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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 7 books in this booklist
£12.99 paperback (2024) - ISBN 13: 9781800183001 | ISBN 10: 1800183003
A powerful anthology of stories, reflections and letters by care-experienced people, including contributions from Lemn Sissay, Sally Bayley, Kirsty Capes and many more. This book is all about the care system, and it's written by people who h ... more
View book details£9.99 paperback (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781786822291 | ISBN 10: 1786822296
Something Dark tells the true story of Lemn Sissay who as a baby was given up by his Ethiopian mother in the 1960s. He was renamed Norman Greenwood and nicknamed Chalky White throughout his turbulent childhood in care, only to find out his real name ... more
View book details£15.99 paperback (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781849054010 | ISBN 10: 1849054010
A Guide to Therapeutic Child Care provides an easy to read explanation of the secrets that lie behind good quality therapeutic child care. It describes relevant theories, the 'invisible' psychological challenges that children will often stru ... more
View book details£29.99 paperback (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781782203018 | ISBN 10: 178220301x
This is a book about children who have to grow up apart from their biological parents, the impact of this on their lives and on those who look after them, and how we can respond to the challenges this poses in order that they can grow and develop in ... more
View book details£25.00 paperback (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781849056687 | ISBN 10: 1849056684
Combining contemporary research with practice findings, this book shows how we can improve the mental health of children in care. Expert contributors highlight the challenges that children face and propose innovative models of practice which ... more
View book details£12.99 paperback (2014) - ISBN 13: 9781849055888 | ISBN 10: 1849055882
Placed in care at a very early age, Paolo Hewitt went to live with a foster family where he endured extreme abuse and humiliation. Following years of abuse he was sent to Burbank children's home at the age of ten where he met a gang of child ... more
View book details£10.00 paperback (2013) - ISBN 13: 9781904380245 | ISBN 10: 1904380247
It is shocking that although just one per cent of children are taken into care by local authorities, almost 30 per cent of prisoners have been in care. Ben Ashcroft’s heart-rending account of abandonment, loneliness and rejection in family ... more
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