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Informationen zum Autor Sally Scott is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Huddersfield! UK. She has substantial experience of managing contact with children and families as a social worker and manager in the UK and the Irish republic. Klappentext Part of a new Social Work Pocketbook series this is a succinct and handy guide to setting up and managing contact visits with looked after children. Realistic about the day-to-day challenges associated with this fundamental aspect of working in children and families services! this book is easy to use and supports social workers and non-social work staff at all levels.Useful features include:Practical examples! advice and tipsExamples of good practiceExamples of common pitfalls and how to avoid themPoint of law remindersChecklists for easy reference when you are in a hurryWritten by an author with hands-on and extensive experience! this pocketbook will assist students and professionals in:Deciding who to involve! and where the contact should take placeSupporting relationships to achieve the overall aims of the careplanAssessing a young person's needs in relation to contactDrawing up the contact agreementEvaluating and recording contact"This easy to read! easy to understand book is accessible to all students who are beginning a placement and need to understand the legislation and philosophy behind contact provision! with excellent tips on how to supervise contact. Invaluable."Paula Beesley! Freelance Practice Educator! North Yorkshire"Scott has provided a useful daily tool for professionals ... by capturing the everyday issues faced by workers. She has created a working insight of the policies and procedures used by various statutory and voluntary agencies and made them easy to read and understandable." Louisa Saunders! Newly Qualified Social Worker Zusammenfassung A guide to setting up and managing contact visits with looked after children. Realistic about the day-to-day challenges associated with this fundamental aspect of working in children and families services! it is easy to use and supports social workers and non-social work staff at all levels. Inhaltsverzeichnis How to Use this Book Introduction Chapter 1: The Nuts and Bolts of Contact Chapter 2: Deciding who to involve Chapter 3: Making an assessment Chapter 4: Planning when! where and how Chapter 5: Drawing up the contact agreement Chapter 6: Managing contact Chapter 7: Evaluating the contact Chapter 8: Recording contact Further Reading and Resources References ...
