Social Work With Young People in Care by Nigel Thomas

Social Work With Young People in Care by Nigel Thomas

This text offers a clear and balanced introduction to social work with children and young people who are looked after away from home. The book explains the context in which children are looked after, the range of services available, and the research evidence, laying the groundwork for developing good practice skills. It emphasises the importance of listening to children and to issues of disability and ethnicity. Theoretically informed but practice-oriented throughout, this is a much-needed guide to social work with children in care for students, practitioners, educators and policy-makers.

'..a refreshing and stimulating compendium of the journeys children may take as they join the care system and then leave it through various routes...I will keep my copy with me always. - Carolyn Matthews, Professional Social Work 'I found this volume very refreshing, both in the way it is set out and the way in which the examples of case studies underpin the book's messages. I would have no hesitation in recommending it to all those who provide social work and social care for young people in care.' - Richard Rose, Children in Society 'A good balance of theory, policy, research and practice is achieved. There is a lot of information and detail to absorb, but the book is easy to read and so structured that the reader can dip in and out of chapters.' - Rena Phillips, Adoption and Fostering 'This is an excellent reader for students studying social work or for anybody who wants to refresh their practice and find quick references to provide further reading on specific topic areas.' - Janet Rich, British Journal of Social Work

NIGEL THOMAS is Professor of Childhood and Youth Research in the Department of Social Work at the University of Central Lancashire, UK. He previously taught social work with children and families at the University of Wales Swansea and led the Postqualifying Child Care Programme for Wales. Before becoming an academic he was a social work practitioner and manager. He is author of Children, Family and the State: Decision-making and child participation (2002), co-author of What works in creating stability for looked after children? (2001), and co-editor of An Introduction to Early Childhhod Studies (2004).

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ISBN 13	9781403920508
ISBN 10	1403920508
Title	Social Work With Young People in Care
Author	Nigel Thomas
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2005-04-21
Number of pages	232
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