Understanding Residential Child Care

First published in 1999, the overall aim of the book is to provide a comprehensive critical guide to the theory and practice of residential care.

'This is an important book which, by locating a political and theoretical perspective alongside practice, fills a gap in the current literature on residential childcare...stimulating and optimistic, resulting in an accessible book which should be essential reading to all those interested in residential childcare.' British Journal of Social Work

Autorentext
Nick Frost, University of Leeds, UK Sue Mills, Wakefield Community and Social Service Department, UK Mike Stein, University of Leeds, UK

Inhalt

1. A History of Residential Child Care. 2. Theoretical approaches to Residential Child Care. 3. Empowering Children and Young People. 4. The Children Act 1989 and Residential Child Care. 5. The Management Task in Residential Child Care. 6. Supporting and Supervising Staff. 7. The Abuses and Uses of Residential Child Care. 8. Leaving Residential Care. 9. A Future for Residential Child Care?