Managing Children's Homes

by Hicks, Leslie; Gibbs, Ian; Weatherly, Helen; Byford, Sarah

• ISBN13: 9781843105428
• ISBN10: 184310542X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-12-15
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub

Author Biography

Leslie Hicks is a research fellow in the Social Work Research and Development Unit at the University of York. She specialises in the fields of services for children and adults, child protection and wellbeing, and social exclusion Ian Gibbs is a research consultant, also in the Social Work Research and Development Unit, University of York. His main area of research is looked after children, particularly those in residential and foster care Helen Weatherly is a research fellow in the Centre for Health Economics, University of York. The focus of her research is on the economic evaluation of health and social care interventions Sarah Byford is a senior lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, and specialises in the economic evaluation of mental health and social care services

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. 9
Introduction and Background	p. 11
Who Lives and Works in Children's Homes?	p. 23
Creating, Maintaining and Influencing a Staff Team	p. 47
Shaping and Maintaining the Role of Manager within the Context of the Wider Organisation	p. 75
Shaping Work with Young People	p. 93
What Does Leadership Look Like in Children's Homes?	p. 121
What Resources Are Used, How Much Do These Cost, and How Are Costs Linked to Outcomes?	p. 139
What Makes a Difference to Outcomes for Young People?	p. 173
Conclusions and Implications	p. 189
Research Methodology	p. 203
Sample Models	p. 207
References	p. 213
Subject Index	p. 219
Author Index	p. 223
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.