Consulting Parents to Improve a Child Guidance Service

Author: Hodgson Judith   Mattison Sheila   Phillips Ellie   Pollack Gloria  

Publisher: Routledge Ltd

ISSN: 1469-5839

Source: Educational Psychology in Practice, Vol.17, Iss.3, 2001-09, pp. : 263-272

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Abstract

This paper describes a study undertaken with a group of parents whose children had been referred to the Knowsley Child Guidance Service. A qualitative methodology was used to analyse in-depth interviews with parents. The results led to practical recommendations for the improvement of service delivery. These recommendations had implications for schools and other services involved with parents/carers and children. The survey also provided a base from which to develop a questionnaire for the continuing evaluation of good practice within the child guidance service.