Podcasts about family social work

In this two-part podcast, Donald Forrester, Professor of Child and Family Social Work at Cardiff University and Richard Devine, Consultant Social Worker, join Susan Ridpath, Research and Development Officer at Research in Practice to share their insights into working with parents in child and family social work. Part two starts by further exploring the reasons why a parent may be reluctant to have social services in their lives. What is meant – and importantly not meant - by the term ‘resistance' and how is understanding resistance useful for practice? View the accompanying reflective questions: https://www.researchinpractice.org.uk/children/content-pages/podcasts/working-with-parents-in-children-s-social-care/

In this two-part podcast, Donald Forrester, Professor of Child and Family Social Work at Cardiff University and Richard Devine, Consultant Social Worker, join Susan Ridpath, Research and Development Officer at Research in Practice to share their insights into working with parents in child and family social work. Part one's focus is the context of social work with parents and the power practitioners hold. Richard and Donald unpack some of the dilemmas and tensions of practice and reflect on the emotional landscape for practitioners and family members. View the accompanying reflective questions: https://www.researchinpractice.org.uk/children/content-pages/podcasts/working-with-parents-in-children-s-social-care/

Professor Lucie Cluver has spent her career improving the lot of children, especially during times of crisis. Whether that's the AIDS pandemic or the Covid pandemic, Professor Cluver has been at the coalface and in this episode she talks about her time working as a social worker in South Africa all the way through to her work as Professor of Child and Family Social Work at the University of Oxford From 2010 - 2012, she ran the Young Carers Study,  which looked at the impact of being a 'young carer' on children's well-being in AIDS-affected families. Over 6000 children and 2500 caregivers were interviewed in the South African provinces making it the world's largest study on children in AIDS-affected families. In March 2020, when 1.9 billion children were in lockdown with their parents, she co-led the COVID-19 Emergency Parenting Response to develop evidence-based open-source resources. She worked with colleagues at international organisations including the World Bank with the knowledge that the numbers of child abuse victims rose when they sequestered with adults for long periods of time. These resources were translated into over 100 languages and disseminated to over 200 million people. Season 4 of the We Society Podcast from the Academy of Social Sciences tackles the big questions through a social science lens. Throughout this series, you'll be hearing some of the best ideas to shape the way we live. Hosted by journalist and Academy President Will Hutton, we interview some of Britain's top social scientists and public figures from across the globe to explore their evidence-led solutions to society's most pressing problems. Don't want to miss an episode? Follow the We Society on your favourite podcast platform and you can email us on wesociety@acss.org.uk and tell us who we should be speaking to or follow us on twitter  https://twitter.com/thewesocietypod Find out more about the Academy of Social Sciences here: https://www.acss.org.uk  

To watch this with subtitles head to youtube: @socialworksortedIn this episode I talk about the importance of considering environments when making and receiving phone calls-Managing your basic needs-Ensuring the safety of the person you are contacting-Tips to support people through a phone call To get in touch:vicki@socialworksorted.comWebsite: www.socialworksorted.comInstagram.com/socialworksortedfacebook.com/socialworksorted Recommended further reading:https://www.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/upm-binaries/64461_Hutchison_Chapter_7.pdf Ferguson, H, Warwick, L, Cooner, TS, et al. The nature and culture of social work with children and families in long-term casework: Findings from a qualitative longitudinal study. Child & Family Social Work. 2020; 25: 694–703. https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12746 *This podcast is a resource for newly qualified social workers. It is recommended that you use this podcast in addition to other resources and always refer back to your employer guidelines when making decisions. This podcast is not a replacement for supervision or organisational training. It's important that you know this podcast isn't peer reviewed. All views expressed are my own and so I encourage you to use your critical thinking skills when you approach this podcast and any other social work resource. There are episodes of this podcast in which I refer to products I am selling such as written guides and in person training. These do not constitute as ads but I want to be transparent about the nature of this podcast and how it connects to my business. If you have any questions about this please get in touch vicki@socialworksorted.com

Family trauma is prevalent therefore understanding what family trauma is and how it manifests in adult relationships is necessary for effective practice. This podcast explores childhood family trauma, how childhood family trauma affects adult relationships, and the stages of healing from childhood family trauma. This is part of the Continued Learning Podcast series.

