Understanding Costs and Outcomes in Child Welfare Services : a Comprehensive Costing Approach to Managing Your Resources.

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Today's child welfare services operate under a limited supply of resources which are being stretched by economic cuts and an increasing number of referrals to children's social care. This book provides a comprehensive costing approach which examines how finite resources can be most effecti...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Holmes, Lisa
Other Authors: McDermid, Samantha
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2011.
Series:Child Welfare Outcomes.
Subjects:
Children > Services for > Great Britain.
Child welfare > Great Britain > Finance.
Enfants > Services > Grande-Bretagne.
Social Welfare & Social Services.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Child welfare > Finance
Children > Services for
Great Britain
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Understanding Costs and Outcomes in Child Welfare Services: A Comprehensive Costing Approach to Managing Your Resources; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The Conceptual Framework; 3. The Calculation of Unit Costs; 4. Additional Services; 5. Understanding Children's Needs and Outcomes; 6. Making Use of Cost Calculations; 7. Conclusion; References; Subject Index; Author Index.

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