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Dillane et al.
(2001)
Evaluation of
the Dundee
Families
Project
WOE: Low
One group pre-
post test |
Programme
funding to
assist families
who are
homeless or at
severe risk of
homelessness
as a result of
'antisocial
behaviour’.
Previous ways
of tackling
this problem
were seen as
expensive and
ineffective.
The Project
is run by
NCH Action
for Children
Scotland in
partnership
with Dundee
Council Housing
and Social Work
Departments.
(P v) |
1. Criminal
justice system
staff (probation
officer, court
welfare officer,
prison staff
etc.)
2. Community/
outreach
worker
3. Social
worker
4. Teacher/
education
support staff
5. Health care
worker
6. Family
support
workers |
Presumably
manager of
project team |
The staff
members came
from diverse
backgrounds
(e.g. housing,
field social
work,
community
work,
residential
care), but they
reported a
significant level
of cohesiveness
within the
staff group.
This could be
due to the fact
that the most
of the current
staff had been
working at the
Project since
its inception.
This enabled
the group to
work through
any initial
difficulties,
to develop a
positive group
identity and to
become well
grounded in
their practice. |
The Dundee
Family Project
was established
with Urban
Programme
funding |
- Admissions
meetings
between
representatives
of NCH, Social
Services and
Housing (p 19)
- regular case
conferences (p
24) - NCH offer
specific training
for staff (p 27)
Relationships
with specific
services:
Housing -
regular contact
at senior
management
level, and
with Homeless
Persons
Officers, area
managers and
housing officers
(P 84)
Social work:
Regular contact
at senior
management
level, and with
area social work
staff (p. 85). |
(a) "The panel may accept referrals
from a range of sources, although in
practice, the vast majority of referrals
come from the Housing Department
and the Social Work Department.” (p 19)
Self-referral was also possible, but
rare.
(b) families had to have exhibited a
range of anti-social behaviours with
the likelihood that they would be
evicted or were living in unsatisfactory
tenancy arrangements. Some families
lived in a core residential block.
’’Initially, this was confined to families
who had been evicted for anti-social
behaviour, but as the number of the
evictions reduced this was broadened
to 'families who really cannot function
in mainstream society and normal
council housing’ - regardless of their
eviction status.” (p 19)
(c) "Stakeholders suggested that very
few referred families explicitly refused
to work with the project. One of the
interviewees suggested that this was
due to a combination or 'persuasion
and coercion’. An example of this
carrot and stick approach was noted by
another person.”
(d) Dundee, Scotland |