July 2002Asylum-seekers are now big news, but back in 2002, the problem of coping with unattached minors was not yet at its current level. In the July article Working with Refugee Children, Pirjo Vesala’s view of the services offered by Salaam, a private home in Kensington and Chelsea, is revealing in many ways. Certainly there are the questions about the problems of the … read more
December, 2006
Child Care Articles
Stories From the Road : 2 : Everyone Needs Friends
Last month Dave explained how he and Tim … read more
Advertising Features
Finding Trainers
Finding people to provide training can be difficult, … read more
In Care
In Care : Sharon : 3 : Family Secrets
This is the third episode in Sharon’s story. … read more
In Parliament
Refugees, Role of State Support, Disabled Children, and Benefits
The following meetings of the All Party Parliamentary Group … read more
Books About Children & Child Care
Global Perspectives on Foster Family Care
Review by Angie Bartoli, Senior Lecturer at University of Northampton … read more
SIRCC
Teaching about Lifespace Working by using the Lifespace in Training
This article will draw on ideas from lifespace theory … read more
Early Childhood
Living below the Breadline
I heard something on the News today that surprised … read more
Child Care Articles
Care Matters: Transforming the Lives of Children and Young People in Care
This Green Paper was launched by the Department for … read more
News Views
News Views - December 2006
A mixture of news items, future events, sales pitches, … read more
Residential Child Care
“What does this celebration mean?”
by Dr Keith J. White
As you may know, the Jewish Passover meal has … read more
Child Care Articles
Parental Alienation Syndrome Leading
by Charles Pragnell
An unsafe and unsound theory of human behaviour … read more
Northampton
ASBOs and Animalisation
by Chris Durkin
Recently, I was travelling my usual route to work … read more
