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Written by experienced practitioners and academics, this is a core text about the practice of residential child care. It takes as its starting point the fact that residential child care involves workers and children sharing a common lifespace, in which the quality of interpersonal relationships is key. Each chapter highlights relevant policy guidance and is developed around a practice scenario, discussing key knowledge skills and values relating to its theme. This highly practical book should, therefore, be of value to a range of students at different academic levels, from VQ to Masters, and to practitioners and managers in residential child care. The book draws on ideas from child and youth care and social pedagogic traditions and will appeal to a worldwide audience and provides a valuable addition to the emerging literature around social pedagogy.
The viability, quality and sustainability of publicly supported early childhood education and care services is a lively issue in many countries, especially since the rights of the child imply equal access to provision for all young children. But equitable provision within childcare markets is highly problematic, as parents pay for what they can afford and parental income inequalities persist or widen.This highly topical book presents recent, significant research from eight nations where childcare markets are the norm. It also includes research about 'raw' and 'emerging' childcare markets operating with a minimum of government intervention, mostly in low income countries or post transition economies. Childcare markets compares these childcare marketisation and regulatory processes across the political and economic systems in which they are embedded. Contributions from economists, childcare policy specialists and educationalists address the question of what constraints need to be in place if childcare markets are to deliver an equitable service.
The 3rd edition includes legislation in child care and aims to help candidates focus on the diverse needs of the children in their care. The photocopiable Tutor's Resource File aims to help tutors extend candidates' knowledge with further information and prepare students for their exams.
Originally published in 1968, the study described in this title began in a very small way in late 1960. At that time some Oxfordshire county councillors and children’s department officials were very conscious that the number of children in care in the county was high in comparison with the national average. This meant that expenditure was also high. The County’s position, however, was not unique. Oxford City was in a similar position, but other neighbours did not appear to have the same problem. A small research project was launched to investigate and it soon became apparent that there was a large and complex problem to be solved. The problem was of striking, persistent and puzzling variations in the proportion of children in care in the different local authority children’s departments of England and Wales. This seemed to warrant a larger investigation on a country-wide basis and this book outlines the findings of that project.
This collection of 12 new and revised essays on child care and children’s services, written by leading child welfare historian Roy Parker, draws on his lifetime of research in this area. By exploring various topics these essays explain significant political, economic, legal and ideological aspects of this history from the mid-1850s. This unique and lasting review of child care services allows readers to understand how the services for some of society’s most vulnerable children have become what they are, how well they have met and now meet the needs of those children. The collection provides a high-quality, historical reference resource that will inform and capture the interest of social work and social policy students as well as social and legal historians, political scientists and those involved in administration and government, struggling with the issues of the day.
Updated edition of a guide which is produced in conjunction with and fully endorsed by the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London. Topics range from conception to birth, feeding, sleep, and child development, through toilet training and play to relationships.
A practical and concise guide to the areas surrounding the Children Act 1989 and subsequent child protection legislation, guidance and case law. The book deals with care planning, expert evidence, taking instructions, case preparation and courtroom skills.
Book CD-ROM. There are nearly 12 million children under the age of five in child care each week in the United States. The trend is to move away from large operations and turn to the small services. This increase in small day care operations creates a huge opportunity for someone who loves children and wants to create a business dedicated to their care. A child care service makes a ideal part -time or home-based business with low start-up costs. You need an office but no costly specialist equipment. All that is needed to get started is an approved facility and a desire to succeed. This book with CD-ROM contains all the relevant forms as well business plan to adapt to your own use.
For frontline workers responsible for child protection, safeguarding and family support, this acclaimed book will: help them navigate the expanding complexities of childcare assessments; guide them to deliver better outcomes for children and families; protect them when legal expectations are high that the latest evidence is accessed and used.
In one enquiry after another, there has been a call for an increasein the proportion of qualified staff in residential child careservices, as one of a range of solutions to the difficulties thathave beset the service. Leadership in Residential Child Carecompares and assesses courses available for professional socialwork training and explores the ways that training contributes tothe quality of care in the sector. Drawing on an evaluation of theResidential Child Care Initiative, the authors examine the dilemmasconcerning the provision of qualification training for residentialcare staff today. They address issues such as: * the loss of qualified staff from the sector * different models of profe...