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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782231103321

Titolo

Costs and consequences of placing children in care [[electronic resource] /] / Harriet Ward ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008

ISBN

1-281-78250-5

9786611782504

1-84642-822-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (290 p.)

Collana

Child Welfare Outcomes

Altri autori (Persone)

WardHarriet <1948->

Disciplina

338.4/33627120941

Soggetti

Child care - Economic aspects - Great Britain

Child care services - Great Britain

Children - Institutional care - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

FRONT COVER; Costs and Consequences of Placing Children in Care; Contents; Preface; Authors' Note on Cost Comparisons; 1. Introductio; 2. Identifying Local Authorities and Children for Exploring theCosts of; 3. The Development of Unit Costs for Social Care Processes; 4. Placement Patterns, Processes and Costs; 5. Children and Costs; 6. Need, Cost, Service and Outcome; 7. The Relationship Between Cost and Value: Children's Viewsof the Value of Services; 8. The Cost Calculator for Children's Services; 9. Conclusion: Cost Calculations and their Implications for Policyand Practice; References

Subject IndexAuthor Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book gets to the bottom of the costs of care and provides an insight into how these variations in cost relate to differences in children's needs, and most importantly, whether higher costs reflect better services and better outcomes for children.