Scottish Government

Lee Barnsdale
Moira Walker
Social Work Research Centre
University of Stirling

ISBN 978 0 7559 6540 3 (Web only publication)
ISSN 0950 2254

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CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

PART ONE - LITERATURE REVIEW
CHAPTER ONE - INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER TWO - ORIGINS AND GROWTH OF THE FGDM MODEL
CHAPTER THREE: DEVELOPMENTS IN FAMILY GROUP CONFERENCING
CHAPTER FOUR: RESEARCH ON FAMILY GROUP CONFERENCING
CHAPTER FIVE: LESSONS FROM PRACTICE
CHAPTER SIX: CONCLUDING REMARKS

PART TWO - INTERVIEWS WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER TWO: WHAT EXACTLY IS FAMILY GROUP CONFERENCING?
CHAPTER THREE: DEVELOPMENTS IN FAMILY GROUP CONFERENCING
CHAPTER FOUR: FAMILY GROUP CONFERENCING ACROSS THE CHILD WELFARE SPECTRUM
CHAPTER FIVE: ORGANISATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS AND STAFFING
CHAPTER SIX: PLANS, OUTCOMES AND EVALUATION
CHAPTER SEVEN: ISSUES AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
CHAPTER EIGHT: CONCLUDING REMARKS

PART THREE - CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

APPENDIX ONE - KEY STAKEHOLDERS INTERVIEWED

APPENDIX TWO - INTERVIEW SCHEDULES

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