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Working in Children´s Homes: Challenges and Complexities
Dorothy Whitaker
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Description for Working in Children´s Homes: Challenges and Complexities
Paperback. Working in Children s Homes is one of an important series of books on residential care based on research sponsored by the Department of Health. This book draws on extensive research conducted over a three--year period. The authors address the challenges and complexities facing those who work with and in children s homes. Series: Living Away from Home: Studies in Residential Care. Num Pages: 262 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: JKSB1; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
Working in Children s Homes is one of an important series of bookson residential care based on research sponsored by the Departmentof Health. This book draws on extensive research conducted over athree-year period. The authors address the challenges andcomplexities facing those who work with and in children s homes. Onthe basis of interviews and discussions with heads of homes andstaff groups, the authors explore the tasks which face staffgroups, the rationale for their procedures, their sources ofstresses and rewards, and the everyday ups and downs characteristicof residential care. Key tasks are discussed in depth, such asworking with individual children, the ... Read more
Working in Children s Homes is one of an important series of bookson residential care based on research sponsored by the Departmentof Health. This book draws on extensive research conducted over athree-year period. The authors address the challenges andcomplexities facing those who work with and in children s homes. Onthe basis of interviews and discussions with heads of homes andstaff groups, the authors explore the tasks which face staffgroups, the rationale for their procedures, their sources ofstresses and rewards, and the everyday ups and downs characteristicof residential care. Key tasks are discussed in depth, such asworking with individual children, the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
Series
Living Away from Home: Studies in Residential Care
Number of Pages
262
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780471979531
SKU
V9780471979531
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Ref
99-50
About Dorothy Whitaker
Dorothy Whitaker is the author of Working in Children's Homes: Challenges and Complexities, published by Wiley. Lesley Archer is the author of Working in Children's Homes: Challenges and Complexities, published by Wiley. Leslie Hicks is the author of Working in Children's Homes: Challenges and Complexities, published by Wiley.
Reviews for Working in Children´s Homes: Challenges and Complexities
"....This is a book which should particularly be read by managersoutside residential settings, by field social workers, senioradministrators...", , , Children & Society