Practice Briefings

No 13

Improving services to meet the needs of minority ethnic children and families (2006)

Written by Ravinder Barn (Professor of Social Policy and Social Work in the Department of Health and Social Care)

Improving services to meet the needs of minority ethnic children and families  PDF:(new window)
No 12

Health and Well-being: Physical Health (2006)

Researched and written by Rose Hunt (Research Manager, research in practice and Elizabeth Cooke, Knowledge manager research in practice )

Health and Well-being  PDF:(new window)
No 11

Supporting families (2005)

Researched and written by June Statham,Reader in Education and Family Support at the Thomas Coram Research Unit,Institute of Education, University of London, and Nina Biehal, Senior Research Fellow at the Social Work Research and Development Unit, University of York.

Supporting families  PDF:(new window)
No 10

Understanding and working with neglect (2005)

Written and researched by Danielle Turney (Senior Lecturer in Social Work, Faculty of Health and Social Care, The Open University)and Karen Tanner (Senior Clinical Lecturer in Social Work, Tavistock Centre).

Understanding and working with neglect  PDF:(new window)
No 9

Promoting the Mental Health of Children in Need (2004)

by Dr. Heather Payne, University of Wales College of Medicine, and Professor Ian Butler, University of Keele

Promoting the Mental Health of Children in Need  PDF:(new window)
No 8

Understanding and Challenging Youth Offending (2003)

by Ann Hagell, Principal Research Associate at the Policy Research Bureau and Editor of the Journal of Adolescence

Understanding and Challenging Youth Offending  PDF:(new window)
No 7

Leaving Care (2003)

by Jim Wade, Senior Research Fellow at the Social Work Research and Development Unit, University of York

Leaving Care  PDF:(new window)
No 6

Meeting the Needs of Disabled Children (2002)

by Tricia Sloper, Professor of Children's Healthcare, Social Policy Research Unit, University of York

Meeting the Needs of Disabled Children  PDF:(new window)
No 5

Adoption and Permanence for Children who Cannot Live Safely with Birth Parents or Relatives (2002)

by June Thoburn, Professor of Social Work, University of East Anglia

Adoption and Permanence for Children who Cannot Live Safely with Birth Parents or Relatives  PDF:(new window)
No 4

The Value of Sports and the Arts (2001)

by Paul Allin, Head of Statistics & Social Policy Unit, Department for Culture, Media and Sport

The Value of Sports and the Arts  PDF:(new window)
No 3

Young People's Participation (2000)

by Dr Ruth Sinclair, Director of Research, National Children's Bureau

Young Peoples Participation  PDF:(new window)
No 2

Placement Stability (2000)

by David Berridge, Professor of Child and Family Welfare, University of Luton

Placement Stability  PDF:(new window)
No 1

The Educational Performance of Children in Need and Children Looked After (2000)

by Dr Rose Hunt, Research Manager, research in practice

The Educational Performance of Children in Need and Children Looked After PDF (new window)