
- 216 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
Effective Practice with Looked After Children
About this book
Since the key developments that policy and research have undergone over the course of the past years, meeting the specific needs of looked after children is a priority for modern social work policy and practice. This comprehensive text combines an accessible overview of statutory policy and legislation with analysis of core theories and interventions to provide a guide for effective practice with children in all care settings by:
- Covering legislation as well as research-based analysis of the key interventions and practice methods in the field
- Meeting market needs: students and practitioners struggle with the dearth of specific material on looked after children - this text supports them in a core component of social work study and practice
- Consolidating learning through its use of reflective questions, case studies, exercises and research analysis This book offers an accessible overview of the care context in Britain and is essential reading for students and practitioners wishing to develop effective practice within childcare.
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Table of contents
- COVER
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF FIGURES, TABLES AND BOXES
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- 1 LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN CONTEXTS AND PATHWAYS
- 2 ASSESSMENT AND LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN
- 3 DIRECT WORK, THERAPEUTIC WORK AND INDIRECT WORK
- 4 PATHWAYS AFTER ENTERING CARE
- 5 REUNIFICATION, CONTACT AND FAMILY AND FRIENDS RELATIONSHIPS
- 6 FOSTER CARE AND KINSHIP CARE
- 7 ADOPTION
- 8 RESIDENTIAL CARE
- 9 EDUCATION AND HEALTH
- 10 LEAVING CARE
- CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- INDEX