Receiving End - Consumer Accounts of Social Help for Children

Originally published in 1973, The Receiving End looks at the British welfare services for deprived children. The book is comprised of essays from individuals that have been on the receiving end of the social help agencies, such as adoption societies, fostering agencies and children's homes.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Adoption Experiences 3. Jane and Susan – An Account of Two Adoptions 4. Recalling Experiences at a Child Psychiatric Unit 5. A Children’s Home and a Foster Home Compared 6. A Children’s Home Remembered 7. Fostering – the Experience of a Single Woman References

Summary

Originally published in 1973, The Receiving End looks at the British welfare services for deprived children. The book is comprised of essays from individuals that have been on the receiving end of the social help agencies, such as adoption societies, fostering agencies and children’s homes.

Product details

• Authors: Noel Timms
• Assisted by: Noel Timms (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.11.2018
• EAN: 9781138365360
• ISBN: 978-1-138-36536-0
• No. of pages: 110
• Series: Routledge Revivals: Noel Timms
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, Social Work