1st Edition
Caring for People Staffing Residential Homes
By National Council of Social Service
Copyright 1967
222 Pages
by
Routledge
222 Pages
by
Routledge
222 Pages
by
Routledge
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In the 1960s, the work of caring for the quarter of a million people – men, women and children – who lived in old people’s homes, approved schools, hostels for the handicapped and so on was one which needed great skill and knowledge. There was already difficulty in recruiting enough of the right kind of staff for this purpose, and the problem would grow more serious, both on account of the... Read more
Foreword by Sir George Haynes. Chairman’s Preface. 1. The Problem Before Us 2. The Nature of the Job 3. Historical Background 4. The Survey Enquiry 5. The Demand 6. Conditions of Work 7. Residential Work as a Career 8. Training 9. Community and Committee 10. Conclusion. Appendixes: A – List of Witnesses. B – The Survey Questionnaires and Lists of Tables. C – Outline of a Two Year Training Course. Index.
Biography
Report of a Committee of Enquiry set up by the National Council of Social Service.
Chairman: Professor Lady Gertrude Williams, C.B.E.
