Attending to Children: Direct Work in Social and Health Care

This book is intended for all those involved in direct work with children - in a variety of social work and health care settings. Planned in three parts, it identifies the problems that present themselves when children are admitted into social or health care and considers various aspects of communication with children in different circumstances. It looks at particular areas of work in a number of specific settings, such as fostering and adoption, residential care and nursery day care.