Children s homes have cultures which vary from the benign to themalignant. Using a distinctive cross-institutional design, thisstudy of 48 children s homes shows how some were characterised bywidespread bullying, delinquency and low morale among both staffand residents whilst others were relatively peaceful and friendly.These differences are explained by the way these homes wereresourced, managed and run, thus providing lessons for the future.This accessible text provides* a much-needed insight into the management of children s homes andthe impact on their residents* perspectives from a large sample of children, parents, staff andsocial workers* an examination of the effect on staff and residents of featuressuch as the size of the home, staff ratios, the proportion oftrained staff and the approach of the headCommissioned by the Department of Health, this study is essentialreading for practitioners in the social and welfare services andothers with an interest in the well-being of deprived, troubled ordelinquent young people.

Children's Homes: A Study in Diversity (Living Away From Home - Studies in Residential Care)

Politics & Social Sciences

Gibbs, Ian

Sinclair, Ian.

Social Sciences

wiley

Ghost stories from Canada’s most haunted city, including tales from iconic sites such as the Empress hotel, Hatley Castle, and Ross Bay Cemetery.
Beautiful, charming Victoria is world renowned for its seaside attractions, flourishing gardens, and breathtaking ocean views. But looming behind its picture-perfect façade is a city shrouded in mystery, with restless, disembodied beings that whisper ghastly tales of mystery, violence, and horror.
Known as British Columbia’s most haunted city, Victoria is teeming with a plethora of spirits. Through this brand-new collection of disturbing tales, you’ll come face to face with: <li>The Grey Lady who chills hotel guests to the bone</li>
<li>A decorated World War I soldier who protects tenants from something sinister</li>
<li>An inconsolable child who haunts the pool area of a defunct hotel</li>
<li>The blood-soaked spectre who runs through the infamous Fan Tan Alley to escape capture</li>
<li>The ghost of Robert Johnson, who perpetually re-enacts his own suicide The phantom of a cranky hermit who plagues a beautiful lake house</li>
<li>A spinster who gives tours of her childhood home</li>
<li>And many more</li> Get to know Victoria’s best-known hauntings along with some you may have not have heard before.

Victoria's Most Haunted: Ghost Stories from BC's Historic Capital City

Religion & Spirituality

New Age & Spirituality

Touchwood Editions

In his new collection of ghost stories, Ian Gibbs combs the Terminal City for its spooks and apparitions, from Gastown to Grouse Mountain, West Van to New West. In his new collection of ghost stories, ghost-walk guide and podcaster Ian Gibbs investigates the greater Vancouver area in search of the city's paranormal. These thirty stories cover more famous hauntings like Waterfront Station and the Orpheum Theatre as well as private houses and the apartments of friends and readers. Gibbs's research style balances history, personal experience, and input from residents, employees, local mediums, and paranormal experts. Among others, you'll learn about <ul> <li>the footsteps at the Irish Heather</li> <li>the spirited tunnels at Riverview</li> <li>the pranksters of Hycroft Manor</li> <li>the haunted washrooms at the Alibi Room</li> <li>the ghost of Grace Ceperley at Fairacres Mansion</li> <li>the murmurings at the Cannery</li> <li>and "The Tall" and "The Small" of the Royal Crown Castle</li> </ul> From Gastown to Grouse Mountain, West Van to New West, Gibbs combs the Terminal City for its apparitions and presents his findings in a conversational style that meets readers where they are, whether history enthusiast, interested skeptic, or supernaturally sensitive.

