Managing Children's Homes

Leslie Hicks is Senior Lecturer in the School of Health and Social Care at the University of Lincoln. She specialises in the fields of services for children and adults, child protection and wellbeing, and social exclusion. Ian Gibbs is a Research Consultant at the Social Work Research and Development Unit at the University of York. His main area of research is looked after children, particularly those in residential care and foster care. Helen Weatherly is a Research Fellow at Centre for Health Economics, University of York. The focus of her research is on the economic evaluation of health and social care interventions. Sarah Byford is a Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, and specialises in the economic evaluation of mental health and social care services.

This is a further contribution from the York University team who have added so significantly to our understanding of what matters in residential child care. The book focuses on the leadership role of the manage and ways in which resources are deployed to impact on care and outcomes for children... This volume recapitulates the message that each children's home is one part of the larger system of children's services and successful outcomes will require all the part to be working effectively together... This book will be a helpful and thought-provoking read for those working both inside and outside children's homes.

• Dedication. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction and Background. 2. Who Lives and Works in Children's Homes? 3. Creating, Maintaining and Influencing a Staff Team. 4. Shaping and Maintaining the Role of Manager within the Context of the Wider Organisation. 5. Shaping Work with Young People. 6. What Does Leadership Look Like in Children's Homes? 7. What Resources Are Used, How Much Do These Cost, and How Are Costs Linked to Outcomes? 8. What Makes a Difference to Outcomes for Young People? 9. Conclusions and Implications. Appendix A: Research Methodology. Appendix B: Sample Models. References. Subject index. Author index.