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Title Managing children's homes : developing effective leadership in small organisations / Leslie Hicks [and others].

Publication Info. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007.
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Description 1 online resource (224 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Costs and Effectiveness of Services for Children in Need
Costs and effectiveness of services for children in need.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-218) and indexes.
Contents Introduction and background -- Who lives and works in children's homes? -- Creating, maintaining and influencing a staff team -- Shaping and maintaining the role of manager within the context of the wider organisation -- Shaping work with young people -- What does leadership look like in children's homes? -- What resources are used, how much do these cost, and how are costs linked to outcomes? -- What makes a difference to outcomes for young people? -- Conclusions and implications -- Appendix : research methdology -- Appendix : sample models.
Summary Managing Children's Homes focuses on leadership, effective management, the allocation of resources, and ensuring positive outcomes for young people in residential care. The book develops an interdisciplinary understanding of what needs to be taken into account when establishing and maintaining good practice on behalf of young people living in children's homes. The authors explain the considerable variation in quality achieved by children's homes and how this relates to management style, working environment and staff structures. The skills and qualities that make effective managers of homes are.
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Subject Group homes for children -- Great Britain -- Management.
Group homes for children.
Great Britain.
Management.
Children -- Institutional care -- Great Britain.
Children -- Institutional care.
Social work administration -- Great Britain.
Social work administration.
Leadership.
Leadership.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Subject Children.
Added Author Hicks, Leslie.
Other Form: Print version: Managing children's homes. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007 9781843105428 184310542X (DLC) 2007022558 (OCoLC)138341609
ISBN 9781846427367 (electronic book)
1846427363 (electronic book)
1281733814
9781281733818
9781843105428

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