Caring and Coping: A Guide to Social Services

Table of contents

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• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Foreword ix
• Introduction 1
• Chapter 1 - From Charity to Social Work 6
• Chapter 2 - On the Statute Book 21
• Chapter 3 - The Nuts and Bolts of Care 37
• Chapter 4 - For the Child’s Sake 57
• Chapter 5 - Does the Community Care? 94
• Chapter 6 - Whose Service is It, Anyway? 138
• Chapter 7 - Home from Home? 150
• Chapter 8 - Something Special 160
• Chapter 9 - More Than a Piece of Paper 172
• Chapter 10 - The Manager’s Tale 180
• Chapter 11 - Acts of Charity 195
• Chapter 12 - All in It Together 208

• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Foreword ix
• Introduction 1
• Chapter 1 - From Charity to Social Work 6
• Chapter 2 - On the Statute Book 21
• Chapter 3 - The Nuts and Bolts of Care 37
• Chapter 4 - For the Child’s Sake 57
• Chapter 5 - Does the Community Care? 94
• Chapter 6 - Whose Service is It, Anyway? 138
• Chapter 7 - Home from Home? 150
• Chapter 8 - Something Special 160
• Chapter 9 - More Than a Piece of Paper 172
• Chapter 10 - The Manager’s Tale 180
• Chapter 11 - Acts of Charity 195
• Chapter 12 - All in It Together 208
• Chapter 13 - Across the Borders 218
• Chapter 14 - Conclusion 231
• Notes 236
• Bibliography 242
• Index 247