LEADER 02792nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910782231103321 005 20230721033030.0 010 $a1-281-78250-5 010 $a9786611782504 010 $a1-84642-822-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000550359 035 $a(EBL)366691 035 $a(OCoLC)300482806 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000131219 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11159756 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000131219 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10011788 035 $a(PQKB)11474099 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC366691 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL366691 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10251478 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL178250 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000550359 100 $a20080201d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aCosts and consequences of placing children in care$b[electronic resource] /$fHarriet Ward ... [et al.] 210 $aLondon ;$aPhiladelphia $cJessica Kingsley Publishers$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (290 p.) 225 1 $aChild Welfare Outcomes 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84310-273-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aFRONT 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 327 $aSubject IndexAuthor Index 330 $aThis book gets to the bottom of the costs of care and provides an insight into how these variations in cost relate to differences in children's needs, and most importantly, whether higher costs reflect better services and better outcomes for children. 410 0$aChild Welfare Outcomes 606 $aChild care$xEconomic aspects$zGreat Britain 606 $aChild care services$zGreat Britain 606 $aChildren$xInstitutional care$zGreat Britain 615 0$aChild care$xEconomic aspects 615 0$aChild care services 615 0$aChildren$xInstitutional care 676 $a338.4/33627120941 701 $aWard$b Harriet$f1948-$0828028 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782231103321 996 $aCosts and consequences of placing children in care$93678066 997 $aUNINA