TY - BOOK AU - Milligan,Ian AU - Stevens,Irene TI - Residential child care: collaborative practice SN - 9781412908511 AV - HV866.G7 M55 2006 PY - 2006///] CY - London PB - SAGE Publications Ltd KW - Children KW - Institutional care KW - Great Britain. KW - Social work with children N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-151) and index (pages 152-154) N2 - Residential Child Care: Collaborative Practice is an innovative book which addresses the specific context of modern residential child care while promoting collaborative practice within a wider social work setting. The book analyzes the collaborative role of organizations, field workers, parents, teachers, and children, and stresses how these interprofessional relationships are crucial to ensuring children′s wellbeing. Comprehensive and accessible, the book includes learning outcomes, activities, and case studies to help aid students′ understanding. The book successfully balances its theoretical context with a focus on practice, making it an invaluable resource for students and practitioners. It will be useful for social work and social care students, trainee residential workers, and professionals who have an interest in working with looked after children ER -