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  • Working with Vulnerable Primary School Aged Children and their Families: A review of the Australian literature on key principles, issues, and community level approaches

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    Le Bon, Gabrielle
    Boddy, Jennifer
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    Boddy, Jennifer
    Le Bon, Gabrielle
    Year published
    2010
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    Abstract
    Children's health and wellbeing in Australia is adversely affected by increasing disadvantage, social exclusion, and vulnerability, with numerous studies confirming the need for an improved societal response to the needs of children and their families. This review highlights the issues facing Australian primary school aged children and their families, and it examines approaches for working with those from diverse backgrounds who have varying health needs. While there are considerable gaps in the literature, findings echo some of the preventative messages from early childhood studies which suggest that neighbourhoods and ...
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    Children's health and wellbeing in Australia is adversely affected by increasing disadvantage, social exclusion, and vulnerability, with numerous studies confirming the need for an improved societal response to the needs of children and their families. This review highlights the issues facing Australian primary school aged children and their families, and it examines approaches for working with those from diverse backgrounds who have varying health needs. While there are considerable gaps in the literature, findings echo some of the preventative messages from early childhood studies which suggest that neighbourhoods and communities play a crucial role in promoting children's health, wellbeing, and social inclusion through the middle years. Research further suggests that practitioners should engage in a holistic approach to children's health and welfare and offer support across multiple domains of development, giving attention to both cultural and contextual factors. This paper will conclude with some recommendations for future research and a discussion about the implications for practice.
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    Journal Title
    Journal of Social Inclusion
    Volume
    1
    Issue
    1
    Publisher URI
    http://www.griffith.edu.au/
    Copyright Statement
    © The Author(s) 2010. The attached file is posted here with permission of the copyright owners for your personal use only. No further distribution permitted. For information about this journal please refer to the journal's website. The online version of this work is licensed under a Creative Commons License, available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/au/
    Subject
    Social Work not elsewhere classified
    Social Work
    Sociology
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/36890
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