Hedy Cleaver
Biographic Data
| ID | 4415980 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hedy Cleaver |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hedy |
| FAMILY NAME | Cleaver |
| SIGNATURE | CLEAVER H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Leicester |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Domestic abuse and the impact on young children
From policy to practice
This paper describes a two‐year study conducted in 24 English councils to evaluate the implementation of the Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families. The Framework promotes a holistic, multi‐agency approach towards the assessment of children in need. The study was carried out in two phases. Phase one explored how councils implemented the Framework and accompanying assessment records. Phase two used a variety of methods…
Contact the Social Workers' Experience
New Research on Teenagers Key Findings and the Implications for Policy and Practice
Based on the Department of Health recent overview, Focus on Teenagers (1996), this article by Hedy Cleaver explores the problems teenagers present to social services in terms of their health needs, education, behaviour, relationships, identity and life skills. The ability of social services to address these problems and adequately equip adolescents for adult life is scrutinised. Among the beneficial approaches suggested by the findings outlined a…
Foster Home Breakdown
At a time when fostering has become a cornerstone of social work policy, with 40,000 children placed in foster homes, this book highlights the personal tragedy that occurs when relationships between children and their foster parents break down. It provides the first detailed examination of placement breakdown in 20 years, a period in which major developments have occurred regarding services for deprived children. The book presents research findin…
From policy to practice
This paper describes a two‐year study conducted in 24 English councils to evaluate the implementation of the Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families. The Framework promotes a holistic, multi‐agency approach towards the assessment of children in need. The study was carried out in two phases. Phase one explored how councils implemented the Framework and accompanying assessment records. Phase two used a variety of methods…
Contact the Social Workers' Experience
New Research on Teenagers Key Findings and the Implications for Policy and Practice
Based on the Department of Health recent overview, Focus on Teenagers (1996), this article by Hedy Cleaver explores the problems teenagers present to social services in terms of their health needs, education, behaviour, relationships, identity and life skills. The ability of social services to address these problems and adequately equip adolescents for adult life is scrutinised. Among the beneficial approaches suggested by the findings outlined a…
Foster Home Breakdown
At a time when fostering has become a cornerstone of social work policy, with 40,000 children placed in foster homes, this book highlights the personal tragedy that occurs when relationships between children and their foster parents break down. It provides the first detailed examination of placement breakdown in 20 years, a period in which major developments have occurred regarding services for deprived children. The book presents research findin…
Contact the Social Workers' Experience
New Research on Teenagers Key Findings and the Implications for Policy and Practice
Based on the Department of Health recent overview, Focus on Teenagers (1996), this article by Hedy Cleaver explores the problems teenagers present to social services in terms of their health needs, education, behaviour, relationships, identity and life skills. The ability of social services to address these problems and adequately equip adolescents for adult life is scrutinised. Among the beneficial approaches suggested by the findings outlined a…
From policy to practice
This paper describes a two‐year study conducted in 24 English councils to evaluate the implementation of the Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families. The Framework promotes a holistic, multi‐agency approach towards the assessment of children in need. The study was carried out in two phases. Phase one explored how councils implemented the Framework and accompanying assessment records. Phase two used a variety of methods…
Domestic abuse and the impact on young children
Psychology (5 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Public relations (2 works) · Social Work (2 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (2 works) · Accounting (1 work) · Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare (1 work) · Agency (philosophy (1 work)