Smith, Mark
Rethinking Residential Child Care: Positive Perspectives
- ISBN 13:
- 9781861349088
- author:
- Smith, Mark
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Policy Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2009
- Pages:
- 244
- Dimensions:
- 156 mm X 234 mm
- Genre:
- Child welfare
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Residential child care is an area of social work that has been subject to increasing scrutiny and regulation. This book provides a critical look at the ideas and policy developments that have shaped its direction, setting present-day practice within historical context. The author challenges traditional approaches to residential child care, arguing that they need to move beyond a focus on protection, rights, and outcomes to prioritize care and upbringing. The importance of personal relationships in helping children grow and develop is highlighted, alongside alternative traditions of practice such as social pedagogy. This book will be of interest to practitioners, social workers, and students studying social work and social care, as well as policy makers and those studying social policy, education, and childhood studies.
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