In this episode Myrriah dives into the topic of equine therapy, with the research specifically focused on children. She reads from her research paper about the fascinating impact horses can have for trauma survivors. She discusses the way that horses specifically can be a therapeutic aid, even more so than canines! Part two to follow-with a deep dive into what got her interested in this topic, and some childhood stories. References: Buck, P. W., Bean, N., & de Marco, K., (2017). Equine-assisted psychotherapy: An emerging trauma-informed intervention. Advances in Social Work, 18(1), 387. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com.libproxy.chapman.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,uid&db=edo&AN Dunlop, K., & Tsantefski, M. (2018). A space of safety: Children's experience of equine-assisted group therapy. Child & Family Social Work, 23(1), 16–24. https://doi-org.libproxy.chapman.edu/10.1111/cfs.12378 Ewing, C. A., MacDonald, P. M., Taylor, M., & Bowers, M. J. (2007). Equine-facilitated learning for youths with severe emotional disorders: A quantitative and qualitative study. Child & Youth Care Forum, 36(1), 59–72. https://doi-org.libproxy.chapman.edu/10.1007/s10566-006-9031-x=125527924&site=eds-live Ford, C. (2013). Dancing with horses: Combining dance/movement therapy and equine facilitated psychotherapy. American Journal of Dance Therapy, 35(2), 93-117. Retrieved from https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10465-013-9156-z McCullough, L. M. (2012). Effect of equine-facilitated psychotherapy on posttraumatic stress symptoms in youth with history of maltreatment and abuse. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering. ProQuest Information & Learning. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com.libproxy.chapman.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,uid&db=psyh&AN=2012-99120-062&site=eds-live Naste, T. M., Price, M., Karol, J., Martin, L., Murphy, K., Miguel, J., & Spinazzola, J., (2018). Equine facilitated therapy for complex trauma (EFT-CT). Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, 11(3), 289–303. Retrieved from https://doi-org.libproxy.chapman.edu/10.1007/s40653-017-0187-3 Yorke, J., Nugent, W., Strand, E., Bolen, R., New, J., & Davis, C. (2013). Equine-assisted therapy and its impact on cortisol levels of children and horses: A pilot study and meta-analysis. Early Child Development and Care, 183(7), 874-894. doi:10.1080/03004430.2012.693486

Sponsored by Bethan Elisa Proofreading (@bethanelisa) and Handmade Home by Ruby (https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/HandmadeHomeByRuby)References Denborough, D. (2008) Collective narrative practice, Dulwich Centre publications, Adelaide, Australia. Elhassan, O., and Yassine, L. (2017) Tree of life with young Muslim women in Australia, The international journal of Narrative Therapy and Community work, (3) 27-45. Gallagher, B., & Green, A. (2012). In, out and after care: Young adults' views on their lives, as children, in a therapeutic residential establishment. Children and Youth Services Review, 34(2), 437-450. Jacobs, S.F.M., (2018) Collective Narrative practice with unaccompanied refugee minors: “The Tree of Life” as a response to hardship, Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry vol 23(2) 279-293 Portnoy, S., Girling, I. and Fredman, G. (2015) Supporting young people living with cancer to tell their stories in ways that make them stronger: The Beads of Life approach, Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 21, 255-267 Shotton, G. (2010). Telling different stories The experience of foster/adoptive carers in carrying out collaborative memory work with children Adoption and Fostering, 34(4), 61-68. Shotton, G. (2013). “Remember when…”: Exploring the experiences of looked after children and their carers in engaging in collaborative reminiscence, Adoption and Fostering, 37(4), 352-367. Shotton, G. (2021) A session by session guide to life story work, Routledge, Abingdon. Staines, J., Selwyn, J. (2020) I wish someone would explain why I am in care: The impact of children and young people's lack of understanding of why they are in out-of-home care on their well-being and felt security, Child and Family Social Work, 25, (1) 91-106. Vermeire, S. (2017) What if….I were a king?: Playing with roles and positions in narrative conversations with children who have experienced trauma, The International journal of Narrative Therapy and Community work (4) 50-61 Watson, D., Hahn, R., and Staines, J. (2020) Storying special objects: Material culture, narrative identity and life story work for children in care, Qualitative social work, Vol 19, (4) 701-718 Willis, R., & Holland, S. (2009). Life Story Work: Reflections of the experience by looked after young people. Adoption and Fostering, 33(4), 44-52.Support the show (https://www.ko-fi.com/agentsofhope)

