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Reports, guides, videos andlearning resources

Publications catalogue

2003 edition

Barnardo’s resources Reports, guides and other publications, videos

and learning resources on all aspects of Barnardo’s

work with children and families.

■ Research reports for childcare professionals.

■ Campaigning and influencing reports on topical issues.

■ Learning and training resource materials.

Order by post, telephone or online.www.barnardos.org.uk/resources

Barnardo’s publicationsBarnardo’s provides a range of resources – from reports to videos – which offer adviceand guidance to all those involved in the care of children, whether they are policymakers, childcare practitioners or parents.

Written by experts in their field, these include the latest research and information ontopics such as fostering and adoption, preventing child abuse and tackling the causes andeffects of child poverty.

Barnardo’s has a special interest in evidence-based practice: that is, finding out whatworks and ensuring that the interventions we and others make in children’s lives are asgood as they possibly can be.

To help you find the subject you’re looking for in this catalogue, our publications and otherresources have been divided into broad subject categories, as listed on pages 2 and 3.Thecentre pages form two detachable order forms which can be photocopied and also act asan index.

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Keep up to date with the latest publications, policies andinformation by visiting Barnardo’s website.

This flexible and interactive website will help you to accesseverything you need to know about Barnardo’s resources andchildcare issues.You can also buy publications and otherresources online.

Use the website to:

■ find out Barnardo’s views on current childcare issues■ visit Barnardo’s Future Citizens – our citizenship and PSHE

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■ order your chosen resources online at your convenience.

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Barnardo’s vision is that the lives of all children and young people should be free from poverty, abuse anddiscrimination.

Barnardo’s purpose is to help the most vulnerablechildren and young people transform their lives andfulfil their potential.

About Barnardo’sBarnardo’s is the UK’s largest children’s charity, workingdirectly on an ongoing basis with over 55,000 children,young people and their families in more than 300 projectsnationwide.We also support a further 7,000 childrenthrough one-off sessions and indirectly assist almost35,000 others through our work with community groups.

We help youngsters and their families to overcomesevere disadvantage.We enable them to address problemslike abuse, homelessness and poverty and to tackle thechallenges of disability.We do this because we believechildren have only one chance of a childhood.We also useour expertise and knowledge to campaign for better carefor children and to champion the rights of every child.

■ Bitter legacy

■ Missing side

of the triangle

■ Getting positive

about discipline

■ No son of mine!

■ Playing it safe

■ Sounding the alarm

■ Stolen childhood

■ Things we don’t talk about

■ What works for troubled children?

■ What works in child protection?

■ Whose daughter next?

■ Why speak out against smacking?

■ Are we

listening yet?

■ Challenging

disadvantage

■ Move on up

■ New deal – fair deal?

■ Today and tomorrow

■ Too much, too young

■ Transition to adulthood

■ Voices and choices

■ What works in creating stability for looked

after children?

■ What works in services for families with a

disabled child?

■ Young people’s social attitudes

■ Barnardo’s

project directory

■ Evaluating social

interventions

■ Future citizens

■ Invisible children

■ Joined-up youth

research, policy and

practice

■ Making the news

■ Victorian Britain (schools pack)

■ What works? Making connections: linking

research and practice

■ Caring alone

■ Counting the cost

of child poverty

■ Doing time

■ Family support:

■ Promoting social

inclusion

■ Still missing out?

(main report)

■ Still missing out? The case studies

■ Supported housing

■ What works? Effective interventions in the

social welfare of children

■ What works in community development with

children?

■ What works with young offenders in the

community?

■ Better education,

better futures

■ Everybody in?

■ We can work

it out

■ What works in

inclusive education?

■ Who am I?

■ Activity pack

■ HIV and your family

■ Promoting

partnership

■ Selina’s story

■ What do we tell

the children?

■ What works in

reducing inequalities in child health?

■ All about me

■ Family support in

rural communities

■ Heart of reunion

■ Memory book

■ Memory store

■ ‘Missing mum’ series

– Maybe another day

– Missing mum

– Getting to know Sandra

– Tell me again what happens

■ People like us

■ Surviving five

■ What works for parents with learning disabilities?

■ What works in family placement?

■ What works in the early years?

■ What works in parenting education?

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ContentsCommunity page 4 Health page 9

Education page 7

Family page 11

Protection page 14

Society page 17

Other page 20

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All children and young people need asense of connection with the worldaround them, living in communities thatsafeguard and promote their social andphysical well-being. Our work includescommunity development initiatives andsupport for young people who arehomeless or leaving care.

Community

Caring alone: Young carers in SouthAsian communities

Robina Shah and Chris Hatton1999 • £8.00 • ISBN: 0 902046 61 6CC391 • 84 pages

The needs and concerns of young carers areoften hidden – those of carers from South Asiancommunities can be even more so.This studywith 19 young carers from South Asiancommunities in Leicester and Bradford considerstheir role in the community and recommendshow services can best be shaped to meet theirneeds and those of other Asian young carers.

