The price of a loaf of bread: some conceptions of family support*

摘要: This paper reports on a case study of one local authority, and illustrates the different definitions term ‘family support’ employed by agencies within authority. It provides framework to analyse contribution according assumptions they make about methods efficacy intervention access termination intervention. contrasts findings from this with needs based model support’. Social work health services tend operate narrow, historically determined range, focusing most heavily emotional support behavioural change; whereas users some other are more likely raise matters such as income maintenance, child care, leisure education. The discussed in relation resources for families, key issues implementation family identified during introduction Children Act, 1989, relevance Services Inspectorate inspections these issues. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.