Adrienne Elliott has worked in all aspects of the child welfare system including intake, child protection, permanency and adoption. She was an adjunct faculty member for the University of Denver and Metropolitan State University and taught courses in Family Social Work, Foster Care and Adoption and co-taught a college level course for caseworkers and mental health professionals in Adoption Competence. Adrienne holds her Master of Social Work from the University of Denver and her Bachelor of Science from Purdue University. Adrienne just recently moved from Denver Colorado where she was the ED for a private non-profit adoption agency and CEO of a social enterprise focused on online post adoption services for families.Adrienne is the parent of two sons, ages 20 and 23 years old.Her oldest just graduated from CU and her youngest is attending MSU in Denver. Adrienne has lived in Denver for 25 years and prior to that she lived and grew up in Carmel, Indiana.She was part of the poms dance team and performed at football and basketball games. https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrienne-elliott-a9059b49/Heart of Adoptions, Inc. is a licensed, private adoption agency designed to help create families through adoption. We are committed to working with birth parents to find children a forever home.https://www.heartofadoptions.com/https://www.facebook.com/HeartOfAdoptionsInc/https://twitter.com/HeartAdoptionshttps://www.instagram.com/heart_of_adoptions/https://www.pinterest.com/heartofadoption/

For Margarita Frederico, AM the core of social work is its drive for social justice and its respect for human rights; and its richness comes from the way it is constantly evolving. Social work has taken her from seminars with Anna Freud, to anti-Vietnam war protests; from The Royal Children’s Hospital to Myanmar; from childhood trauma to environmental rights. Through a lifetime of change she has held onto the values, the rigour and the knowledge at the core of social work. SHOWNOTES A more detailed version of Margarita’s story was published in Social Work Focus, Autumn 2021 Take Two, Berry Street https://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/mmfrederico Margarita’s writing: Margarita Frederico, Maureen Long, Nadine Cameron, Leadership in Child and Family Practice, Routledge, United kingdom, 2018 Margarita Frederico, Maureen Long, Janelle Young, Educating Social Workers for Leadership in a Highly Differentiated Society, International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change, Vol 3 issue 4, pp61-72, 2018 Evaluations of therapeutic foster care programs: Margarita Frederico, Maureen Long, Patricia McNamara , Lynne McPherson, Richard Rose, Improving Outcomes For Children In Out-Of-Home Care: The role of therapeutic foster care, Child and Family Social Work, Vol 22 Issue 2, 2016, pp1064-1074 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/cfs.12326 Margarita Frederico, Annette Jackson, Carlina black, Ric Pawsey, Allison Cox, Take Two- Implementing A Therapeutic Service for Children who have Experienced Abuse and Neglect: Beyond Evidence Informed Practice, Child Abuse Review, Volume 28, Issue 3, 2019, pp225-239 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/car.2563 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The AASW respectfully acknowledges the past and present traditional owners and on-going custodians of the lands on which this podcast was recorded. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, their ancestors and families, and to the Elders of other communities who may be listening.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Donald Forrester, Professor of Child and Family Social Work at Cardiff University, on the relationship between social work skills and outcomes for children and families.

Today my special guest is Adrienne Elliott, the Executive Director of Heart of Adoptions Inc and Heart of Adoptions Alliance Florida. She has worked in all aspects of the child welfare system including intake, child protection, permanency and adoption. She was an adjunct faculty member for the University of Denver and Metropolitan State University and taught courses in Family Social Work, Foster Care and Adoption and co-taught a college level course for caseworkers and mental health professionals in Adoption Competence. Adrienne holds her Master of Social Work from the University of Denver and her Bachelor of Science from Purdue University. Adrienne just recently moved from Denver Colorado where she was the ED for a private non-profit adoption agency and CEO of a social enterprise focused on online post adoption services for families. She works with families looking to adopt children and has just started a new program called Hearts to Home, adopting from foster care. Ultimately, Adrienne would like to start her own consulting business working with non-profits to help them scale and become self-sufficient. Adrienne is the parent of two sons, ages 21 and 24 years old. Her oldest just graduated from CU and her youngest is attending MSU in Denver. Adrienne has lived in Denver for 25 years and prior to that she lived and grew up in Carmel, Indiana. The unfortunate reality is that many children don't have loving homes that they can call their own. According to adoptuskids.org and youthtoday.org, "there are currently more than 400,000 children in foster care in the United States. Roughly 20,000 youth are forced to exit the system annually without having found a forever family, leaving them to fend for themselves. Tragically, 25 percent of these young adults will experience homelessness within the first year of leaving foster care, and 50 percent of these youth will be homeless within the first four years. I'm looking forward to hearing more about the innovative solution that Adrienne is bringing to this problem." WEBSITE: www.heartofadoptions.com SOCIAL: https://www.facebook.com/HeartOfAdoptionsInc/ FOLLOW ADRIENNE OR REACH OUT FOR NONPROFIT CONSULTING: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrienne-elliott-a9059b49/

