Social Work in Education and Children's Services

by Steve Krawczyk, Nigel Horner

Overview

In light of the profound changes confronting the Child Welfare landscape, social work practitioners are expected to understand both the current and anticipated inter-relationships between social work and education. A clear introduction to social work in an educational setting, this book supports students on the social work degree course and builds on the success of the Transforming Social Work Practice series, which is based on common learning principles.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780857252418
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	08/10/2006
Series:	Transforming Social Work Practice Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	152
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Steve Krawczyk is Head of the Education Welfare Service, Lincolnshire County Council, and is a member of the Regional Programme Committee for the Diploma in Education Welfare Studies.
Nigel Horner is Head of the School of Health and Social Care at the University of Lincoln, where he teaches social work history, theory and methods, residential child care and ageing and older people. He began working in a London Borough Children’s Home in 1972, before studying Sociology at Durham University. After a period as a Community Worker, he qualified in Social Work from Glasgow University in 1980, and thereafter worked in Mental Health, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, Fostering and Youth Offending settings. He is also a Senior Fellow in the Higher Education Academy.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Schools, social work and education welfare: Historical perspectives
The Children Act 2004: Requirements and the key principles
The broader legal context of contemporary practice
School's out: Making sense of disaffection, absenteeism and exclusion
School's in: Addressing particular issues
Related issues and practice challenges
Education outcomes and the children looked after
What are we going to do about it? Assessment and intervention
What works? The evidence base for effective inclusion education strategies
Pointers to the future?
Appendix 1 Timeline of education and social work developments
Appendix 2 Identifying barriers to access: A checklist
Appendix 3 Resources and Information
References
Index