How can social workers improve the developmental opportunities of children in families with substantial liabilities?
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The developmental opportunities of children growing up in highly troubled families are limited for a wide variety of reasons. The liabilities of parents – resulting from, for example, poverty, psychological or physical disorders, or their own biographical issues – can easily lead to serious problems for the children. The question for social workers is the following: in what ways can social work prevent such an outcome or influence it in a positive way?