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Independent Reviewing Officers
- Author:
- HINCHLIFFE Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Childright, 213, January 2005, pp.18-20.
- Publisher:
- Children's Legal Centre
Discusses the role of the Independent Reviewing Officers under new regulations which for the first time empower the Legal and Special Casework team of the Children and Family Court Advisory Service to bring actions against local authorities in respect of defects in care planning for children looked after by them.
Exams? Pass on that one
- Author:
- VALIOS Natalie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 01.09.05, 2005, pp.30-32.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
This article reports on the range of initiatives used to transform the educational achievements and life chances of looked-after children in the London Borough of Merton.
"They shouldn’t judge us right away" young people who are looked after and accommodated discuss their views and experiences of substance misuse
- Author:
- RINTOUL Kirsty
- Publisher:
- Who Cares? Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 120p.
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
In October 2001 Who Cares? Scotland secured funding to research the extent and nature of substance misuse including smoking, alcohol and drugs within a sample of North Ayrshire’s care population. The overall aim of the research was to ensure that the views and experiences of young people were given key consideration prior to developing drug and alcohol service provision within North Ayrshire. In total 23 young people were consulted, representing a small sample of the overall number of young people who are currently looked after and accommodated by North Ayrshire local authority, this is reflected throughout the qualitative data contained within the report. As part of the consultation process 40 residential care staff were also consulted in relation to their professional experience of working with young people and substance misuse related issues.
Perspectives on point and level systems in residential care a responsive dialogue
- Authors:
- TOMPLKINS-ROSENBLATT Peter, VANDERVEN Karen
- Journal article citation:
- Residential Treatment for Children and Youth, 22(3), 2005, pp.1-18.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The Application of a Reinforcement/Level System in the Residential Treatment of Adolescents ” by Don Pazaratz, Ed.D. appeared in Residential Treatment for Children and Youth (2003, 21(1), 17-32). The present article presents an exchange of letters between Peter Tompkins-Rosenblatt, M.S.W. and Karen VanderVen, Ph.D., which was stimulated by the Pazaratz paper. It elaborates their own perspectives on issues related to the use of point and level systems in residential treatment. The second author is against the prevalent use of these techniques. The first author began his career in a strong behaviour modification program, while not totally abandoning the use of levels (as differentiated from points) as a therapeutic tool, Rosenblatt has come to agree with VanderVen on the pervasive misuse and abuse of points with children and young people in care. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Three strong women: from care to university
- Author:
- MILLIGAN Ian
- Journal article citation:
- Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 4(2), August 2005, pp.23-30.
- Publisher:
- Department of Social Work. University of Strathclyde.
Poor educational 'outcomes' of looked after children have been a matter of increasing concern. This article explores some of the factors that might make for educational success by looking at the experiences of three young women who have been in care in Scotland and who have since progressed to university. By exploring these three stories, it is hoped that practitioners and researchers will gain a helpful insight into the crucial factors for them as individuals.
Qualitative study: the placement stability of looked after children
- Author:
- HELD Jane
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 23p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The DfES commissioned this study as part of the Every Child Matters: Change for Children programme, as looked-after children are a key priority within the programme. The study explores the factors which most influence stability for looked-after children in order to try to better understand what, at individual local authority level, most influences performance in providing stability. The study also looks at stability in terms of diversion from care, early intervention and prevention and, for those who are looked-after children, achieving permanence in the longer term.
Children looked after in England (including adoptions and care leavers): 2003-2004
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education and Skills
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 63p., tables
- Place of publication:
- London
This bulletin provides provisional statistics on children looked after by local authorities. It includes details on overall numbers of looked after children by legal status and placement. It also includes information on the main reason why children are looked after, ethnicity and unaccompanied asylum seeking children who are looked after.
Care and support for young separated refugees aged 16 and 17 in Germany and the United Kingdom
- Author:
- HUEGLER Natalie
- Publisher:
- Venture Press
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 53p.
- Place of publication:
- Birmingham
This essay discusses the situation of separated refugee children in Germany and the United Kingdom, focusing on the challenges created through their needs and rights as children as well as the legal and social implications of being refugees. International instruments concerning separated refugee children are analysed, including the Statement of Good Practice developed by the Separated Children in Europe Programme (SCEP), a platform of information and research, launched through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and Save the Children Alliance in Europe. The problematic situation of separated refugee children in Germany has been highlighted in recent reports, with the fact that children over 16 are legally treated as adults within asylum proceedings being a main point of criticism of lobbying agencies. Especially older children are also frequently subject to inadequate housing in accommodation centres. Most separated refugee children face an uncertain future with unresolved legal statuses. In the UK, main concerns raised in recent research reports point towards the distinction local authorities apply of providing looked-after services for separated children arriving under the age of 16 as a rule, while children over 16 years mostly receive a form of less costly support under the Children Act.
Children looked after in England (including adoptions and care leavers), 2004-05
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education and Skills
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 15p., tables
- Place of publication:
- London
The report includes details of overall numbers of looked after children at 31 March, the number of children adopted in 2004-05, the number and qualifications achieved by care leavers in 2004-05 aged 16 and over, and the activity of 19 year old former care leavers
Inspection of children's services: East Sussex County Council: February 2005
- Authors:
- BENTON Tony, MILLER Sandra, NYS Helen
- Publisher:
- Commission for Social Care Inspection. South East
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 76p.
- Place of publication:
- London