In This Issue: September 2010

Editorial: The Costs of Taking Children into Care

It is not only the children who pay the price

News Views

Social Work in Scotland- Now an Online Challenge!

A novel way of involving the public in appreciating the complexity of social work decisions

Restorative Practice in Children’s Homes

by Steve Walker

Improving relationships in residential care

A Fearless Frankness

by Dr. Craig Fees RMSA

The professional formation of psychiatrist Donald Winnicott, and a crucial lost episode in the history of therapeutic residential child care

Preparations

by Dr Keith J. White

For holidays, for life, for the future of mankind

Bullying

by Valerie Jackson

The need to tackle bullying as a social, educational and health issue

Beyond Caring: Chapter 14

by A.J. Stone

Is there a future for a boy with a past?

‘The Adolescent Girl in Conflict’ by Gisela Konopka

Digest by Robert Shaw

A study which highlighted the lack of research about girl offenders

‘Mother and Baby Homes’ by Jill Nicholson

Digest by Robert Shaw

The first comprehensive study

In This Issue: August 2010

Giving Practitioners a Voice in Child Care and Social Education

by Vic Citarella

The ICSE is open for business.

Rethinking Attachment Theory

by Dr Keith J. White

Every child adds to the social dynamics of its family

Beyond Caring: Chapter 13

by A.J. Stone

Is there a future for a boy with a past?

‘After-Care’

by Stuart Hannah

The puzzle of creating a solid future for a young person with problems

A Measure of Success

An event which showed the long-term impact of Wellesley’s nautical training

A Brief History of Events and Trends from 1695 to 1969 in the Residential Care of Young Offenders in the UK

Editorial: A Question of Trust

If the values aren’t right, the processes won’t work.

‘A Home for the Heart’ by Bruno Bettelheim

Digest by , Robert Shaw

Lessons learnt from successful practice in residential treatment of disturbed behaviour

‘Exceptional Children: Residential Treatment of Emotionally Disturbed Boys at Shotton Hall’ by Frederick George Lennhoff

Digest by Robert Shaw

In This Issue: July 2010

Editorial: Encouraging Growth

The long-term view

Beyond Caring: Chapter 12

by A.J. Stone

Is there a future for a boy with a past?

The Long Journey Home

by Clair Davies

A journey of one thousand steps starts with just one

Dealing with Young People Leaving Residential Care

by International Social Service Bulgaria

Guidelines from the CLIP Project in Bulgaria

“Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?”

by Dr Keith J. White

Do we undermine the value of the meta-family in meeting children’s needs?

How Will the Coalition Rate Children’s Needs?

by Chris Durkin

At a time of cuts, the need to take a strategic view

Archives- Raising the Questions

All the angles on child care records

‘Consequences’ by Elizabeth Reinach and Glyn Roberts

Digest by Robert Shaw

A study of the effectiveness of an observation and assessment centre

‘Leaving Care’ by Mike Stein and Kate Carey

Digest by Robert Shaw

Indicators for success- and failure- in aftercare

Issue no. 7 the goodenoughcaring Journal is now online!

The next issue is out.

In This Issue: June 2010

The Month’s Theme: Looking Back to Look Forward

Report on the 4th South African National Association’s Biennial Youth Conference

by Lucky Jacobs

“It doesn’t seem like me.”

by Dr Keith J. White

The messages that records give - and fail to give

‘The Hope is in Children’ (The Times, 6.7.1908)

by Professor Roy Parker

The 1908 Children Act

The Court Lees Affair

by David Lane

A scandal which rocked the approved school system and heralded its end

A Professional Job?

by Kathleen Lane

An opportunity for residential child care workers to shape their profession

Beyond Caring: Chapter 11

by A.J. Stone

Is there a future for a boy with a past?

Fathers and Children

by Valerie Jackson

Both parents have roles to play and the pattern needs to change

The Right to Play: A Long-Term Investment

by Stephen Studd

SkillsActive welcomes the release of new children’s play strategy guidance.

Editorial: Resources

How can we use resources more effectively?

National Residential Education Day 2010

How they celebrated in the USA – a model for the rest of the world?

Family Group Homes

by David Lane

An important piece of child care history, but inadequately documented and worth reconsidering

‘An Experiment in Group Upbringing’ by Anna Freud and Sophie Dann

Digest by Robert Shaw

How children from a concentration camp learnt to relate to adults

‘Dibs in Search of Self’ by Virginia Mae Axline

Digest by Robert Shaw

A touching classic about creating the right space to let healing happen

In This Issue: May 2010

Child Care Archives: Problems, Opportunities and Consequences

A full programme covering all aspects, sponsored by the Modern Records Centre at Warwick University and the Child Care History …

Editorial: Help NCERCC Survive

NCERCC has given invaluable support to residential care but is under threat.

News Views

Including the importance of fathers, Barnardo’s and residential care, carrots and sticks, Attach-a-Tag and children’s questions

A Little Child will Lead Them

by Dr Keith J. White

Asking questions, seeking answers and being prepared to learn

Beyond Caring: Chapter 10

by A.J. Stone

Is there a future for a boy with a past?

Institutional Discrimination in the Early Years

by Jane Lane

The need to be aware of the unintended and implicit messages

Environmental vs Bureaucracy Issues

by Valerie Jackson

From volcanoes to bed bugs, from farming to French officials; they’re all here.

‘Child Care and the Growth of Love’ by John Bowlby

Digest by Robert Shaw

A child care classic, still quoted but contentious

‘Early Experience: Myth and Evidence’ by Ann Clarke and Alan Clarke

Digest by Robert Shaw

A collation of child care research which challenged current thinking

Plea for Support

by Valerie Jackson

Help requested for a charity which helps bereaved children

In This Issue: April 2010

Safeguarding Your Family’s Future

An article provided by Greenlight

Editorial: The Environment

Questions for child care

What Do You Do When There is Nothing You Can Do?

by Jim Rose

Does the current organisational environment permit good work with children?

Challenges, Opportunities and Threats

by Chris Durkin

Environmental problems will require us to change our social structures too.

The Environment in Residential Child Care

by Robert Shaw

Children are not just individuals; their environment matters too.

The Past, Now - and the Future?

by Kathleen Lane

What creates a good environment for bringing children up?

Young Vision 2020: Jet-packs, Nintendo and Bush Fires

News Views

Including Residential Education / Care Day, South Africa, the age of criminal responsibility, CCCF and wellbeing, children’s books, secure accommodation …

The Hamlet Cigar Method

by Dr Keith J. White

Two wrongs may not make a right, but two problems may solve each other.

Beyond Caring: Chapter 8

by A.J. Stone

Is there a future for a boy with a past?

Beyond Caring: Chapter 9

by A.J. Stone

Is there a future for a boy with a past?