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Informationen zum Autor Leon C. Fulcher, Frank Ainsworth Zusammenfassung Focuses on the core issues that shape the quality of care that's provided in institutional and residential care settings, as well as day care services that rely on the group process. This book offers insights for dealing with the daily challenges of working with young people in responsive group care. Inhaltsverzeichnis About the Contributors Foreword (Adrian Ward) Preface (Mark Krueger) Chapter 1. Group Care Practice with Children Revisited (Leon C. Fulcher and Frank Ainsworth) SECTION 1: WORKING DIRECTLY WITH CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE, AND THEIR FAMILIES Chapter 2. The Soul, Rhythms and Blues of Responsive Child and Youth Care at Home or Away from Home (Leon C. Fulcher) Chapter 3. Developing Social Competencies in Group Care Practice (Richard W. Small and Leon C. Fulcher) Chapter 4. Group Care Practitioners as Family Workers (Frank Ainsworth) SECTION 2: WORKING INDIRECTLY TO SUPPORT CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE, AND FAMILIES Chapter 5. Primary Care in Secondary Settings: Inherent Strains (Henry W. Maier, Introduction by Thom Garfat) Chapter 6. Developing a Shared Language and Practice (Stephen F. Casson) Chapter 7. Creating and Sustaining a Culture of Group Care (Frank Ainsworth and Leon C. Fulcher) Chapter 8. Resident Group Influences on Team Functioning (Gale E. Burford and Leon C. Fulcher) SECTION 3: ORGANISATIONAL INFLUENCES ON PRACTICE Chapter 9. Managing Occupational Stress for Group Care Personnel (Martha A. Mattingly) Chapter 10. Patterns of Career Development in Child and Youth Care (Karen D. VanderVen) Chapter 11. The Economics of Group Care Practice: A Reappraisal (Martin Knapp) Chapter 12. ConclusionLooking Ahead (Leon C. Fulcher and Frank Ainsworth) Index Reference Notes Included ...
