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The decision to go: disabled children at residential schools and the role of social services departments
- Authors:
- ABBOTT David, MORRIS Jenny, WARD Linda
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 14(1), 2002, pp.5-16.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Sending a disabled child to a specialist residential school may mean that live for much of the year at a school a long way from home. This article explores the views of social services staff on residential schools and the issues the face around how best to work with families who are thinking about a residential school for their child.
Residential schools and disabled children: decision-making and experiences
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
A previous stage of this research explored the policies and practices of 21 local authorities on placing a disabled child at residential school (see Findings 420). Follow-on research in four authorities explored the circumstances in which disabled children and young people came to be at residential school. The study involved observing at decision-making panel meetings, interviewing key professionals, parents and also disabled children and young people currently at residential school.
Schools morass
- Author:
- MORRIS Jenny
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 11.4.02, 2002, pp.38-39.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at the placement of disabled children in residential schools and why it brings into question the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Working with the Children Act 1989: an introduction for practitioners in education, health and social work
- Author:
- NATIONAL CHILDREN'S BUREAU
- Publisher:
- National Children's Bureau
- Publication year:
- 1989
- Pagination:
- Pack of papers.
- Place of publication:
- London
A series of sheets outlining key aspects of the Act and implications for practice.