The role of manager in children's homes: The process of managing and leading a well-functioning staff team

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 241-251

  Hicks, Leslie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children's homes; Children's services; Leadership and Management; Looked after children; Residential child care; Staff teams

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350226023     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2008.00544.x     Document Type: Article

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