gogo
Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com

Rethinking residential child care : positive perspectives / Mark Smith.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Bristol : Policy, c2009.Description: xiv, 209 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781861349095:
  • 9781861349088:
  • 9781861349095:
  • 1861349092
  • 9781847421159 (electronic bk.)
  • 1847421156 (electronic bk.)
  • 1861349084 (paper)
  • 9781861349088 (paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.73
Online resources:
Contents:
The context of care -- History -- Inquiries and their impact -- Trends and policy directions -- Theorising residential child care -- The residential environment -- Assessment, care planning and programming -- Working at the boundaries : the personal-professional relationship -- Residential child care in a continuum of care -- Other traditions of practice -- Conclusion : rethinking residential care.
Summary: The book provides a broad and critical look at policy and practice in residential child care and the ideas that have shaped the development of the sector.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
General Lending Wexford Campus Library Wexford General Lending 362.73 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 74089

CW_HXCYF_M

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The context of care -- History -- Inquiries and their impact -- Trends and policy directions -- Theorising residential child care -- The residential environment -- Assessment, care planning and programming -- Working at the boundaries : the personal-professional relationship -- Residential child care in a continuum of care -- Other traditions of practice -- Conclusion : rethinking residential care.

The book provides a broad and critical look at policy and practice in residential child care and the ideas that have shaped the development of the sector.

28.45

Powered by Koha