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Abstract
The Family Group Conference (FGC) service in New Brunswick has considerably reduced the numbers of children being taken into state care. The initiative has also had a positive impact on social work caseloads and practitioner self-esteem. This descriptive account seeks to explain why New Brunswick opted to introduce the FGC, how the initiative was implemented and what outcomes were achieved. Implications for research and future development with reference to a recent English initiative are also considered.
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Joan Rapaport
Joan Rapaport is a retired social worker and Visiting Research Fellow at the Social Care Workforce Research Unit, King’s College London. Correspondence to: Joan Rapaport, Social Care Workforce Research Unit, King’s College London, Strand, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. E-mail: [email protected]
Geraldine Poirier Baiani
Geraldine Poirier Baiani is a retired social worker and former Assistant Deputy Minister in Canada, in New Brunswick.
Jill Manthorpe
Jill Manthorpe is Professor of Social Work at King’s College London.