Lucille Allain is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at Middlesex University and a Programme Leader for the social work pre-qualifying programmes. She has 18 years of child and family social work experience in child protection, looked after children and disabled children. Her experience spans working as a social worker, manager and in commissioning and developing new services. Her current research focuses on social work practice and young people leaving care.

This book is very well written and is informative. It provides a good overview for social work students on looked after children

• Chapter 1: Policy and StatisticsChapter 2: The Legal FrameworkChapter 3: Pathways and Placement TypesChapter 4: Assessment, Care Planning and ContactChapter 5: Communication Skills: Participation, Children′s Rights and Life Story WorkChapter 6: Diversity and EqualityChapter 7: Disabled ChildrenChapter 8: Attachment, Adversity and ResilienceChapter 9: Looked After Children and Mental HealthChapter 10: Education of Looked After ChildrenCHapter 11: Health of Looked After ChildrenChapter 12: Adoption and PermanenceChapter 13: Leaving Care