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What Works in Adoption and Foster Care?

What Works in Adoption and Foster Care?

Clive Sellick, June Thoburn and Terry Philpot

Recently there has been a renewed interest in family placement, its effectiveness and its value for money. What Works in Adoption and Foster Care? reviews changes in policy and practice and will assist managers and practitioners in family and childcare social work to make decisions based on... more »

2004, Paperback: £19.99/ $34.95
ISBN: 9781904659006, 238 x 170mm, 140pp

Subjects: Working with Children and Families, Health, Social Work and Social Care

Keywords: adoption, attachment, child protection, families, fostering, residential care, social policy, social work

What Works in Building Resilience?

What Works in Building Resilience?

Tony Newman

What Works in Building Resilience? reviews strategies, interventions and approaches that can help to build resilience in children and young people. The principles of resilience are explored in light of published research, which suggests that incorporating resilience-promoting strategies into... more »

2004, Paperback: £19.99/ $34.95
ISBN: 9781904659020, 238 x 170mm, 118pp

Subjects: Working with Children and Families, Health, Social Work and Social Care

Keywords: adoption, attachment, child protection, children, families, fostering, residential care, social policy, social work, youthwork

What Works in Strategic Partnerships for Children?

What Works in Strategic Partnerships for Children?

Janie Percy-Smith

What Works in Strategic Partnerships for Children? considers how to build strong and effective partnerships for children. It examines the policy context in relation to work with children and young people, looks at the history of partnership working and reviews the theories underpinning the... more »

2005, Paperback: £18.99/ $34.95
ISBN: 9781904659105, 238 x 170mm, 142pp

Subject: Health, Social Work and Social Care

Keywords: child protection, safeguarding children, social policy, social work, youthwork