1st Edition
Developmental Group Care of Children and Youth Concepts and Practice
254 Pages
by
Routledge
254 Pages
by
Routledge
254 Pages
by
Routledge
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A recognized leader in the professional development of the child and youth care field presents--in this single volume--a collection of his work related to group care work with children and youth. Henry Maier shares his observations about human development in the group care context, the perceptions of children and youth, the environments in which we work with them, the role of the worker, and the... Read more
Contents
Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction: Group Care Utilizing a Developmental Perspective
- Children and Youth Grow and Develop in Group Care
- Essential Components in Care and Treatment Environments for Children
- How Children and Adolescents Conceive Their World Beyond the Group Care Setting
- The Core of Care: Essential Ingredients for the Development of Children at Home and Away From Home
- To Be Attached and Free
- Learning to Live and Living to Learn in Residential Treatment
- Influence Techniques
- The Space We Create Controls Us
- Child Care Within an Organizational Context: The Inherent Strain
- The Child Care Worker
- Teaching and Training as a Facet of Supervision of Child Care Staff
- Emerging Issues in Child and Youth Care Education: A Platform for Planning
- References
- Index
Biography
Jerome Beker, Henry W Maier
