Mastering Whole Family Assessment in Social Work: Balancing the Needs of Children, Adults and Their Families (Mastering Social Work Skills)

How do you balance the needs of both children and adults, and keep the whole family in mind when carrying out social work assessments? Mastering Whole Family Assessment in Social Work brings together what social workers in adult and children services need to know about assessments across both services. With tools and frameworks that make sense of the interface between adult problems, parenting capacity and children's safety, this practical guide will help social workers to think across professional and administrative divides and consider the well-being of the whole family when conducting and interpreting assessments. Practice vignettes and exercises for the reader are included throughout the book. This guide will help social workers to think holistically and work collaboratively both with each other and with families.