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. Subjects covered include reunification, stability and wellbeing, kinship care, educating vulnerable young people, child protection, domestic violence and parental substance misuse, the participation of disabled young people and advocacy services.
Mike Stein discusses key issues for policy and practice in the development of quality services including identifying and sustaining quality through involving stakeholders, integrated working and quality services, the development of policies, procedures and organisational processes and carrying out quality assessments, training and workforce reform.
This book is essential reading for practitioners, senior staff, commissioners, managers and anyone involved in developing quality children’s services.
表中的内容
Foreword. Acknowledgements. The Overview Process. Chapter 1. Quality Matters. Chapter 2. Coming and Going. Chapter 3. Going Home. Chapter 4. Going to Kinship Care. Chapter 5. Safeguarding and Supporting. Chapter 6. Caring and Educating. Chapter 7. Advocating and Participating. Chapter 8. Quality Matters in Children’s Services.
Appendix A. The Researchers’ Summaries of Their Projects. Appendix B. The Advisory And Implementation Group. References. Index.
关于作者
Mike Stein is a Research Professor in the Social Policy Research Unit at York University, UK. He is also a qualified social worker and has worked as a probation officer, a senior child care officer and an area manager in a social services department. He has spent the last thirty years researching the problems and challenges faced by young people leaving care. He is also a co-ordinator of the Transitions from Care to Adulthood International Research Group (INTRAC).
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