Family Preservation Services (Non-Removal/Re-integration) PDF

**FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES (NON-REMOVAL/RE-INTEGRATION)** **(TRACY:1995:976-977, STRYDOM, 2012, 2014)** **T*YPES OF SERVICES*** \[TRACY: 974\] \* *CRISIS INTERVENTION (INTENSIVE FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES)* \* *FAMILY CENTERED* \* *FAMILY SUPPORT* ***CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES (INTENS...

**FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES (NON-REMOVAL/RE-INTEGRATION)** **(TRACY:1995:976-977, STRYDOM, 2012, 2014)** **T*YPES OF SERVICES*** \[TRACY: 974\] \* *CRISIS INTERVENTION (INTENSIVE FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES)* \* *FAMILY CENTERED* \* *FAMILY SUPPORT* ***CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES (INTENSIVE FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES)*** **1. INTAKE** ­ - *Usually not voluntary* **2. *ASSESSMENT AND ENGAGEMENT*** \- *Multiproblem families/difficult to trust* \- *Non judgmental* \- *Avoid completion of various forms* \- *Try to offer concrete support* \- *Involve whole family in **assessment*** \- *Assess especially safety of child as well as\ \* resources available to family\ \* housing\ \* parental skills* *\* discipline\ \* communication* ***3. GOAL FORMULATION*** **-** *Family preservation = keep family together* *- Focus on: realistic goals* *\* what family wants to change* *\* focus on behaviour* *\* tasks within families' capabilities* \* uitlise *goal attainment scales* \* *types of goals to include plan\ - environmental* \- *educational* *- therapeutic* **4. *INTERVENTION*** ***-** Nature = Concrete services* *Therapeutic services* *Educational services* \- *Involve whole family -- as well as other family members* \- V*arious perspectives and models* \- *Connect family with services for further support:* *- Follow-up* **5. *EVALUATION AND TERMINATION*** \- *Services = time limited -- family members are more motivated* \- *When goals have been achieved* **FAMILY CENTRED SERVICES** (Strydom, M. 2012. Family preservation services: Types of services rendered by social workers to at-risk families, **Social Work/Maatkskaplike Werk)** **TYPES OF SERVICES** 1. **Concrete services** - Assist with housekeeping - Make practical arrangements - Provision of material assistance - Referral to other sources 2. **Education and enabling services** - Development of skills - Involving families in formal and informal resources 3. **Therapeutic services** - Short-term family centred services - Longterm family centred services ***FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES: PREVENTION*** \[ARMSTRONG & HILL: 2001\] \[STRYDOM, 2014\] ***AIM**: - Preventative and early intervention services -- prevent statutory services* *- Expand social networks of family* *- Decrease pressure on social worker (eye on the child)* ***HOW:** Utilise other professions, and volunteers* 1. ***TYPES OF SERVICES*** ***(See Strydom for types of services)*** **1.1 NURSERIES AND FAMILY CENTRES/DAYCARE, GROUPS** **Advantages**: Care services improve social networks; improve self esteem of parents **1.2 PARENT EDUCATION GROUPS** Parent education groups focus on education \* Interactive learning \* Build self-esteem \* Emphasis on parent's input **1.3 HEALTH CARE SUPPORT** \* Visits by trained health workers **SA: CLINICS** \* Prenatal eduction \* UtiliSe as resource **1.4 COMMUNITY NETWORK MODELS** \* Utilise volunteers \* Visit high risk families in home \* More acceptable to family \* More satisifed with informal help \* Develop more informal support services \- SA: "Isolabantwana" project \- NB: **FOCUS ON SERVICES THAT** - Home-based - Educational - Supportive - Therapeutic