From time to time all agencies will come into contact with families whose compliance is apparent rather than genuine, or who are more obviously reluctant, resistant or sometimes angry or hostile to their approaches.
In extreme cases, professionals can experience intimidation, abuse, threats of violence and actual violence. The child’s welfare should remain paramount at all times and where professionals are too scared to confront the family, they must consider what life is like for a child in the family. Open the document below to find out more:
Practice Guidance » Working with uncooperative families
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