Welcome to Learn on the go, a Community Care Inform podcast where we discuss what the latest research, practice models and policy guidance mean to your practice.This episode is about social work supervision. It covers why supervision is important, what good supervision can do, and if supervision can and does make a difference to children and families. Discussing these questions are David Wilkins, senior lecturer in social work at the Cascade Research Centre at Cardiff University, and Tom Stibbs, principal social worker for children and families for Brighton and Hove City Council. The questions were asked by Ruth Hardy, content editor at Community Care Inform.Community Care Inform Children subscribers can access a full written transcript of the episode, plus key learning points and messages from research: https://www.ccinform.co.uk/learning-tools/learn-on-the-go-podcast-social-work-supervision 2:38: Why is supervision important and what should good supervision do?9:07: Does supervision need to be reflective?15:52: What makes for good supervision?28:18: How can supervision help children and families?30:55: Final thoughtsDue to poor audio quality we had to remove Tom’s answer to the question on whether supervision can help the people social workers work with. Instead we’ve transcribed this:Tom Stibbs:Yes, certainly I think it should and it can help the people that social workers work with. I think, as David has said as well, that doesn’t mean that it always does. I think in terms of how it does, I think it goes back to those ideas we’ve been talking about, about how workers reflecting on their practice and their feelings about working with families can actually lead to purposeful planning that makes a difference for families. So actually it’s about reflection that leads to action that does make a difference for families. So that’s something that supervision should be providing.I think as well just picking up on David’s quote there from Donald Forrester, or a phrase from Donald Forrester, it made me think of another phrase from Donald Forrester, or a phrase that he helped us think about in terms of our model, which is that actually what supervision is trying to do is to help social workers be the best that they can be. And if we do that, that might actually mean that they can help families to be the best that they can be. So actually about us providing that emotional containment to social workers actually means that they can make a difference in terms of working with families.I think that obviously we do have examples about how that sort of approach in supervision and that kind of curiosity that David was talking about does make a difference in terms of what social workers then go and do in terms of their work with families. And you know, just simple questions as well. You know, things like social workers talking about how they’re working with families in group supervision and then planning, rehearsing, practising how they might talk to families in group supervision. Or even taking back to families that, ‘I’m talking about the work that I’m doing with you in my group supervision and this is what some of my colleagues said we might need to think about.’ So there’s very practical ways that group supervision or other forms of supervision might affect how social workers support families.Some of the evaluation that we’ve done around our different forms of supervision through our social work health check, which we call Your Voice survey, the feedback we get from social workers is positive in terms of the impact of especially one-to-one supervision but also reflective practice groups and group supervision. And they are positive in their feedback not just about the emotional aspect and the support they get but they do also give positive feedback in terms of it making a difference to their practice.But I recognise that that’s based on self-report, and I know David’s been working on this with colleagues as well, that there’s more work we could do around actually looking at the detail of how supervision then makes a difference to practice. But I think obviously it’s really important that we recognise that the purpose of supervision is about making a difference for the families that social workers are supporting.ReferencesBogo, M and McKnight, K (2006)‘Clinical supervision in social work‘The Clinical Supervisor, Volume 24, Issue 1/2, pp49–67Bogo, M; Regehr, C; Logie, C; Katz, E; Mylopoulos, M and Regehr, G (2011)‘Adapting objective structured clinical examinations to assess social work students’ performance and reflections‘Journal of Social Work Education, Volume 47, Issue 1, pp5-18Bogo, M; Regehr, C; Power, R and Regehr, G (2007)‘When values collide‘The Clinical Supervisor, Volume 26, Issue1/2, pp99–117Jones, J (2014)A Report for the Centre for Social Work Practice on Reflective Practice Group Models in Social WorkCentre for Social Work PracticeWilkins, D and Antonopoulou, V (2019)What Does Supervision Help With? A Survey of 315 Social Workers in the UK’Practice, Volume 31, Issue 1, pp21-40Wilkins, D; Forrester, D and Grant, L (2017)‘What happens in child and family social work supervision?’Child and Family Social Work, Volume 22, Issue 2, pp942–951Wilkins, D and Jones, R (2018)‘Simulation supervision: How do managers respond to a crisis?‘European Journal of Social Work, Volume 21,Issue 3, pp454–466Wilkins, D; Khan, M; Stabler, L et al (2018)‘Evaluating the Quality of Social Work Supervision in UK Children’s Services: Comparing Self-Report and Independent Observations’Clinical Social Work Journal, Volume 46, Issue 4, pp350-360Wilkins, D; Lynch, A and Antonopoulou, V (2018)‘A golden thread? The relationship between supervision, practice and family engagement in child and family social work’Child and Family Social Work, Volume 23, Issue 3, pp494–503Wilkins, D and Whittaker, C (2017)‘Doing child-protection social work with parents: What are the barriers in practice?’ British Journal of Social Work, Volume 48, Issue 7, pp2003-2019

