Managing children's homes : developing effective leadership in small organisations /
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Imprint: | London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007. |
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Description: | 1 online resource (224 pages) |
Language: | English |
Series: | Costs and Effectiveness of Services for Children in Need Costs and effectiveness of services for children in need. |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11184891 |
Other authors / contributors: | Hicks, Leslie. |
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ISBN: | 9781846427367 1846427363 1281733814 9781281733818 9781843105428 |
Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-218) and indexes. Print version record. |
Summary: | Managing Children's Homes focuses on leadership, effective management, the allocation of resources, and ensuring positive outcomes for young people in residential care. The book develops an interdisciplinary understanding of what needs to be taken into account when establishing and maintaining good practice on behalf of young people living in children's homes. The authors explain the considerable variation in quality achieved by children's homes and how this relates to management style, working environment and staff structures. The skills and qualities that make effective managers of homes are. |
Other form: | Print version: Managing children's homes. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007 9781843105428 184310542X |
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