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Leaving care : throughcare and aftercare in Scotland / Jo dixon and Mike Stein.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dixon, Jo.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Youth--Institutional care--Scotland.
- Youth.
- Youth--Services for--Scotland.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (193 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Jessica Kingsley, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- How can social workers best support young people as they make the transition from care to independent living? This authoritative study investigates the successes and failures of care services for young people, identifying factors that hinder effective transition from care and the types of support that help to promote positive life choices.
- Contents:
- Introduction and background
- Throughcare and aftercare service in three authorities
- The young people and their experiences of care
- Throughcare : preparation for leaving care
- Moving on from care : the leaving care experience and early post care destinations
- Supporting young people : aftercare
- Working together : inter-agency planning and professional support
- What makes a difference : outcomes for young people leaving care : the follow-up study
- Conclusion : developing throughcare and aftercare services.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-53812-0
- 9786610538126
- 1-84642-242-6
- OCLC:
- 70296446
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