Social Work with Looked After Children

Lucille Allain is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at Middlesex University and a Programme Leader for the social work pre-qualifying programmes. She has 18 years of child and family social work experience in child protection, looked after children and disabled children. Her experience spans working as a social worker, manager and in commissioning and developing new services. Her current research focuses on social work practice and young people leaving care.

• Chapter 1: Policy and StatisticsChapter 2: The Legal FrameworkChapter 3: Pathways and Placement TypesChapter 4: Assessment, Care Planning and ContactChapter 5: Communication Skills: Participation, Children′s Rights and Life Story WorkChapter 6: Diversity and EqualityChapter 7: Disabled ChildrenChapter 8: Attachment, Adversity and ResilienceChapter 9: Looked After Children and Mental HealthChapter 10: Education of Looked After ChildrenCHapter 11: Health of Looked After ChildrenChapter 12: Adoption and PermanenceChapter 13: Leaving Care

This book is very well written and is informative. It provides a good overview for social work students on looked after children