources | Video interview and quiz | 2008 |
Project background
SCIE would like to thank ATD Fourth World, and Matt Davies and Mo Roberts in particular, for helping SCIE to successfully involve the families in this project. We would also like to thank all the families themselves, who peer reviewed the resources, advised on their content and allowed us to film them in a series of video interviews, where they shared their insights into living with poverty.
Please visit the ATD fourth world website to find out more about their work.

