1st Edition

The Receiving End

Edited By Noel Timms Copyright 1973
110 Pages
by Routledge

110 Pages
by Routledge

110 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1973, The Receiving End looks at the British welfare services for deprived children. The book is comprised of essays from individuals that have been on the receiving end of the social help agencies, such as adoption societies, fostering agencies and children’s homes. Each contributor provides a unique viewpoint of their own experiences, the experiences include chapters... Read more

1. Introduction

2. Adoption Experiences

3. Jane and Susan – An Account of Two Adoptions

4. Recalling Experiences at a Child Psychiatric Unit

5. A Children’s Home and a Foster Home Compared

6. A Children’s Home Remembered

7. Fostering – the Experience of a Single Woman

References

Biography

Noel Timms