This book was originally published in 1998, when over 6,000 children lived in residential homes in England and Wales. The fact that some children's homes are be

From open and straightforward accounts of residential care workers, The Occupational Experience of Residential Child and Youth Care Workers shows you how care i

Written by experienced practitioners and academics, this is a core text about the practice of residential child care. It takes as its starting point the fact th

This book explores the concept of relational care, what it feels like for older people and for carers, why it makes life happier and how those involved in resid