A Practical Guide to Child Care and Education Placements is an invaluable resource for all students who want a guide to their placement whilst studying for their CACHE CCE or DCE. This text will be indispensable for all CACHE students and practitioners in any nursery setting who offer placements to CACHE students.

Packed with examples of observation techniques, skills and documented examples, this text covers the child observation components of all major child-care courses, in particular CACHE CCE and DCE, NVQ Level 2 and 3 as well as BTEC.

A Practical Guide to Childcare Employment is an essential book for all those studying, or seeking employment in, child care. The different types of employment, the job search, writing an application, and interview technique are all covered in detail, and guidance is offered on employment conditions, working styles and career progression. This text is essential reading for all those wishing to work in child care, and for students of the Certificate in Child-care and Education, Diploma in Nursery Nuring (NNB), Diploma in Pre-school Practice, and all related BTEC, City and Guilds or GNVQ Health and Social Care courses.

A Practical Guide to Fostering Law is an accessible, jargon-free guide to the key elements of the law that concern foster carers and the professionals who work with them. It aims to help foster carers understand where they fit into the complex web of regulations surrounding childcare and to demystify the jargon and terminology which is often used but rarely explained. The book covers the laws in England and Wales governing fostering agencies and foster carers themselves, including foster carers' rights, and the formalities of placement procedures. It also provides explanations of care proceedings, the foster carer as a witness, what happens if a young fostered person gets into trouble, and moving on from foster care. The last section provides a 'who's who' of the main professionals involved and a jargon-busting glossary of the key terms often used. It also includes illustrative case examples and each chapter concludes with suggestions for where to find more information. This guide will be an invaluable resource for current and prospective foster carers and the professionals who work with them, such as support workers, social workers and foster agency staff.

Parental mental health problems and substance misuse affect a significant number of families. This handbook provides practitioners with early intervention techniques and effective support strategies for ensuring the best outcomes for these vulnerable families. Featuring pointers, models and practice examples, A Practical Guide to Early Intervention and Family Support considers the concept of resilience and effective family support. Assessing the policy context and possible barriers to support, it looks at assessment of need, safeguarding children, minimising negative impact, and most importantly, keeping families together where possible. Drawing on key research on the risks and impacts, this book demonstrates the need for a unified approach from a range of adult and children's services. This third edition has been fully updated to reflect developments in policy and services. Essential reading for all professionals who are involved in providing services to families, it will also be of interest to service commissioners and those with an academic interest in what helps to support children and families in these circumstances.

This will be a concise and practical resource for a range of carers and practitioners working with children who experienced trauma. It will highlight their characteristics in contrast with those for children living in stability, and will describe specific techniques and strategies to help them in different environments and situations. The aim will be to equip practitioners with a range of approaches for these groups of vulnerable children, which are appropriate to sensitively meet their needs and make a difference to their emotional well-being. Key features: case studies; work-sheets; and, evidence-based interventions. It is authored by Dr Panos Vostanis, Professor of Child Psychiatry, University of Leicester; Consultant Child Psychiatrist, Leicestershire Child Mental Health Service.

Working with parents is a key competence required in all areas of child-care employment and this much-needed resource provides thorough coverage of this important area. Unlike other books, this guide offers a comprehensive yet truly practical approach to all aspects of working with parents and is a valuable addition to the best-selling Practical Guide series.

This book brings you case studies as examples of good practice demonstrating all of the Graduate Practitioner Competencies (GPCs).

Provides in depth coverage in a student-friendly style. Features Case studies, Have a go activities and Progress checks to help students relate theory to real-life child-care situations.Contains Key terms at the end of each unit.Will also be of value to NVQ students.