Ebook: Social Work With Looked After Children (Transforming Social Work Practice)

This book describes the experience of children in need living in state care, and the role of the social worker in working with such children. Cover; Titile; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1 Policy and statistics; 2 The legal framework; 3 Pathways and placement types; 4 Assessment, care, planning and contact; 5 Communication skills: Participation, children's rights and life story work; 6 Culture, ethnicity and faith: Working with children in care from diverse communities; 7 Disabled children; 8 Attachment, adversity and resilience; 9 Looked after children and mental health; 10 Education and health of looked after children; 11 Adoption and permanence; 12 Leaving care; Conclusion; References; Index