What Works in Residential Child Care: A Review of Research Evidence and the Practical Considerations

Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 3
Contents......Page 5
Figures......Page 7
Tables......Page 8
Foreword and acknowledgements......Page 9
RESEARCH FOR PRACTICE......Page 11
KNOWLEDGE IN THE CONTEXT OF CHILDREN’S LIVES......Page 12
OUTCOMES AND EVIDENCE......Page 15
TRENDS IN RESEARCH INTO RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE......Page 19
THE STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS OF RESEARCH KNOWLEDGE......Page 23
DIFFICULTIES IN COMPARING ESTABLISHMENTS AND SYSTEMS......Page 25
DISAGGREGATING RESIDENTIAL CARE FOR CHILDREN......Page 27
EXPLORING THE VARIETY OF PROVISION......Page 28
YOUTH JUSTICE PROVISION......Page 31
RESIDENTIAL HOMES FOR DISABLED CHILDREN......Page 33
TRENDS IN RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE......Page 36
CLASSIFICATION OF RESIDENTIAL HOMES......Page 37
MODELS OF RESIDENTIAL WORK WITH CHILDREN......Page 41
CONDITIONS FOR EFFECTIVE PRACTICE......Page 48
CONCLUSIONS ON WHAT WORKS IN RESIDENTIAL PRACTICE......Page 72
THE BACKGROUND: THE REALITY OF CHILDREN’S EXPERIENCES AND THE REPORTS ON LOCAL PRACTICE......Page 77
THE BENEFITS OF RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENTS......Page 80
CRITICISMS OF RESIDENTIAL CARE......Page 81
RECTIFYING THE WEAKNESSES OF RESIDENTIAL CARE......Page 82
AREAS OF UNCERTAINTY......Page 91
A SUMMARY OF THE RESEARCH MESSAGES ON RESIDENTIAL CARE FOR CHILDREN......Page 96
BUILDING ON THE RESEARCH EVIDENCE......Page 98
DEVELOPING RESIDENTIAL SERVICES THAT MATCH THE WANTS AND NEEDS OF CHILDREN......Page 102
PLANNING CHILDREN’S SERVICES IN WALES......Page 105
THE NEED FOR EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT ASSESSMENT, INFORMATION AND PLANNING......Page 111
DEVELOPING A STRATEGY FOR WALES: THE ROLE OF RESIDENTIAL CARE IN CHILDREN’S SERVICES......Page 112
ISSUES REQUIRING FURTHER EXPLORATION......Page 119
CONCLUSION: A RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE STRATEGY FOR WALES......Page 125
References and further reading......Page 127
Index......Page 137