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Working in Children s Homes

Working in Children s Homes

Whitaker
Archer
Hicks

Paperback

Series: Living Away from Home - Studies in Residential Care, Book 2

Child PsychologyPoverty & Social WorkSocial Movements

ISBN10: 0471979538
ISBN13: 9780471979531
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: Jun 4 1998
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.93
Height: 0.62 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.20
Language: English
Working in Children s Homes is one of an important series of bookson residential care based on research sponsored by the Departmentof Health. This book draws on extensive research conducted over athree-year period. The authors address the challenges andcomplexities facing those who work with and in children s homes. Onthe basis of interviews and discussions with heads of homes andstaff groups, the authors explore the tasks which face staffgroups, the rationale for their procedures, their sources ofstresses and rewards, and the everyday ups and downs characteristicof residential care. Key tasks are discussed in depth, such asworking with individual children, the mix of young people, managersand others in their own organisation, and the wider networkssurrounding the home and the child. Characteristics of goodpractice are named, and factors which facilitate good practice andgood outcomes are identified. Valuable recommendations are madefor

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