RESIDENTIAL CARE: HORIZONS FOR THE NEW CENTURY; ED. BY HANS GORAN ERIKSSON

Discussing key contemporary issues in residential and foster care for children, this theoretically and empirically rich volume draws on new research from across Europe and Canada. Contributions stem from a broad spectrum of researchers and practitioners in the field, engaging in comparative international perspectives of problems of enduring relevance. This book particularly focuses on anti-oppressive practice, foster care, mainstreaming in education, ethnic origin, competency level and research as a tool in residential care. The book will make a significant impact to the literature on social work and child and family welfare. 1. Anti-oppressive Practice : Why Bother? / Jane Prior -- 2. Changing The Horizon : Client Feedback As A Driving Force Behind Innovations In Residential Child And Youth Care / Erik J. Knorth, John P.m. Meijers, Arianne Brouwer, Eek Jansen And Hans Du Prie -- 3. The Development Of A Residential Unit Working With Sexually Aggressive Young Men / Andrew Kendrick, Richard Mitchell And Mark Smith -- 4. Family Life Educator Training As The Key To Effective Family Development Work / Rosa Heim -- 5. Preparing Children For Foster Care : Exploring The Role And Value Of A Preparatory Residential Placement / Cliona Murphy -- 6. Nadomak Sunca : Alternative Foster Care In Croatia / Odilia Van Manen-rojnic. Edited By Hans Göran Eriksson And Torill Tjelflaat. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Discussing key contemporary issues in residential and foster care for children, this theoretically and empirically rich volume draws on new research from across Europe and Canada. It engages in comparative international perspectives of problems of enduring relevance. Social work has always been a contested concept.