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Residential Care

A Reader in Current Theory and Practice

  • 1st Edition - January 1, 1980
  • Editors: Ronald G. Walton, Dorren Elliott
  • Language: English
  • eBook ISBN:
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 8 9 2 6 - 0

Residential Care: A Reader in Current Theory and Practice is a collection of papers that tackles the various issues and concerns in residential care. The title examines the… Read more

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Residential Care: A Reader in Current Theory and Practice is a collection of papers that tackles the various issues and concerns in residential care. The title examines the practice and theory in relation to different client groups and models of working. The text first presents papers about the task in residential care, such as criticisms and positive aspects of residential care and the social work task in residential care. In Part II, the selection covers the social work process in residential care. Part III deals with ethical concerns in residential care, while Part IV talks about education and training for residential work. The book will be of great interest to social workers, psychiatrists, psychologists, and teachers.