1st Edition

Daily Experience in Residential Life A Study of Children and Their Care-Givers

By Juliet Berry Copyright 1975
204 Pages
by Routledge

204 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1975, Daily Experience in Residential Life , based on questionnaires completed by students during their residential placements, breaks new ground with fresh implications for social work training and practice. The author first examines daily life experiences of children in a wide range of residential provision, with particular reference to methods of handling uncooperative... Read more

1. Ideas underlying the study  2. Outline of the study  3. Daily life for the children  4. Daily life for the caregivers  5. Summary and conclusions

Biography

Juliet Berry worked as a fieldworker/ administrator in the childcare service. At the time of the first publication, she taught social work as Lecturer in Social Administration at the University of Sheffield.

Review of the first publication:

‘[the book] is written with passion, conviction, and clarity and deserves the attention of both students and experienced people who are interested in improving the quality of care in residential treatment.’

Norman Herstein, Social Work, Volume 21, Issue 3