Ian Gibbs

Children in public care complain that they have too many placements. Professionals agree but little is known about the reasons for this instability or how…

Managing Children's Homes focuses on leadership, effective management, the allocation of resources, and ensuring positive outcomes for young people in residential care. The book develops…

What happens to looked-after children in the longer term? This book analyses the outcomes of a large-scale study of foster children in the UK. It…

How can we determine success in foster placements? Based on exhaustive research, the authors discuss the primary concerns in foster placement planning, considering the high…

Foster carers look after two-thirds of the children cared for by English local authorities at any one time. The recruitment and retention of these carers…