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9781403920508

Social Work with Young People in Care : Looking after Children in Theory and Practice

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  • ISBN13:

    9781403920508

  • ISBN10:

    1403920508

  • Format: Trade Paper
  • Copyright: 2005-09-29
  • Publisher: Red Globe Pr
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Summary

"This book aims to provide a sound understanding of what is involved in social work with young people in care, in order to provide a foundation for good practice. Theoretically informed but practice-orientated throughout, this is a much-needed guide to social work with young people who are looked after away from home, whether in residential care, fostering or adoption. It is important reading for all students, practitioners, educators and policy-makers seeking to understand young people in care and improve their own practice."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Nigel Thomas is Senior Lecturer in Childhood Studies at the University of Wales, Swansea, UK.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements * A Note on Terminology * PART ONE: THEORY * Introduction: Themes and Key Principles * The Needs of Children and Young People Who Come into Care * Listening to Children and Young People * Caring for Young People from Different Backgrounds * Law, Policy and Practice in Looking after Young People * PART TWO: PRACTICE * Assessment and Planning * Placement and Contact * Residential and Foster Care * Adoption and Working for Permanence * Leaving Care and Aftercare * Conclusion: Outcomes, Effectiveness and Good Practice * References

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