Quality Matters in Children's Services

"Quality Matters in Children's Services" brings together authoritative research to explore critical concerns for those working with vulnerable children, young people and their families. The subjects covered include reunification, stability and wellbeing, kinship care, educating vulnerable young peop [...]
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"Quality Matters in Children's Services" brings together authoritative research to explore critical concerns for those working with vulnerable children, young people and their families. The subjects covered include reunification, stability and wellbeing, kinship care, educating vulnerable young people, child protection, domestic violence and parental substance misuse, the participation of disabled young people and advocacy services.Mike Stein discusses key issues for policy and practice in the development of quality services including identifying and sustaining quality through involving stakeholders, integrated working and quality services, the development of policies, procedures and organisational processes and carrying out quality assessments, training and workforce reform.This book is essential reading for practitioners, senior staff, commissioners, managers and anyone involved in developing quality children's services.The provision of high quality children's services matters to those who use and provide children's services.This important series is the result of an extensive government-funded research initiative into the Quality Protects programme which aimed to improve outcomes for vulnerable children, as well as transform the management and delivery of children's services. Focussing on current challenges in making every child matter, titles in the series are essential reading for all those working in the field.