York Consulting, which undertook the research, examined the way practitioners worked in five Action for Children services catering for vulnerable families.
As well as a final report the authors produced a framework outlining the skills staff should develop to improve relationships with parents and therefore bolster children’s wellbeing. A guide for organisations working with families was also published.
The report concluded that staff at the charity’s five centres offering intensive family support, achieved a balance of challenge and support with parents. By persistently challenging parents staff were able to encourage them to understand the consequences of their behaviour and enable them to recognise the areas they needed most support in.
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