Managing Residential Childcare

Download or read book Managing Residential Childcare written by R. Whipp and published by Springer. This book was released on 2004-11-12 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the management of children's services in local authorities across England and Wales. It examines residential childcare from a management and organizational perspective for the first time. The volume evaluates how social services manage residential units and offers alternative solutions. The book will interest academics, practitioners and policy makers who work in the public sector, as well as their counterparts from outside who are concerned with the issues of control, implementation, professionals and markets.