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

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (290 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.4/33627120941
• Soggetto topico: Child care - Economic aspects - Great Britain; Child care services - Great Britain; Children - Institutional care - Great Britain
• Altri autori: WardHarriet <1948->
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Costs and consequences of placing children in care
• ISBN: 1-281-78250-5; 9786611782504; 1-84642-822-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782231103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Child Welfare Outcomes