‘After-Care’

by Stuart Hannah

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

‘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

Action Training

by Professor Ewan Anderson

How the participation of the trainer in the practice has multiple spin-offs

‘Residential Management as Treatment for Difficult Children’ by Donald W Winnicott and Clare Britton

Digest by Robert Shaw

Research lessons learnt from residential child care practice

‘Wayward Youth’ by August Aichhorn

Digest by Robert Shaw

Multiple messages about the care of young offenders from the days of Sigmund Freud

Twenty Years On

by David Lane

FICE-Hungary : what a professional association can achieve

‘Spare the Child’ by David Wills

Digest by Robert Shaw

The struggle to change a traditional approved school to offer relationship-based treatment

‘Communicating Through Play: Techniques for Assessing and Preparing Children for Adoption’ by Bernie Stringer

Book Review by Valerie Jackson

Techniques for assessing and preparing children for adoption

Adoption: A Mother’s Story

The first part of a personal account of becoming an adoptive parent

Coping with Loss and Disruption

by Chris Durkin

Healing processes can help people to adjust.

Power and Powerlessness

by Chris Durkin

The dangers of ignoring complexities if we are to meet children’s needs

The New Child Welfare Act in Finland

by Päivi Sinko

Introducing new law, new principles, new processes and a new approach

The Special Needs Education System in Mainstream Japanese Schools

by Hiromi Kotani

How the system for children with special needs is improving