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Resourceful Friends: An Invaluable Dimension in Family Inclusive Child Protection Practice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2014

Ros Thorpe  and
Kim Ramsden
Ros Thorpe*
Affiliation:
Family Inclusion Network Queensland (Townsville) Inc. and James Cook University, School of Arts and Social Sciences, Queensland, Australia
Kim Ramsden
Affiliation:
Family Inclusion Network Queensland (Townsville) Inc. and James Cook University, School of Arts and Social Sciences, Queensland, Australia
*
address for correspondence: Rosamund Thorpe, 23 Townsville Street, West End, Townsville Qld 4810. E-mail: Rosamund.Thorpe@jcu.edu.au
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Abstract

In this article we illuminate the ‘resourceful friends’ model of community social work as it has been applied in current work in the Family Inclusion Network (FIN) in Townsville, Queensland. Reflections from both parents and supporting members of FIN illustrate its very successful use in this context. This way of working is assessed, particularly in relation to its place in affording an invaluable dimension in family inclusive child protection processes. In conclusion, the contribution to building social capital and promoting greater social justice is identified.

Keywords

family inclusion in child protection practicenon-judgementalism in social workprofessional boundaries in social workrelationship-based social work practiceservice users and social workerscommunity work and collective action
Type
Special Section: Moving beyond protection: Inclusiveness and families
Information
Children Australia , Volume 39 , Issue 2 , June 2014 , pp. 65 - 73
Copyright
Copyright © The Authors 2014 

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