How does residential care in England compare with that of other European countries?   What is social pedagogy, and how does it help those working with children in care?  How can child care policy and practice be improved throughout the United Kingdom?  This book is written against the background of the gross social disadvantage suffered by most looked-after children in England. It compares European policy and approaches – from Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany and the Netherlands – to the public care system in England. Drawing on research from all six countries, the authors analyze how different policies and practice can affect young people in residential homes. A particular focus is on the unique approach offered by social pedagogy, a concept that is commonly used in continental Europe.  The book compares young people's own experiences and appraisals of living in a residential home, and the extent to which residential care compounds social exclusion. Based upon theoretical and empirical evidence, it offers solutions for current dilemmas concerning looked-after children in the United Kingdom, in terms of lessons learned from policy and practice elsewhere, including training and staffing issues. Working with Children in Care is key reading for students, academics and professionals in health, education and social care who work with children in residential care.

Working with Children in Care: European Perspectives

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Petrie,Pat

Boddy,Janet

Cameron,Claire

Wigfall,Valerie

Simon,Antonia

Alternative Medicine

Open University Press

Communicating With Children and Adults

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Edward Arnold

More than ever before, children are apparently being recognised as social actors and citizens. Yet public policy often involves increased control and surveillance of children. This book explores the contradiction. It shows how different ways of thinking about children produce different childhoods, different public provisions for children (including schools) and different ways of working with children. It argues that how we understand children and make public provision for them involves political and ethical choices. Through case studies and the analysis of policy and practice drawn from a number of countries, the authors describe an approach to public provision for children which they term 'children's services'. They then propose an alternative approach named 'children's spaces', and go on to consider an alternative theory, practice and profession of work with children: pedagogy and the pedagogue. This ground breaking book will be essential reading for tutors and students on higher education or in-service courses in early childhood, education, play, social work and social policy, as well as practitioners and policy makers in these areas.

From Children's Services to Children's Spaces: Public Policy, Children and Childhood

Moss, Peter

Routledge

This book is a practical guide for providers and practitioners. It is based on research conducted in 32 out-of-school services in 14 local authorities. The policy background to the book is the Disability Discrimination Act and the Department of Health Quality Protects programme. Inclusive Play starts from an understanding that disabled children should have access to mainstream out-of-school play and childcare services.

Inclusive Play: Supporting Provision for Disabled Children (Understanding Children's Social Care)

Storey, Pamela

Candappa, Mano

Thompson, Di

UCL IOE Press

For those working with children, effective communication is a crucial part of building relationships and encouraging children's emotional and intellectual development.
This practical guide identifies the child and their relationship with the adult as the basis upon which real communication can be made. Topics covered include non-verbal communication, attentive listening, empathy, the part played by questions, working constructively with conflict and criticism, and communicating in groups. It also draws on the innovative ideas found in social pedagogic theory and practice, such as communicating with your head, hands and heart and how to differentiate between the personal, the professional and the private in your interactions. The book contains exercises, topics for personal reflection or group discussion, and suggestions for observations.
This will be an excellent source of advice and ideas for all those in the children's workforce including early years professionals, teachers, social workers, counsellors and practitioners working with children in care, including foster carers.

Communication Skills for Working with Children and Young People: Introducing Social Pedagogy

Business & Money

Education & Reference

Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Important reforms are taking place in children's services in the UK, with a move towards greater integration. In England, Scotland and Sweden, early childhood education and care, childcare for older children, and schools are now the responsibility of education departments. This book is the first to examine this major shift in policy.

A new deal for children?: Re-forming education and care in England, Scotland and Sweden

Wallace, Jennifer

Cohen, Bronwen

Policy Press

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