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The leaving care handbook: helping and supporting care leavers
- Editor:
- WHEAL Ann
- Publisher:
- Russell House
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 243p.
- Place of publication:
- Lyme Regis
The Children Leaving Care Act 2000 imposed on local authorities a range of duties and responsibilities. However, preparation and support for leaving care should not just be about entitlements; it should begin the first day a young person is 'looked after’ and continue for as long as necessary to ensure the young people have the skills needed for them to fulfil their potential and take their rightful place in society.
It's your meeting: a guide to help young people get the most from their reviews
- Authors:
- WHEAL Ann, SINCLAIR Ruth
- Publisher:
- National Children's Bureau
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 24p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This guide is designed especially for use by young people from 10 years upwards who are being looked after by the local authority. It contains details of reviews and care plans as well as checklists and suggestions on what to do before, during and after reviews. A reminder sheet tells young people of their rights at a review. The pack may be used by the young people themselves of with their carer or social worker.
The foster carer's handbook for carers of children aged 11 years and under
- Authors:
- WHEAL Ann, MEHMET Meral
- Publisher:
- Russell House
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 237p.
- Place of publication:
- Lyme Regis
- Edition:
- 3rd ed.
Everyone needs to be valued, to feel special, and to feel important. Often the small things that a carer does - or doesn't do - have the greatest impact. Carers can dip into this fully updated guide whenever questions about either big or seemingly small things arise. For foster and residential carers who look after children aged approximately 11 and under, throughout the UK, it not only helps carers to answer the never-ending questions of whether their many decisions are "good enough for my child", it also: helps carers to involve the child in those decisions - and indeed to make those decisions themselves - whenever possible; supports carers by letting them know at all such times what standards others will expect of them; and, provides photocopiable games, checklists, forms and pictures, which the carer can either work through with the child, or let them do it on their own and discuss the result afterwards if the child wishes.
Young people in foster and residential care: answers to questions you may be asked by 11-18 year olds in your care
- Author:
- WHEAL Ann
- Publisher:
- Russell House
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 145p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Lyme Regis
This book aims to encourage carers to work in partnership with the young people in their care; to encourage young people to return to their parents home as soon as possible, if appropriate and to encourage those looking after the young people to work with them in all sorts of ways, so that these young people should be able to take their place in society in the future. The book has been developed: for young people and carers to read together; to help carers answer the many questions that any young person aged 11-18 may ask, as well as specific ones about their time being looked after and when they leave "care".
The foster carer's handbook: for carers of children 11 years and under
- Author:
- WHEAL Ann
- Publisher:
- Russell House
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 191p.,list of orgs.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Lyme Regis
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
Aimed at foster carers and also useful for managers and workers in social services. Contains sections on: the carer; being looked after; culture, values, beliefs and religion; emotional and social issues; practical information; health; meetings; and legal issues.
The foster carer's handbook: for carers of children under 11 years
- Author:
- WHEAL Ann
- Publisher:
- Russell House
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 209p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Lyme Regis
Practical text aimed at foster parents providing information and tools for communicating with children. Includes: checklists; material to encourage carers to work in partnership with children and their families; information on how to understand and implement the Children Act 1989; and materials which can be used by children to learn skills, develop and thrive.
Answers: a handbook for residential and foster carers of young people aged 11-18 years
- Author:
- WHEAL Ann
- Publisher:
- Longman
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 188p.,list of orgs.
- Place of publication:
- Harlow
Practical text developed in association with CCETSW, written for those responsible for young people in the care system. Designed to be used actively to encourage discussion with young people and challenge problem behaviour. Areas covered include: being looked after; places to live; practical social skills; becoming independent; legal terms and issues; and education and qualifications.
Answers for carers: you and the young people in your care
- Authors:
- WHEAL Ann, BUCHANAN Ann
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 201p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
Handbook aimed at residential and foster carers in the United Kingdom working with young people. Designed for young people and carers to read together, the book aims to help carers answer the many questions a young person aged 11-18 may ask about legislation relating to them, help carers answer young people's questions about their time being looked after, and to be a talking tool when carers are working in partnership with young people, either in groups or one to one.
The RHP companion to foster care
- Editor:
- WHEAL Ann
- Publisher:
- Russell House
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 222p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Lyme Regis
Guide to the theory and practice of foster care. Includes chapters on: changing perceptions of children and childhood; the nature and dilemmas of fostering in the nineties; education for children and young people in public care; leaving care; identity issues; the international perspective of foster care; national standards in foster care; the professionalisation of foster care; the health of children who are fostered; the mental health of looked after children; teenage fostering; fostering siblings together; family link care; family and friends who are carers; private fostering; safe caring; the role and work of the guardian ad litem; child protection; preparation for adoption; men who foster; training for foster carers; social workers and carers working in partnership; managing allegations of abuse against carers; the children of foster carers; independent agencies; financial matters; and the way forward.