Residential child care : prospects and challenges / edited by Andrew Kendrick.

Other author Kendrick, Andrew.
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon : Jessica Kingsley, ©2008.
Description248 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Children--Institutional care. --Great Britain.

SeriesResearch highlights in social work ; 47
Research highlights in social work ; 47. ^A79289
Contents Introduction: Residential child care / Andrew Kendrick -- Could do better! Supporting the education of looked-after children / Joe Francis -- The health of looked-after children in residential care / Jane Scott, Harriet Ward, Malcolm Hill -- Mental health and children and young people in residential care / Michael van Beinum -- The concept of resilience : messages for residential child care / Brigid Daniel -- Young people leaving residential care : experiences and outcomes / Jo Dixon -- Gender matters in residential child care / Teresa O'Neill -- Disabled children in residential settings / Kirsten Stalker -- Black and minority ethnic children and young people in residential care / Andrew Kendrick -- Prioritising young people's concerns in residential care : responding to peer violence / Christine Barter -- Hold on : physical restraint in residential child care / Laura Steckley, Andrew Kendrick -- Blurring the boundaries : the relationship between secure accommodation and 'alternatives' in Scotland / Aileen Barclay, Lynne Hunter -- Children's voices, children's rights / Ruth Emond -- Therapeutic approaches in residential child care / Irene Stevens, Judy Furnivall -- Staffing, training and recruitment : outcomes for young people in residential care in three countries / Claire Cameron, Janet Boddy -- Leadership, structure and culture in residential child care / Roger Bullock.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN9781843105268 (pbk.)
ISBN1843105268 (pbk.)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HV866.G7 R477 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold