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Machine generated contents note: 1.Think child, think family, think community / Graham Vimpani -- Introduction -- Descriptive knowledge -- Genetic influences -- Parent-child attachment -- Experience-based brain development -- Parenting adaptability -- Family theory -- An ecological perspective -- So...

Contents note continued: The task for child and family workers -- Barriers for fathers: internal constraints -- Barriers for fathers: opportunity constraints -- Barriers for fathers: service constraints -- Interaction of barriers -- Implications for services -- Evidence of fathers' impact -- What ab...

Contents note continued: 6.Working with Aboriginal families / Sarah Mares -- Introduction -- Demography -- Policy context -- Parenting and family functioning -- Parenting interventions -- Culture and parenting -- Adaptation of mainstream and evidence-based programs for Aboriginal families -- Identif...

Contents note continued: The key is trust -- Being r̀eal in role' -- Achieving a collaborative approach -- Important worker characteristics -- Conclusion -- 9.Working with parents with substance misuse problems / Paul Harnett -- Introduction -- Outcomes for children in families with parental substan...

Contents note continued: Multi-agency advocacy at a strategic and operational level -- Conclusion -- 11.Attachment theory: from concept to supporting children in out-of-home care / Sara McLean -- Introduction -- What is attachment theory? -- Early experimental studies of attachment -- Overview of at...

Contents note continued: Characteristics of parents of children in out-of-home care -- Involving parents and families in care and protection practice -- Maintaining connections between children in out-of-home care and their parents -- Negotiation and reconstruction of parent identities after child r...

Contents note continued: Factors that influence program adoption and implementation -- The new program or practice -- The practitioner -- The organisation -- The wider service environment -- Types of implementation frameworks -- Conclusion.