Costs and consequences of placing children in care
Ward, Harriet, 1948-
Costs and consequences of placing children in care [electronic resource] : Harriet Ward, Lisa Holmes and Jean Soper. - London : Jessica Kingsley, 2008. - 288 p. : ill. - Child welfare outcomes .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 276-282) and index.
Looking into the costs of placing children in care and the variations in costs between and within authorities, this book provides an insight into how these variations in cost relate to differences in children's needs, and most importantly, whether higher costs reflect better services and better outcomes for children. It costs more to place a child in the care of a local authority than it does to send a child to a top boarding school, and there are substantial variations in costs both between and within authorities.This book gets to the bottom of the costs of care and provides an insight into how these variations in cost relate to differences in children's needs, and most importantly, whether higher costs reflect better services and better outcomes for children.Costs and Consequences for Children Placed Away from Home draws from new original research, and considers the implications for best practice and future policy. It also features information about a newly pioneered resource: a fully workable decision analysis model designed for use in local authorities which uses historical data for each child to calculate the probable cost consequences of difference placement choices.This book sheds light on how to calculate the financial and social costs of care, and will be invaluable to both social work managers and policy makers working in children's services.
Electronic reproduction.
Askews and Holts.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9781846428227 (e-book)
Children--Institutional care--Costs.--Great Britain
Children--Institutional care--Evaluation.--Great Britain
Children--Institutional care--Cost effectiveness.--Great Britain
Society.
Child welfare
Social work
Social welfare & social services
United Kingdom, Great Britain
Electronic books.
Costs and consequences of placing children in care [electronic resource] : Harriet Ward, Lisa Holmes and Jean Soper. - London : Jessica Kingsley, 2008. - 288 p. : ill. - Child welfare outcomes .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 276-282) and index.
Looking into the costs of placing children in care and the variations in costs between and within authorities, this book provides an insight into how these variations in cost relate to differences in children's needs, and most importantly, whether higher costs reflect better services and better outcomes for children. It costs more to place a child in the care of a local authority than it does to send a child to a top boarding school, and there are substantial variations in costs both between and within authorities.This book gets to the bottom of the costs of care and provides an insight into how these variations in cost relate to differences in children's needs, and most importantly, whether higher costs reflect better services and better outcomes for children.Costs and Consequences for Children Placed Away from Home draws from new original research, and considers the implications for best practice and future policy. It also features information about a newly pioneered resource: a fully workable decision analysis model designed for use in local authorities which uses historical data for each child to calculate the probable cost consequences of difference placement choices.This book sheds light on how to calculate the financial and social costs of care, and will be invaluable to both social work managers and policy makers working in children's services.
Electronic reproduction.
Askews and Holts.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9781846428227 (e-book)
Children--Institutional care--Costs.--Great Britain
Children--Institutional care--Evaluation.--Great Britain
Children--Institutional care--Cost effectiveness.--Great Britain
Society.
Child welfare
Social work
Social welfare & social services
United Kingdom, Great Britain
Electronic books.