Welcome to Learn on the go, a Community Care Inform podcast where we discuss what the latest research, practice models and policy guidance mean to your practice.In this episode, we discuss social work and social media.The experts are Claudia Megele, chair of the principal social worker network, and Jenny Simpson, head of social work (England) at the Open University.2:49 – 8:00: Jenny and Claudia define the key social media networks and who they appeal to, including Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram.8:24 – 27:00: Jenny and Claudia discuss the ethical and legal issues of accessing service users’ social media, relationship-based working and the importance of consent.Read the Community Care investigation into social workers using social media to find evidence on service users: https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2018/11/28/social-workers-using-social-media-find-evidence-service-users-lack-guidance-leaves-knowledge-gaps/References Boyd, D (2007)'Why Youth (Heart) Social Network Sites: The Role of Networking Publics in Teenage Social Life'In Buckingham, D (ed)  MacArthur Foundation Series on Digital Learning – Youth, Identity and Digital Media VolumeCambridge MA: MIT PressBreyette, S K and Hill, K (2015)'The impact of electronic communication and social media on child welfare practice'Journal of Technology in Human Services, Volume 33, Issue 4, pp283-303Congress, E P (2000)'What social workers should know about ethics: Understanding and resolving ethical dilemmas'Advances in Social Work, Volume 1, Issue 1, pp1–25Doel, M; Allmark, P; Conway, P; Cowburn, M; Flynn, M; Nelson, P and Tod, A (2010)'Professional boundaries: Crossing a Line or Entering The Shadows'British Journal of Social Work, Volume 40, pp1866-1889McLuhan, M (1964)Understanding Media: The Extensions of ManMIT PressMegele, C and Buzzi, P (2019)Social Media and Social Work: Implications and Opportunities for PracticePolicy PressSage, T and Sage, M (2016)'Social Media Use in Child Welfare Practice'Advances in Social Work, Volume 17, Issue 1, pp93-112Simpson, J (2016)'A divergence of opinion: how those involved in child and family social work are responding to the challenges of the Internet and social media'Child and Family Social Work, Volume 21, Issue 1, pp94–102

Michael Little from Ratio talks about variation in practitioner outcomes with Thomas Sexton, Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Indiana University and originator of Functional Family Therapy, and Donald Forrester, Professor of Child and Family Social Work at CASCADE, University of Cardiff.

Why the study was done, and what we have learnt, by Lucie Cluver Lucie Cluver is a Professor of Child and Family Social Work, in the Centre for Evidence-Based Social Intervention in the Department of Social Policy and Intervention, and an Honorary Lecturer in Psychiatry and Mental Health at the University of Cape Town.

