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Managing Residential Child Care : A Managed Service /

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Whipp, Richard (Author), Kirkpatrick, Ian (Author), Kitchener, Martin (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Subjects:
Social Sciences.
Children, Youth and Family Policy.
Management.
Organization.
Political Science.
Social work.
Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.
Planning.
Political science.
Social policy.
Social sciences.
Social service.
Electronic books.
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (X, 235 pages)
ISBN:9780230506121
DOI:10.1057/9780230506121