Mike Stein

Quality Matters in Children's Services: Messages from Research

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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. Mike Stein discusses key issues for policy and practice in the development of quality services.

Produktdetails

• Quality Matters in Childrens S
• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: Mai 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 292mm x 208mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9781843109266
• ISBN-10: 1843109263
• Artikelnr.: 25540213

Autorenporträt

Mike Stein is a research professor in the Social Policy Research Unit at the University of York. He has researched the problems and challenges faced by young people leaving care for 25 years. He contributed to guidance and training materials on leaving care for the Children Act 1989 and the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000. He has published extensively in the field and has been consulted by government, local authorities and voluntary organisations on the development of leaving care services in the UK and internationally.

Inhaltsangabe

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.