Rethinking residential child care : positive perspectives /

Rethinking residential child care : positive perspectives /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Smith, Mark.
Imprint:	Bristol ; Portland, OR : Policy Press, 2009.
Description:	xiv, 209 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Children -- Institutional care -- Great Britain. Children -- Institutional care. Great Britain.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7690031

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ISBN:	9781861349095 (hbk.) 1861349092 (hbk.) 9781861349088 (pbk.) 1861349084 (pbk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-197) and index.
Summary:	Residential child care is a crucial, though relatively neglected area of social work. This book looks at policy and practice and the ideas that have shaped the development of the sector. It is suitable for practitioners in residential child care, social workers and students on social work and social care courses.
Other form:	Online version: Smith, Mark. Rethinking residential child care. Bristol ; Portland, OR : Policy Press, 2009

Table of Contents:

Foreword
Introduction
1. The context of care
2. History
3. Inquiries and their impact
4. Trends and policy directions
5. Theorising residential child care
6. The residential environment
7. Assessment, care planning and programming
8. Working at the boundaries: the personal-professional relationship
9. Residential child care in a continuum of care
10. Other traditions of practice
11. Conclusion: rethinking residential child care
References
Index