Social work with looked after children / Christine Cocker, Lucille Allain.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cocker, Christine, author.

Allain, Lucille, author.

Series:

Sage knowledge.

Transforming social work practice

Transforming Social Work Practice Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social case work with children.

Social work education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (334 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

3rd edition.

Place of Publication:

55 City Road : Learning Matters, 2019.

Summary:

This practical book looks at the experiences of children in need who live in state care and the social worker's role in working with them. This is a popular guide to this complex and demanding area of practice. There are chapters on communication and children's rights, life story work, attachment and culture, ethnicity and faith. Throughout the book there are sections on supporting legislation and policy for children in residential care, foster care, adoption and leaving care. Key features include:; Practical links between theory and practice; Includes law and policy relevant to looked-after children; Information on understanding statistics; Contains lots of practical activities.

Notes:

Part of the SAGE Knowledge collection.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on XML content.

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9781529793765 (ebook) :

OCLC:

1099312449

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.