Quality matters in children's services : messages from research / Mike Stein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stein, Mike.

Series:

Quality Matters in Childrens Services

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children--Services for.

Children.

Child welfare.

Quality assurance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (163 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, PA : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Quality Matters in Children's Services brings together authoritative research to explore critical concerns for those working with vulnerable children, young people and their families. Mike Stein discusses key issues for policy and practice in the development of quality services.

Contents:

FRONT COVER; Quality Mattersin Children's Services:Messages from Research; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; FOREWORD BY BARONESS DELYTH MORGAN; The Overview Process; Background; Current Overview - Quality Matters in Children's Services:Messages from Research; Quality Matters; What's in a name?; What are the research studies?; What ideas have informed the overview?; What is the scope and limitations of this Overview?; Who is the Overview aimed at?; How is the Overview organised?; Coming and Going; Introduction; The Pursuit of Permanence; Reducing movements and providing more permanence incare

Measuring outcomesMeasuring the quality of placements; Local departments and social work teams; Conclusion; Questions for Children's Services; Going Home; Introduction; The Reunification research; Support foster care; Questions for Children's Services; Going to Kinship Care; Introduction; Kinship Care: Fostering Effective Family and FriendsPlacements; Keeping Them in the Family; Conclusion; Questions for Children's Services; Safeguarding and Promoting; Introduction; Child protection, domestic violence and parental substancemisuse; Conclusion; Questions for Children's Services

Caring and EducatingIntroduction; Educating Difficult Adolescents; Conclusion; Questions for Children's Services; Advocating and Participating; Introduction; The participation of disabled children and young people; Survey findings; Case studies; Advocacy for looked after children and children in need; Conclusion; Questions for Children's Services; Quality Matters inChildren's Services; Introduction; What should quality Children's Services aim to provide?; The quality of care and well-being; Social work practice and quality services; Making quality happen; Conclusion

APPENDIX A THE RESEARCHERS' SUMMARIES OF THEIR PROJECTSAPPENDIX B THE ADVISORY AND IMPLEMENTATION GROUP (AIG); REFERENCES; INDEX; back cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612297618

9781282297616

1282297619

9781846429125

1846429129

OCLC:

500808572