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The Family Group Conference: A new paradigm for making decisions about children and young people

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 February 2016

Gabrielle M Maxwell  and
Allison Morris
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Abstract

The involvement of the State In the lives of children, young people and their families has taken a new turn in New Zealand since 1989. Now when a child or young person is in need of care or protection or had offended, matters are resolved with their participation and with the participation of their family. At the heart of the new system is the Family Group Conference which is a new forum for consensus decision-making and which is potentially adaptable to different cultural practices. Institutionalisation of the young has been drastically reduced. Families remain a part of the lives of their children. However practice problems remain, goals of cultural appropriateness have not always been achieved and services have not always been made available to enhance the wellbeing of children and young people or to strengthen their families.

Type
Research Article
Information
Children Australia , Volume 17 , Issue 4 , 1992 , pp. 11 - 15
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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