SCIE Guide 30: Think child, think parent, think family: a guide to parental mental health and child welfare
Published: July 2009 (updated December 2011)
Review date: December 2014
By Marie Diggins.
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Summary
Key recommendations from the guide.
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Introduction
The effects of parental mental health on children, the policy context and Think Family as a concept.
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Improving access to services
How to make sure that family needs are captured and signposting people to the right service.
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Assessment
Why assessments don’t always identify the needs of the whole family, and how they can be improved.
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Planning care
The challenges of co-operatively planning the care and support that a family needs.
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Providing care
How to get round obstacles to providing joined-up services to the whole-family.
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Reviewing care plans
How reviews can promote a Think Family way of working, and why this is important.
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A strategic approach
The role of workforce development in promoting whole-family working.
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Putting it into practice
Learning and practice ideas that have been tried and tested in SCIE’s practice sites.
