Crime – A Challenge to Us All :Chaired by Lord Longford
Digest by Digest Robert Shaw
A seminal Labour Party report which affected later policy-making
Living with a Child with Hidden Disabilities
by Nikki Rule-Jackson
A full and prompt assessment offers parents reassurance.
The Underwood Report :Chaired by J.E.A. Underwood
Digest by Robert Shaw
A snapshot of thinking about maladjustment and the services which children needed
Social Pedagogic Practice - The Importance of Hermeneutics
by Gabriel Eichsteller
Observation, interpretation, empathy- all vital to real communication
‘Troubled and Troublesome’ by Masud Hoghughi
Digest by Robert Shaw
A comprehensive ground-breaking study of secure care
‘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
‘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
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
