The good ship "Issue 11 of the goodenoughcaring Journal has docked and brings with it an interesting cargo. Our theme is residential child care which has once again been buffeted by a storm of largely unfair demonisation from the media and politicians following the recent Rochdale court decisions. More recently local authorities who are placing children in children's homes a far distance from their local communities have come under fire. This is a matter the BBC made a great deal of on Newsnight on June 13th. Newsnight's report can still be seen on BBC iplayer. Let's hope that this issue can counter the unclement weather and allow us to shelter in the lee for a short period, while we take an opportunity for reflection.
In this issue Shamsiya Ashurmamadova describes the state of residential child care in Tajikistan a former Soviet republic in central Asia, John Burton discusses compliance and defiance in residential child care, and then oofers a bonus piece on finance and budgeting in children's homes. John Cross gives his thoughts on Planned Environment Therapy, Evelyn Daniel writes about private sector and wider residential child care matters in England, Kevin Ellisevaluates his work with a "high impact" child in a residential school, Claire Cooper reflects on the journey of a keychild/keyworker relationship. Mark Hardy examines the recording of shifts in residential child care, Jeremy Millar concludes his reflections on Chris Beedell's Residential LIfe with Children and John Stein speaks of the power of residential treatment. Editorially anchoring us is Mark Smith.
This news item first appeared on the goodenoughcaring home page on June 15th, 2012.
