What Works in Residential Child Care

A review of research evidence and the practical considerations

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

Av Roger Bullock, Roger Clough, Adrian Ward

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This book reviews research evidence, drawing on a study of residential services in Wales and a literature review of US and UK findings, and identifies the significant elements that will lead to a successful strategy for residential child care across the UK.

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Utgivningsdatum2006-12-31
Mått170 x 245 x undefined mm
Vikt41 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor134
FörlagJessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN9781904787778

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Roger Bullock is Emeritus Professor of Social Policy at the University of Bristol. He is editor of Adoption and Fostering. Roger Clough is Emiritus Professor of Social Care at Lancaster University, having moved there in January 1994 from the post of Chief Inspector of Social Services with Cumbria Social Services. He started work as a teacher/housemaster in senior boys' approved schools. From there he moved to residential work and social work teaching. Adrian Ward works is the Programme Director of the qualifying MA in Social Work at the Tavistock Centre, London. His background is in residential child care and he has written extensively about residential care, group care and therapeutic approaches to social work, and co-edited several books in this field; he was editor of the journal Therapeutic Communities from 1999 to 2005.