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Title: CONTEMPORARY CHILD CARE POLICY AND PRACTICE
By: Barbara Fawcett, Brid Featherstone, Jim Goddard
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 0333973798
ISBN 13: 9780333973790
Publisher: PALGRAVE MACMILLAN
Pub. date: 27 May, 2004
Pages: 200
Description: Introduction; Thinking About Children Today; Family Policy; Child Abuse and Welfare; Looked After Children; Youth Justice; Disabled Children and Young People; Children, Young People and Mental Health; Children as Carers; Conclusion
Synopsis: This important text will provide a critical analysis of contemporary developments in child care policy under New Labour and the resulting policy and practice implications. The authors will draw on sociological debates, the growing children's rights literature and wider developments within social policy in order to provide a thorough and balanced guide to contemporary developments in this rapidly changing field. Ideologies behind recent initiatives in a wide range of practice areas are explored, and the implementation of key developments are appraised. This will be primary reading for all students specializing in work with children and their families.
Illustrations: Illustrations
Publication: UK
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Returns: Non-returnable
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