Widening the Circle

Widening the Circle is about developing family leadership, cultural safety, and community partnerships to safeguard children, young people, and other family members. This volume describes family group conferencing and critically analyzes its contributions to widening the circle. The practices presented are based on the authors’ extensive experience with family group conferencing in the United States and Canada as applied primarily in child welfare but also extended into juvenile justice and domestic violence.

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Unified overview of practice and research on the model
International findings
Extensive family examples
Steps for organizing, facilitating, and following up on conferences
Physical, emotional, and cultural safety at conferences
Guidance for communities on starting and sustaining conferencing
Evaluating conferencing to enhance practice
Future directions for reshaping child welfare

Widening the Circle

The Practice and Evaluation of Family Group Conferencing with Children, Youths, and Their Families

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