Image from Google Jackets

Children's services at the crossroads : a critical evaluation of contemporary policy for practice / edited by Patrick Ayre and Michael Preston-Shoot.

Contributor(s): Ayre, Patrick | Preston-Shoot, MichaelMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Lyme Regis : Russell House, 2010Description: ix, 134 p. ; 25 cmISBN: 9781905541645 (pbk.) :; 1905541643 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Child welfare -- Government policy -- Great Britain | Children -- Services for -- Great Britain -- Evaluation | Social serviceDDC classification: 362.7'0941
Contents:
Children's services: reversing the vicious spiral - The policy context - Service delivery issues - Research evidence on services - Conclusion.
Summary: This collection of essays by leading authors in the field of social work addresses the key problems with the practice of children's services. Some topics discussed include: managerialism, targets, compliance and procedures, failure to learn from experience, lack of effective engagement with research, and the trend towards deprofessionalisaton.
Holdings
Item type Current library Home library Shelving location Class number Status Date due Barcode Item reservations
Reference book Reference book Paul Hamlyn Library Paul Hamlyn Library Floor 2 362.70941 CHI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 0596279X
Book Book Paul Hamlyn Library Paul Hamlyn Library Floor 2 362.70941 CHI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 05962803
Book Book Paul Hamlyn Library Paul Hamlyn Library Floor 2 362.70941 CHI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 0596282X
Total reservations: 0

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Children's services: reversing the vicious spiral - The policy context - Service delivery issues - Research evidence on services - Conclusion.

This collection of essays by leading authors in the field of social work addresses the key problems with the practice of children's services. Some topics discussed include: managerialism, targets, compliance and procedures, failure to learn from experience, lack of effective engagement with research, and the trend towards deprofessionalisaton.

Specialized.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.