Vancouver’s Most Haunted: Supernatural Encounters in BC's Terminal City

Occult & Paranormal

What happens to looked-after children in the longer term? This book analyses the outcomes of a large-scale study of foster children in the UK. It includes individual case studies and draws extensively on the views of foster children themselves. The authors examine:
Why children remain fostered or move to different settings (adoption, residential care, their own families or independent living)
How the children fare in these different settings and why
What the children feel about what happens to them.
Other important issues covered include the support given to birth families to enable children to return home, the experience of adopters, the ways in which foster care can become more permanent and the experiences of young people in independent living.
In bringing together these results the book provides a wealth of findings, many of them new and challenging. It offers positive and practical recommendations and will be an enduring resource for practitioners, academics, policy makers, trainers, managers and all those concerned with the well-being of looked-after children.

Foster Children: Where They Go and How They Get On

Wilson, Kate

Baker, Claire

Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Children in public care complain that they have too many placements. Professionals agree but little is known about the reasons for this instability or how it affects different groups of children. The Pursuit of Permanence explores this core issue for children's services.
Based on the largest study of the English care system in recent years, the book examines the children (what they need and what they want), their movements into, out of and within the care system, the nature and quality of their placements and the outcomes (whether the children are settled or happy). It analyses the reasons for movements and outcomes in different groups of children, and the relative impacts of the departments, social work teams and placements. It concludes with suggestions about how the care system should work, what it should offer and how it should be managed and inspected.
This detailed, innovative and comprehensive study is essential reading for all professionals and academics involved with fostering, leaving care, adoption and children's services, as well as policy makers and students on social work courses.

The Pursuit of Permanence: A Study of the English Child Care System (Quality Matters in Childrens Services)

Lee, Jenny

Preparing for an exam is like preparing for a battle. To succeed, you need to make sure you're at the peak of your performance at the time of impact. It's not easy, but it is a lot easier if you have the right strategy. This is what this book is all about. In it, Ian Gibbs has collected and digested the recommendations and advice from teachers, examiners and successful students and processed them into 23 Tips to help you get the highest grade you're capable of. 23 Tips to Get Better Grades is a simple, user-friendly guide to making sure the opportunity you have to sit an exam and show the world what you can do won't be wasted. By learning these tips, you'll not only be increasing your chances in your exams, but you'll also be learning some important skills that will last you a lifetime. Although the references are from the U.K., these tried and trusted tips come from successful students worldwide. Whether you're a student in Honolulu, Helsinki or Huddersfield, this student-friendly book could make the difference you need to get the grade you deserve.

23 Tips to Get Better Grades: Tried and tested exam techniques all students need (23 Tips for learning)

Parenting & Relationships

Parenting

Guid Publications

Have you ever found it difficult getting started on a new project, even if it’s something that you really, really want? And then you abandon it halfway through? How frustrating is that?
Realising your dreams, whether you want to write your first book, start your own business, manage your time better, lose weight, learn a new language, change careers, or simply keep your home clean and tidy, it's not easy if you have a tendency to put things off.
The Sorites Principle will help you to achieve great things through small efforts. The techniques are designed to make the process as painless as possible so that one day you will look back and be amazed at how much you've achieved.
The first step towards getting what you want is right here. Let The Sorites Principle help you out!

The Sorites Principle: How to harness the power of perseverance

Business & Money

Business Development & Entrepreneurship

Did you know learning is a skill? Did you know that learning to learn stuff better is much easier once you know how? Did you know there are dozens of ways to improve your ability to learn more stuff in less time that you can apply immediately? If you didn't, you're in luck. This little book might be just what you need. By using these simple but effective methods, you will improve your capacity to learn, understand more and remember for longer. You'll start getting better grades, start feeling better about your classes and become a better student. It doesn't require brain surgery, hormone injections, getting tattooed in unmentionable places or paying for extra tuition. In fact, beyond the (extremely modest) cost of this book, applying them is virtually free. So what are you waiting for? Avoid wasting any more study time and start getting the most out of your education by picking out your favourite top study tips and start learning stuff better right now.

23 Tips to Learn Stuff Better: so you can spend less time studying and more time enjoying yourself (23 Tips for learning)

23 Tips To Get Better Grades: Tried and tested exam techniques all students need

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Independently published

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