I will pay for the following article Role of Family Worker. The work is to be 9 pages with three to five sources, with in-text citations and a reference page. The young girl was murdered by her grand aunt and the man with whom they lived. The Green Paper built on preventive services by focusing on four themes.

The government increased its focus on providing family and career support which was the key factor that influenced the lives of children. Another key area of focus was to ensure that the necessary intervention took place much before the child reached a crisis point. The Green Paper addressed the problem of weak accountability and poor integration. Finally, it was suggested that people working with children needed to be trained, valued and awarded. This Paper prompted widespread debate. Following consultations with relevant people, the Government published Every Child Matters: the Next Steps, and passed the Children Act 2004. This act provided the legislative backup for the development of effective and accessible services that were necessary for addressing the needs of the child, young people, and families.

Where Sure Start Local Programs (SSLP’s) are concerned the differences in programs are area based, where children and their families live within a prescribed area and services are tailor- made to the local needs of these people. Some of the core domains include good out-reach programs and strong family support, and good child care facilities. Some of the intervention programs that were highly effective include the Abecedarian project, Ramey et al., 2000. Early Head Start, Love, et al., 2002. Positive Parenting Program, Sanders 2003. Incredible Years, Webster-Stratton, 1993. Nurse-Family Partnership, Olds et al., 1999).

Their duty includes emotional support in the form of advising families on how to cope with their long and short term problems, with the aim of helping the little children who may otherwise be taken away from their parents and put under state care.

The duty of a Family Worker depends on the kind of support a family needs, which differ vastly. This could mean supporting a child whose parent is in hospital or prison, has a disability or maybe addicted to drugs or alcohol.