‘The Adolescent Girl in Conflict’ by Gisela Konopka
Digest by Robert Shaw
A study which highlighted the lack of research about girl offenders
‘After-Care’
by Stuart Hannah
The puzzle of creating a solid future for a young person with problems
‘A Home for the Heart’ by Bruno Bettelheim
Digest by , Robert Shaw
Lessons learnt from successful practice in residential treatment of disturbed behaviour
‘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
Family Group Homes
by David Lane
An important piece of child care history, but inadequately documented and worth reconsidering
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
‘Living with Children’ by Dr Keith J. White
Book Review by Professor Roger Clough
A combination of theory and practice which challenges readers to think
What Do You Do When There is Nothing You Can Do?
by Jim Rose
Does the current organisational environment permit good work with children?
The Environment in Residential Child Care
by Robert Shaw
Children are not just individuals; their environment matters too.
The Hamlet Cigar Method
by Dr Keith J. White
Two wrongs may not make a right, but two problems may solve each other.
‘Foster Home Breakdown’ by David Berridge and Hedy Cleaver
Digest by Robert Shaw
A detailed study providing guidance to social workers on what works
‘Child Care Now: A Survey of Placement Patterns’ by Jane Rowe, Marion Hundleby and Louise Garnett
Digest by Robert Shaw
Social workers’ views as to what works
News Views
Including a new residential care blog site, social work visits, the aftermath of crime, teddy bears and an anonymous staffing …
‘Cottage Six: The Social System of Delinquent Boys in Residential Treatment’ by Howard W Polsky
Digest by Robert Shaw
A neutral stance is impossible for a participant observer.
‘Metamorphoses- Troubled Children over Four Decades’ by James Rogers
Book Review by Valerie Jackson
Learning from the past: systems change, but do the children?
‘Changing Times, Changing Needs : A History of the Catholic Children’s Society in Westminster’ by Jim Hyland
Book Review by David Lane
A history of the Catholic Children’s Society in Westminster
Action Training
by Professor Ewan Anderson
How the participation of the trainer in the practice has multiple spin-offs
Beyond Caring: Chapter 7
Is there a future for a boy with a past?
Setting up a Home for Children and Young People in the UK
by Valerie Jackson
A new project: watch this space to see how it emerges.
‘Expanding the Options in Child Placement’ by Anita Wiener and Eugene Wiener
Digest by Robert Shaw
Research into adoption, fostering and residential care with surprising conclusions
Wise Up On the World Wide Web
by Robert Fitzgerald
People looking after children in care need to be ahead of the game.
‘Children Referred to Closed Units’ by Pat Cawson and Mary Martell
Digest by Robert Shaw
The ignored facts about young people who were locked up
‘The Development of Secure Units in Child Care’ by G J Blumenthal
Digest by Robert Shaw
An architect’s analysis of secure care
“Unremembered Acts of Kindness and of Love”
by Dr Keith J. White
The spontaneous little things make the difference, and they cannot be specified.
‘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
Out-of-Home Care: Bringing up Children in a Professional Way
by Bettina Terp
Looking on the social pedagogy profession from a Viennese point of view
‘Children who Wait’ by Jane Rowe and Lydia Lambert
Digest by Robert Shaw
A landmark study of children in long-term care
News Views
Including social pedagogy, respite care and work with children – the basic model
“Time is a Great Healer”
by Dr Keith J. White
Life offers opportunities offered to re-interpret earlier experiences.
‘Wayward Youth’ by August Aichhorn
Digest by Robert Shaw
Multiple messages about the care of young offenders from the days of Sigmund Freud
‘Love is Not Enough’ by Bruno Bettelheim
Digest by Robert Shaw
Using the residential group to let children address their problems
Goodenoughcaring
by Charles Sharpe and others
Another issue of the residential care journal: here are the Contents.
‘Summerhill’ by A.S. Neill
Digest by Robert Shaw
The thinking behind an unusual, innovative and lastingly influential institution
Introducing an MA Degree Course in Residential Care and Boarding Education at York St John University
by Professor Ewan Anderson
The focus is residential care and boarding education.
‘Some Theoretical Observations on Group Care’ by Martin Wolins
Digest by Robert Shaw
A seminal text which makes sense of other theoretical and practice-based work
‘A Place Called Hope’ by Tom O’Neill
Digest by Robert Shaw
Personal experiences of the care system shaped professional thinking.
‘Mr Lyward’s Answer’ by Michael Burn
Digest by Robert Shaw
A classic observation of what made residential therapy work
‘Patterns of Residential Care: Sociological Studies in Institutions for Handicapped Children’ by Roy D King, Norma V Raynes and Jack Tizard
Digest by Robert Shaw
Research which led to change and some unexpected findings
News Views
Including school leaving age, the public image of teenage boys, David Cameron, Baby P and the social work task, better …
‘Continuity and Support Following Residential Treatment’ by Delores Taylor and Stuart Alpert
Digest by Robert Shaw
Post-discharge success was shown to depend on family contact.
News Views
Including young fathers, first-born children, substance abuse and new mores, primary education, gangs, social workers, bureaucracy and UNISON, residential care …
Longing for Home
by Dr Keith J. White
The importance of having somewhere to belong, a place you can all home
‘Homer Lane and the Little Commonwealth’ by Elsie Bazeley
Digest by Robert Shaw
The classic example of a self-governing community for children
‘Road to Life’ by Anton Makarenko
Digest by Robert Shaw
An honest account of learning to run a community for young offenders by experience
‘Residential Care - A Positive Future’ Edited by Terry Philpott
Book Review by David Lane
The impact of the Wagner Report over the last two decades
‘Residential Task in Child Care’ by Barbara Kahan and Geoff Banner
Digest by Robert Shaw
A landmark report that set professional standards for residential child care
‘Patterns of Career Development in Group Care’ by Karen Vander Ven
Digest by Robert Shaw
A holistic approach to child care and the developmental needs of staff at different levels



