Forty Years of Research, Policy and Practice in Children's Services
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Forty years of research, policy and practice in children's services provides an overview of key issues in research, policy and practice concerning children's services in the UK since the 1960s. Closely linked to the work of Roger Bullock and Dartington Social Research Unit -- the centre for which he has worked throughout that period -- this book takes a uniquely wide perspective on children's services, incorporating not only social care but also other providers involved in meeting the needs of vulnerable children. Written by distinguished and internationally recognised authors, chapters…mehr

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Forty years of research, policy and practice in children's services provides an overview of key issues in research, policy and practice concerning children's services in the UK since the 1960s. Closely linked to the work of Roger Bullock and Dartington Social Research Unit -- the centre for which he has worked throughout that period -- this book takes a uniquely wide perspective on children's services, incorporating not only social care but also other providers involved in meeting the needs of vulnerable children. Written by distinguished and internationally recognised authors, chapters explore recurring themes in children's services within the context of 21st-century reforms. Theoretical and practical perspectives are combined to consider developments in education, youth justice, mental health, residential and foster care, adoption, child protection, family support and family law. An historical view of the role of social research in policy-making, a discussion of international perspectives, a sideways look at the relationship between social research and the arts, and a survey of the challenges faced by one independent research centre are also included. Messages are highlighted and future directions examined for research, policy and practice aimed at improving outcomes for children in need and their families. Particularly relevant to the new agenda for children's services, this is an important book for researchers, policy makers and practitioners involved in the reform and development of children's services. It will also be of interest to students and lecturers on courses in social work, education, health, family law and youth justice.
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Nick Axford has been at Dartington since 1997 after working for the Shaftesbury Society in a family centre in London. He was jointly responsible for a Department of Health study on patterns of need and service use among children living in the community, and currently works on an evaluation of an innovative programme for disaffected young people, using a random allocation design. He is joint author of a review for the Department for Education and Skills of the literature on refocusing children's services towards prevention, and has been closely involved in developing and implementing several practice tools with clinical and planning functions. In 2003 he completed a PhD on childhood social exclusion. Vashti Berry joined the Dartington Unit in 2001 after working on the Equal Opportunities Policy Team at Northamptonshire County Council. Prior to this she was an academic tutor at the University of Natal in Durban, South Africa. She is studying for a PhD on the differential effects of domestic violence and child abuse on children's development, and working on a random allocation evaluation of a programme for young people who display antisocial behaviour. She has completed a small-scale study of asylum-seeking and refugee children and families in Ireland and co-authored best practice papers on user involvement and pre-school family support facilities. Michael Little Building on an established research centre, Michael is co-founder with Roger Bullock of a collection of research, development and dissemination activities known as the Warren House Group at Dartington. At the University of Chicago's Chapin Hall Center for Children he leads a study of child development in the context of residential education. An acknowledged expert on child protection, out of home care and youth justice Michael has also supported efforts to improve international networks of policy makers, managers, researchers and practitioners working with children in need. He holds appointments at the Universities of Bath and Chicago and is the author/joint author of 15 books and eight practice tools aimed at helping put research into practice. Louise Morpeth moved to Dartington in 1997 after working for four years as a community health development co-ordinator with North Staffordshire Health Authority. She was jointly responsible for a Department of Health study on patterns of need and service use among children living in the community and has been involved in designing, implementing and evaluating new interventions, using need data gathered using Matching Needs and Services in a rural district in England. She has co-authored several practice tools aimed at getting research into practice, and in 2004 completed a PhD on the effects of the organisation of children's services on outcomes for children in need.