Costs and Consequences of Placing Children in Care
Harriet Ward, Lisa Holmes and Jean Soper
Part of the Child Welfare Outcomes series
Hardback: £45.00 / $79.95
2008, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 288pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-273-1, BIC 2: JKSN
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Preface. Authors' note. 1. Introduction. 2. Identifying Local Authorities and Children for Exploring the Costs of Care. 3. The Development of Unit Costs for Social Care Processes. 4. Placement Patterns, Processes and Costs. 5. Children and Costs. 6. Need, Cost, Service and Outcome. 7. The Relationship Between Cost and Value: Children's Views of the Value of Services. 8. The Cost Calculator for Children's Services. 9. Conclusion: Cost Calculations and their Implications for Policy and Practice. References. Index.
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