Alaszewski, Andy; BN Ong, Pauline

List of Tables and Figures; List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; Foreword Gillian Wagner; Preface Andy Alaszewski; Introduction Alan Kendall and Gerry Dodson 1. The Development of Residential Care for Children with a Mental Handicap Andy Alaszewski and Heather Roughton 2. Researching the Croxteth Park Project Andy Alaszewski and Bie Nio Ong with Alan Kendall and Gerry Dodson 3. The Selection and Transfer of the Children Bie Nio Ong and Andy Alaszewski 4. The Selection and Training of the Staff Bie Nio Ong and Andy Alaszewski 5. The Selection, Purchase and Conversion of the Bungalows Bie Nio Ong and Andy Alaszewski 6. Providing Child Care Andy Alaszewski, Gerry Dodson and Bie Nio Ong 7. Staff Management and Support Andy Alaszewski, Bie Nio Ong and Heather Roughton 8. Relatives, Neighbours and Volunteers: Mobilising the Informal Sector of Care Anne Chappell and Andy Alaszewski 9. Education and Health: Co-ordinating Services Alison Morris and Andy Alaszewski 10. The Psychological Development of the Children Steven Lovett 11. The Children's Quality of Care Bie Nio Ong, Nicola Eccles and Andy Alaszewski 12. The Economic Costs Alan Shiell and Ken Wright 13. Lessons from the Croxteth Park Project Andy Alaszewski and Sue Hayes; Bibliography; Index

First published in 1990, this book was the first informed study to focus on care within the voluntary sector. Written with the child in mind, it is a sensitive work which explores the administration, strategy, and problems facing carers in children's homes, at that time.
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