Wiley.com
Print this page Share

Working in Children's Homes: Challenges and Complexities

ISBN: 978-0-471-97953-1
Paperback
262 pages
June 1998
List Price: US $78.95
Government Price: US $45.40
Enter Quantity:   Buy
Working in Children's Homes: Challenges and Complexities (0471979538) cover image
This is a Print-on-Demand title. It will be printed specifically to fill your order. Please allow an additional 10-15 days delivery time. The book is not returnable.

Focusing on Staff Groups.

The Homes, and the Circumstances of the Young People.

The Range of Tasks in Day-to-Day Work.

Rewards and Stresses, Ups and Downs.

Working with Individual Young People.

Working with the Mix of Young People.

Working with and Being Managed by the Larger Organisation.

Working with People and Organisations in Wider Networks.

Maintaining Viability as a Staff Team, in the Face of Change.

Working Purposefully.

Building a Picture of Good Practice.

Characteristics of Good Practice.

Factors which Support or Hinder Good Practice.

Factors which Influence Outcomes for Individual Young People.

The Quality of Homes as Care Settings.

General Comments on the Challenges and Complexities which StaffGroups Face in Children's Homes.

References and Further Reading.

Index.

Related Titles

Social Work

by Nigel Parton (Editor), Corrine Wattam (Editor)
by Ian Sinclair, Ian Gibbs
by Jim Wade, Nina Biehal
with Jasmine Clayden, Michael D. Stein
by The Violence Against Children Study Group
Back to Top