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Leadership in Residential Child Care: Evaluating Qualification Training
Dione Hills
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Description for Leadership in Residential Child Care: Evaluating Qualification Training
Paperback. This text offers an evaluation of a study commissioned by the DoH into residential child care in response to the difficulties and scandals that have beset the service. It aims to tackle the dilemmas which surround the provision of qualification training for residential care staff. Series: Living Away from Home: Studies in Residential Care. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSP1; JFSP2; JKSB1; JKSW; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
In one enquiry after another, there has been a call for an increasein the proportion of qualified staff in residential child careservices, as one of a range of solutions to the difficulties thathave beset the service. Leadership in Residential Child Carecompares and assesses courses available for professional socialwork training and explores the ways that training contributes tothe quality of care in the sector. Drawing on an evaluation of theResidential Child Care Initiative, the authors examine the dilemmasconcerning the provision of qualification training for residentialcare staff today. They address issues such as:
* the loss of qualified staff from the ... Read more
In one enquiry after another, there has been a call for an increasein the proportion of qualified staff in residential child careservices, as one of a range of solutions to the difficulties thathave beset the service. Leadership in Residential Child Carecompares and assesses courses available for professional socialwork training and explores the ways that training contributes tothe quality of care in the sector. Drawing on an evaluation of theResidential Child Care Initiative, the authors examine the dilemmasconcerning the provision of qualification training for residentialcare staff today. They address issues such as:
* the loss of qualified staff from the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Living Away from Home: Studies in Residential Care
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780471984771
SKU
V9780471984771
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99-50
About Dione Hills
Dione Hills and Camilla Child, both of The Tavistock Institute.
Reviews for Leadership in Residential Child Care: Evaluating Qualification Training
an intelligent and worthwhile book, which I would recommend"..(Children & Society, Vol.15 2001) "...a very useful and accessible review..." (TherapeuticCommunities, Vol.21, No.4, 2000)