Understanding Residential Child Care

List of contents

1. A History of Residential Child Care. 2. Theoretical approaches to Residential Child Care. 3. Empowering Children and Young People. 4. The Children Act 1989 and Residential Child Care. 5. The Management Task in Residential Child Care. 6. Supporting and Supervising Staff. 7. The Abuses and Uses of Residential Child Care. 8. Leaving Residential Care. 9. A Future for Residential Child Care?

About the author

Nick Frost, University of Leeds, UK Sue Mills, Wakefield Community and Social Service Department, UK Mike Stein, University of Leeds, UK

Summary

First published in 1999, the overall aim of the book is to provide a comprehensive critical guide to the theory and practice of residential care.

Product details

• Authors: Nick Frost, Nick Mills Frost, Sue Mills
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.12.2020
• EAN: 9781138370265
• ISBN: 978-1-138-37026-5
• No. of pages: 139
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries