This book was originally published in 1998, when over 6,000 children lived in residential homes in England and Wales. The fact that some children's homes are better than others is well established, but why should this be so? Past answers have tended to be tautologous - rather on the lines of 'a good home is one where children do well; children do well because they are in a good home.' This study examines various aspects of children's homes and explores the connections between them in an attempt to break down the old circular argument. Structures are discernible in the relationship between different types of goals - societal, formal and belief; the variable balance between these goals determines staff cultures, which, in turn, shape the child cultures that develop. Such relationships are important because of their close association with outcomes - whether the children do well, whether the homes prosper. The model described in the book provides a conceptual framework and a set of causal relationships that should help professionals to plan and manage residential care better and so meet the needs of vulnerable children more effectively.
See, for example, Hammersley and Turner's (1980) theoretical review, in which they present in detail the views of Wakeford (1969), Lacey (1970), Woods (1979), and others who claim in different ways the continued and steady existence of ...
... neoliberalism containment 24, 35, 115 see also 'core of care,The' (H. Maier); physical restraint contributing 127–8 see also generosity cooking 96–7 see also food 'core of care,The' (H. Maier) 11, 34 bodily comfort 26–7, 33, 39–40, ...
Residential Child Care in Practice: Making a Difference
Designed as a practical guide, The Handbook of Residential Care presents a unique combination of real examples and case studies, analysis, guidance and reflective discussion.
... care homes is really possible. Can we offer more personalised support to people who live in residential care, or should we, as some have suggested, be putting all efforts instead into closing congregate living? Here is a challenge: how ...
Part III deals with ethical concerns in residential care, while Part IV talks about education and training for residential work. The book will be of great interest to social workers, psychiatrists, psychologists, and teachers.
Johnson , Z. , Howell , F. and Molloy , B. ( 1993 ) ' Community mothers ' programme : randomised controlled trial of non - professional intervention in parenting . ' British Medical Journal 306 , 1449–1452 . Johnson , Z. and Molloy ...
This book explores key factors long-term care recipients have identified as impacting their quality of life and offers programmatic and policy recommendations to enhance well-being within long-term care communities.
This book explores the concept of relational care, what it feels like for older people and for carers, why it makes life happier and how those involved in residential or community care can make it work.
While policy since the Second World War has emphasised the preference for foster placement, especially for younger children, all major child care reports and reviews from Curtis itself (Home Office, 1946) to Short (1984) to Utting (1991 ...