Parent is when needed. not translated Parent does not take the attitude determined to Feels unsure of into effective have the right that it isn’t his or act in best own abilities or is action. when it her ‘priorities’ ‘job’. interests of embarrassed. comes to child May be May seek to give children care; may take a But uses good disorganised, not up the or ‘cavalier’ Has realistic judgement take enough responsibility for indifferent confidence that whenever he/she time, or pays children attitude. he/she can some action insufficient overcome to solve attention; may There may be a problems and is problems. misread lack of interest in ‘signals’ willing to ask for from children; the children and help when may exercise in their welfare needed poor judgement. and development Is prepared to make sacrifices for children. Having completed the resistance-related indicators it is important to make some sense of what it means are the parents likely to engage meaningfully with the plan to manage and reduce the – risk or comply sufficiently to avoid any consequences. A crucial task for the worker, therefore, is to assess the parent’s commitment to engaging and implementing change. Horwath and Morrison (1999) developed a model to provide a framework for assessing parent’s responses to change. GENUINE COMMITMENT TOKENISM Parent recognises the need to change and Parent will agree with the professionals makes real efforts to bring about these regarding the required changes but will put changes little effort into making change work While some changes may occur, they will not have required any effort from the parent. Change occurs despite, not because of, parental actions
Parent is determined to act in best interests of children Has realistic confidence that he/she can overcome problems and is willing to ask for help when needed Is prepared to make sacrifices for children. when needed. Feels unsure of own abilities or is embarrassed. But uses good judgement whenever he/she some action to solve problems. not translated into effective action. May be disorganised, not take enough time, or pays insufficient attention; may misread ‘signals’ from children; may exercise poor judgement. Parent does not have the right ‘priorities’ when it comes to child care; may take a ‘cavalier’ or indifferent attitude. There may be a lack of interest in the children and in their welfare and development take the attitude that it isn’t his or her ‘job’. May seek to give up the responsibility for children Having completed the resistance-related indicators it is important to make some sense of what it means – are the parents likely to engage meaningfully with the plan to manage and reduce the risk or comply sufficiently to avoid any consequences. A crucial task for the worker, therefore, is to assess the parent’s commitment to engaging and implementing change. Horwath and Morrison (1999) developed a model to provide a framework for assessing parent’s responses to change. GENUINE COMMITMENT Parent recognises the need to change and makes real efforts to bring about these changes TOKENISM Parent will agree with the professionals regarding the required changes but will put little effort into making change work While some changes may occur, they will not have required any effort from the parent. Change occurs despite, not because of, parental actions
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