Residential Child Care: Prospects and Challenges (Research Highlights in Social Work Book 47)

Developments in Social Work with Offenders explains the organisational and legislative changes that have occurred in social work and probation across the UK in the past 10 years, in the context of the accumulating body of knowledge about what constitutes effective practice in the assessment, supervision and management of offenders in the community.Three different aspects of working with offenders are covered: developments in policy; assessment, supervision and intervention; and issues and needs. Contributions from experts in the field discuss issues such as community `punishment', case management, accreditation and resettlement. The continuing concern with promoting evidence-based solutions to crime is addressed, and this book will assist professionals working with offenders with making focused interventions supported by research.This book will be essential reading for students of social work and probation and criminology, probation officers and social workers. Content: Introduction: Residential child care / Andrew Kendrick -- Could do better! Supporting the education of looked-after children / Joe Francis -- The health of looked-after children in residential care / Jane Scott, Harriet Ward, Malcolm Hill -- Mental health and children and young people in residential care / Michael van Beinum -- The concept of resilience : messages for residential child care / Brigid Daniel -- Young people leaving residential care : experiences and outcomes / Jo Dixon -- Gender matters in residential child care / Teresa O'Neill -- Disabled children in residential settings / Kirsten Stalker -- Black and minority ethnic children and young people in residential care / Andrew Kendrick -- Prioritising young people's concerns in residential care : responding to peer violence / Christine Barter -- Hold on : physical restraint in residential child care / Laura Steckley, Andrew Kendrick -- Blurring the boundaries : the relationship between secure accommodation and 'alternatives' in Scotland / Aileen Barclay, Lynne Hunter -- Children's voices, children's rights / Ruth Emond -- Therapeutic approaches in residential child care / Irene Stevens, Judy Furnivall -- Staffing, training and recruitment : outcomes for young people in residential care in three countries / Claire Cameron, Janet Boddy -- Leadership, structure and culture in residential child care / Roger Bullock. Developments in Social Work with Offenders explains the organisational and legislative changes that have occurred in social work and probation across the UK in the past 10 years, in the context of the accumulating body of knowledge about what constitutes effective practice in the assessment, supervision and management of offenders in the community. Three different aspects of working with offenders are developments in policy; assessment, supervision and intervention; and issues and needs. Contributions from experts in the field discuss issues such as community `punishment', case management, accreditation and resettlement. The continuing concern with promoting evidence-based solutions to crime is addressed, and this book will assist professionals working with offenders with making focused interventions supported by research. This book will be essential reading for students of social work and probation and criminology, probation officers and social workers. "Residential Child Care draws on the latest research to offer guidance for developing best practice, policy and improved outcomes for children and young people. Contributors examine important aspects of residential care work, and address the concerns about the poor outcomes for young people leaving care and the role of residential child care as a positive choice within the range of care services. Key issues addressed include promoting well-being and development for young people; tackling potential discrimination in residential policy and practice; responding to areas of discord in residential child care; and underpinning themes relating to residential child care, such as staff development and support. This book will provide essential reading for policy makers, managers and practitioners in residential care and the social services, and students in the field"--EBL Developments in Social Work with Offenders explains the organisational and legislative changes that have occurred in social work and probation across the UK in the past 10 years, in the context of the accumulating body of knowledge about what constitutes effective practice in the assessment, supervision and management of offenders in the community. Three different aspects of working with offenders are covered: developments in policy; assessment, supervision and intervention; and issues and needs. Contributions from experts in the field discuss issues such as community 'punishment', case manage Draws on recent research to address key issues in residential child care policy and practice in the UK, offering guidance for developing best practice and improved outcomes for children and young people