Child Welfare Outcomes
Edited by Harriet Ward, Director of the Centre for Child and Family Research, Loughborough University, UK
This authoritative series draws from original research and current policy debates to help social work managers, policy makers and researchers to understand and improve the outcomes of services for children and young people in need. Taking an evidence-based approach, these books include children's experiences and analysis of costs and effectiveness in their assessment of interventions, and provide guidance on how to develop more effective policy, practice, and training.
Understanding Costs and Outcomes in Child Welfare Services
A Comprehensive Costing Approach to Managing Your Resources
Today's child welfare services operate under a limited supply of resources which are being stretched by economic cuts and an increasing number of referrals to children's social care. This book provides a comprehensive costing approach which examines how finite resources can be most effectively... more »
2011, Hardback: £65.00/ $95.00ISBN: 978-1-84905-214-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 200pp
Subject: Health, Social Work and Social Care
Keywords: child protection, children, early intervention, joint working, looked after children, mental health, residential care, safeguarding children, social care, social policy, social work
Improving Outcomes for Children and Families
Finding and Using International Evidence
Significant amounts of money and resources are spent on child and family services, so successful evaluation of whether or not they are achieving the best outcomes is therefore essential. more »
2010, Hardback: £60.00/ $95.00ISBN: 978-1-84905-819-3, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp
Subject: Health, Social Work and Social Care
Keywords: adolescence, adoption, advocacy, attachment, carers, child development, child protection, child psychiatry, child psychology, children, children's rights, disability, domestic abuse, early intervention, families, fostering, health care, joint working, looked after children, mental health, mental illness, parenting, residential care, safeguarding children, social care, social policy, social work, supported living, teenagers, transitions, trauma
How Does Foster Care Work?
International Evidence on Outcomes
How Does Foster Care Work? is an international collection of empirical studies on the outcomes of children in foster care. Drawing on research and perspectives from leading international figures in children's services across the developed world, the book provides an evidence base for programme... more »
2010, Hardback: £49.99/ $85.00ISBN: 978-1-84905-812-4, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 320pp
Subject: Health, Social Work and Social Care
Keywords: adolescence, adoption, carers, challenging behaviour, child protection, children, children's rights, families, fostering, joint working, looked after children, probation, residential care, safeguarding children, social care, social policy, social work, teenagers, transitions
Costs and Consequences of Placing Children in Care
It costs more to place a child in the care of a local authority than it does to send a child to a top boarding school, and there are substantial variations in costs both between and within authorities. more »
2008, Hardback: £45.00/ $79.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-273-1, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 288pp
Subjects: Working with Children and Families, Health, Social Work and Social Care
Keywords: adoption, fostering, social policy, social work
Young People's Transitions from Care to Adulthood
International Research and Practice
The transition from care into adulthood is a difficult step for any young person, but young people leaving care have a high risk of social exclusion, both in terms of material disadvantage and marginalisation. more »
2008, Hardback: £39.99/ $85.00ISBN: 978-1-84310-610-4, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 320pp
Subjects: Working with Children and Families, Health, Social Work and Social Care
Keywords: adoption, child protection, counselling, fostering, social care, social policy, social work
Babies and Young Children in Care
Life Pathways, Decision-making and Practice
Babies and very young children in care often experience several changes of placement and carer, which can have a negative impact upon their long-term ability to develop secure attachments. more »
2006, Hardback: £45.00/ $85.00ISBN: 978-1-84310-272-4, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 160pp
Subjects: Working with Children and Families, Health, Social Work and Social Care
Keywords: adoption, child protection, fostering, social work
Safeguarding and Promoting the Well-being of Children, Families and Communities
Improving the well-being of children is more effective when social care professionals work with the children's parents, families and communities. This collection brings together innovative interventions designed to nurture children's health and welfare, and analyses which types of programmes... more »
2005, Hardback: £49.99/ $90.00ISBN: 978-1-84310-141-3, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 304pp
Subject: Health, Social Work and Social Care
Keywords: child protection, children, community care, families, social care, social policy, social work