Isn’t it kind of a “well, duh?” that parenting affects child development?  But do we know how?  We know it’s not good to have really big fights in front of the kids, but do spousal quarrels screw them up too?  Are there really links between a family’s emotional expressiveness and the child’s later academic performance?  How does the marital relationship affect parenting, and how does parenting affect the marital relationship? Today we talk with Dr. Laura Froyen, who has a Ph.D in Human Development and Family Studies and seems almost as obsessed with research on child development issues as I am.  You can find much more about her work at www.laurafroyen.com (http://www.laurafroyen.com) . References Bascoe, S.M., Davies, P.T., Sturge-Apple, M.L., & Cummings, E.M. (2009). Children’s representations of family relationships, peer information processing, and school adjustment. Developmental Psychology 45(6), 1740-1751. Belsky, J. (1984). The determinants of parenting: A process model. Child Development 55(1), 83-96. Bretherton, I., & Munholland, K. A. (1999). Internal working models in attachment relationships: A construct revisited. In J. Cassidy & P. R. Shaver (Eds.), Handbook of attachment: Theory, research, and clinical applications (pp. 89-111). New York: Guilford Press. Buehler, C., & Gerard, J.M. (2002). Marital conflict, ineffective parenting, and children’s and adolescents’ maladjustment. Journal of Marriage and Family 64(1), 78-92. Davies, P.T., & Cummings, E.M. (1994). Marital conflict and child adjustment: An emotional security hypothesis. Psychological Bulletin 116(3), 387-411. Full article available at https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Edward_Cummings/publication/15390513_Marital_Conflict_and_Child_Adjustment_An_Emotional_Security_Hypothesis/links/0912f507fc3e02ce88000000.pdf Davies, P.T., Winter, M.A., & Cicchetti, D. (2006). The implications of emotional security theory for understanding and treating childhood psychopathology. Developmental Psychopathology 18(3), 707-735. Erel, O., & Burman, B. (1995). Interrelatedness of marital relations and parent-child relations: A meta-analytic review. Psychological Bulletin: 118(1), 108-132. Froyen, L.C., Skibbe, L.E., Bowles, R.P., Blow, A.J., & Gerde, H.K. (2013). Marital satisfaction, family emotional expressiveness, home learning environments, and children’s emergent literacy. Journal of Marriage and Family 75, 42-55. Gottman, J., & Gottman, J.S. (2008). And baby makes three: The six-step plan for preserving marital intimacy and rekindling romance after baby arrives. (https://www.amazon.com/Baby-Makes-Three-Preserving-Rekindling/dp/140009738X) New York, NY: Harmony. Grych, J.H., & Fincham, F.D. (1993). Children’s appraisals of marital conflict: Initial investigations of the cognitive-contextual framework. Child Development 64(1), 215-230. Hindman, A.H., Miller, A.L., Froyen, L.C., & Skibbe, L.E. (2012). A portrait of family involvement during Head Start: Nature, extent, and predictors. Early Childhood Research Quarterly 27, 654-667. Lapierre, S. (2008). Mothering in the context of domestic violence: The pervasiveness of a deficit model of mothering. Child & Family Social Work 13, 454-463. Sturge-Apple, M.L., , Davies, P.T., & Cummings, E.M. (2006). Hostility and withdrawal in marital conflict: Effects on parental emotional unavailability and inconsistent discipline. Journal of Family Psychology 20(2), 227-238. Tronick, E. (2009). Still face experiment. UMass Boston. Video available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apzXGEbZht0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apzXGEbZht0) Vallotton, C. D., Harewood, T., Froyen, L., Brophy-Herb, H., & Ayoub, C. (2016). Child Behavior Problems: Mothers’ and Fathers’ Mental Health Matters Today and Tomorrow. Early Childhood Research Quarterly 37, 81-93. doi: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2016.02.006

In her talk, Prof Lucie Cluver explores: can we really improve parent-child relationships, reduce child abuse and reduce poverty? This ERC Starting Grant,Preventing Abuse of Children in the context of AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa, has developed and tested a free child abuse prevention parenting programme for low and middle income countries. The project has been in close partnership with UNICEF, the World Health Organisation and USAID-PEPFAR. Lucie will report for the first time on the new findings from the final cluster Randomised Controlled Trial of 1100 children and families in 40 sites in South Africa. The programme is currently being scaled up to 90,000 families in DRC, Uganda, Lesotho, Kenya, Tanzania, Egypt, Cameroon, the Philippines and Thailand. Lucie Cluver is a Professor of Child and Family Social Work, in the Centre for Evidence-Based Social Intervention in the Department of Social Policy and Intervention, and an Honorary Lecturer in Psychiatry and Mental Health at the University of Cape Town.