Empowering practice?: A critical appraisal of the family group conference approach

This innovative and topical book examines the nature and meaning of 'empowerment' in the child welfare context using the family group conference (FGC) approach to decision making in child welfare and protection as an illustration. The authors evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the FGC approach so that current practice can be improved and lessons learned for other areas of work with children and families.