Managing Residential Childcare: A Managed Service

Whipp, R.; Kirkpatrick, I.; Kitchener, M.

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.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2005-01-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349518043

DOI: 10.1057/9780230506121

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 235