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Healing Child Trauma Through Restorative Parenting
A Model for Supporting Children and Young People
Dr Chris Robinson and Terry Philpot
A pioneering model of child care, Restorative Parenting is specifically tailored to help children to recover from abuse or neglect. The concepts are clinically informed and can be implemented in a range of children's services, including residential care, foster care and health care. Learn More2016, Paperback / softback, 8.98in x 6.26in / 228mm x 159mm, 136pp, $29.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-699-12016, Ebook, ePUB, 136pp, $29.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-215-7 -
Understanding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
A Guide to FASD for Parents, Carers and Professionals
Maria Catterick and Liam Curran
This is the essential guide to FASD - the most common non-genetic learning disability, which is caused by alcohol consumption during pregnancy. It explains how FASD affects individuals at different stages of their lives, how you can identify it, and gives advice on how to support children, young people and adults with FASD. Learn More2014, Paperback / softback, 9.61in x 6.77in / 244mm x 172mm, 168pp, $23.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-394-52014, Ebook, ePUB, 168pp, $23.95ISBN: 978-0-85700-758-2 -
Putting Corporate Parenting into Practice, Second Edition
A handbook for councillors
Di Hart and Alison Williams
With an emphasis on practical tools and training materials, this new edition will support the implementation of corporate parenting across the local authority by focusing on the leadership and commitment that members and officers can provide. Learn More2013, Paperback / softback, 11.69in x 8.27in / 297mm x 210mm, 104pp, $34.95ISBN: 97819079699662013, Ebook, PDF, 104pp, $34.95ISBN: 9781909391130 -
Understanding Costs and Outcomes in Child Welfare Services
A Comprehensive Costing Approach to Managing Your Resources
Lisa Holmes and Samantha McDermid
Today's child welfare services operate under a limited supply of resources. This book explains how finite resources can be used most effectively, providing social work managers and policymakers with a comprehensive costing model to assess the links between needs, costs and outcomes across the full range of child welfare services. Learn More2011, Hardback, 9.37in x 6.26in / 238mm x 159mm, 200pp, $95.00ISBN: 978-1-84905-214-62011, Ebook, ePUB, 200pp, $95.00ISBN: 978-0-85700-448-2 -
Caring for Abused and Neglected Children
Making the Right Decisions for Reunification or Long-Term Care
Jim Wade, Nina Biehal, Nicola Farrelly and Ian Sinclair
This book compares the experiences and progress of children who remained in care or returned to their birth families up to four years after the decision was taken. It covers how the decision is made, the factors taken into account when making it and provides important suggestions for effective decision-making. Learn More2011, Paperback / softback, 8.98in x 6.14in / 228mm x 156mm, 224pp, $42.50ISBN: 978-1-84905-207-82011, Ebook, ePUB, 224pp, $42.50ISBN: 978-0-85700-441-3 -
Improving Outcomes for Children and Families
Finding and Using International Evidence
Edited by Anthony N. Maluccio, Cinzia Canali, Tiziano Vecchiato, Anita Lightburn, Jane Aldgate and Wendy Rose
This edited collection offers an international perspective on the challenges of designing and undertaking outcome-based evaluation of child and family services. It introduces the key ideas and issues currently being debated in the evaluation of these services and provides examples of evaluation from policy and practice. Learn More2010, Hardback, 9.33in x 6.06in / 237mm x 154mm, 240pp, $95.00ISBN: 978-1-84905-819-32011, Ebook, ePUB, 240pp, $95.00ISBN: 978-0-85700-248-8 -
Fostering a Child's Recovery
Family Placement for Traumatized Children
Mike Thomas and Terry Philpot
This evidence-based book outlines the principles of family placement on the basis of planning and evidence, and explores the qualities, skills and insights that create positive placement outcomes. The book shows how the key to good fostering is well-trained and skilled foster carers who form part of a team of professionals who surround the child. Learn More2009, Paperback / softback, 8.90in x 6.18in / 226mm x 157mm, 160pp, $34.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-327-12009, Ebook, ePUB, 160pp, $34.95ISBN: 978-1-84642-687-2 -
A Child's Journey to Recovery
Assessment and Planning with Traumatized Children
Patrick Tomlinson and Terry Philpot
This book shows how carefully planned and assessed treatment can help traumatized children. It outlines how to set up a process for measuring a child's progress towards recovery. Uniquely, the book describes a practical outcomes-based approach that can be provided by an integrated multi-disciplinary team. Learn More2007, Paperback / softback, 9.17in x 6.22in / 233mm x 158mm, 160pp, $28.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-330-12007, Ebook, ePUB, 160pp, $28.95ISBN: 978-1-84642-740-4 -
Residential Child Care
Prospects and Challenges
Edited by Andrew Kendrick
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. Learn More2007, Paperback / softback, 8.94in x 7.05in / 227mm x 179mm, 248pp, $36.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-526-82007, Ebook, ePUB, 248pp, $36.95ISBN: 978-1-84642-683-4 -
What Works in Residential Child Care
A review of research evidence and the practical considerations
Roger Clough, Roger Bullock, Adrian Ward
Reviews research evidence and identifies the significant elements that will lead to a successful strategy for Residential Child Care Learn More2006, Paperback / softback, 9.65in x 6.69in / 245mm x 170mm, 134pp, $19.95ISBN: 97819047877782006, Ebook, PDF, 134pp, $14.95ISBN: 9781907969034
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