Counting the cost of childpovertyMike Hughes,Anna Downie, Neera Sharma2000 • £5.00 • ISBN: 0 902046 66 7CC399 • 39 pages

This thought-provoking report considers thecosts of responding to social exclusion andillustrates through real-life stories how muchmore effective it is to respond to difficulties at an

early stage. Using balance sheets and graphs,Counting the cost of child poverty calculates thehuman, social and economic costs of poverty. Italso shows how a failure to invest in our childrennot only deprives them of their own childhood,but also increases the risk that they will becomeparents who cannot give what is needed to thenext generation.

Doing time: Families living intemporary accommodation in London

1995 • £4.00 • ISBN: 0 902046 21 7CC342 • 30 pages

With recent increases in families living intemporary accommodation, this study hasbecome more relevant once again. It reports onthe enormous pressures faced by children andfamilies living in insecure and poor-qualityaccommodation and gives a general overview offamily homelessness.

Family support: Strengths andpressures in a ‘high risk’ neighbourhood

Owen Gill, Christine Tanner, Liza Bland2000 • £10.00 • ISBN: 0 902046 67 5CC401 • 144 pages

Examining the patterns of social support for 62mothers on a Bristol estate, this report discussesthe crucial importance of looking beyond thenuclear family to understand the strengths andpressures of individual families. It also considersthe policy and practice implications of its findings.

Promoting social inclusion:A practice manual for communityworkers

2001 • £18.00 • ISBN: 0 902046 74 8CC420 • 80 pages

This manual is for those interested in setting upand evaluating community developmentinterventions. It provides practical guidance onhow to plan, carry out and evaluate a communitydevelopment intervention to tackle disadvantage.Based on the findings of Barnardo’s five-year anti-poverty strategy that was launched in 1995,Promoting social exclusion provides a range oftools for thinking about, implementing andevaluating the community development approach.

Still missing out? Endingpoverty and social exclusion:Messages to government from familieswith disabled children

Neera Sharma2002 • £5.00 • ISBN: 0 902046 87 XCC425 • 42 pages

Despite changes to disability benefits and otherservices, many of Britain’s 360,000 disabledchildren and young people and their families still

live in poverty and are socially excluded fromtheir communities. Still missing out? includesextracts from interviews with 17 families to findout more about the issues facing them.Thereport also offers messages to government, withrecommendations to enable families withdisabled children to overcome lives of povertyand social exclusion.

Companion volume

Still missing out? The casestudies Neera Sharma2002 • £5.00 • ISBN: 0 902046 88 8CC426 • 51 pages

A companion volume to Still missing out?, thisreport presents the 17 case studies in full,grouped by region and nation.

Supported housing:The experience of young care leavers

Susan Hutson1997 • £6.99 • ISBN: 0 902046 39 XCC361 • 76 pages

This report, based on a three-year study of careleavers at a Barnardo’s project in Cardiff, will beof interest to all those involved in the support ofyoung people. As well as detailing young people’sexperiences and views on issues likeaccommodation, support, education, training,work, benefits, poverty and gender, the reportmakes detailed recommendations for the future.

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Barnardo’s believes that every child has theright to achieve life and education skills.We ensure that children with disabilitiescan take their place in the classroomalongside their able-bodied friends.Weprovide opportunities for pre-schoollearning. And we work with children whohave been excluded from school, to givethem the chance of a brighter future.

Education

Better education, betterfutures: Research, practice and theviews of young people in public care

Sonia Jackson and Darshan Sachdev2001 • £15.00 • ISBN: 0 902046 70 5CC403 • 172 pages

Less than 10 per cent of young people in carecurrently leave school with five or more GCSEsgrade A to C. Better education, better futures givesexamples of innovative policy and practice from aselection of local authorities across the UK,bringing together research about the education ofyoung people in care. It also includes the viewsand experiences of some young people who areor have been in care.

Everybody in? The experiences ofdisabled students in colleges of further

education

Angie Ash, Julian Bellew, Marc Davies,TonyNewman, Lee Richardson1996 • £5.00 • ISBN: 0 902046 35 7CC353 • 56 pages

The views of disabled and non-disabled studentsabout inclusive education at further educationcolleges make this report an enlightening and, attimes, disturbing read. It also sheds light on howinclusion can be made to work practically, whatexpectations are realistic and what supportcolleges should provide.

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What works? Effectiveinterventions in the socialwelfare of childrenPriscilla Alderson, Sammy Brill, Ian Chalmers,Roger Fuller, Paul Hinkley-Smith, GeraldineMacDonald,Tony Newman,Ann Oakley, HelenRoberts and Harriet Ward1996 • £7.50 • ISBN: 0 902046 31 4CC354 • 92 pages

Based on the results of a conference organisedby Barnardo’s and the Social Science ResearchUnit, this report provides useful advice abouthow we can evaluate the effectiveness of socialinterventions in children’s lives. It considers: theuse of randomised controlled trials; the child’sperspective; the effectiveness of medicalinterventions; and the outcomes and lessons tobe learned from the history of intervening inchildren’s lives.

What works in communitydevelopment with children?Gary Craig2000 • £10.00 • ISBN: 0 902046 64 0CC396 • 95 pages

Actively involving children with communityprojects, and enabling them to speak forthemselves, raises a number of practical and

ethical issues.This study considers the differentforms of community development that involvechildren and young people including safety, health,promoting education and preparing forcitizenship. In addition, it provides advice abouthow research and evaluation should beconducted and draws conclusions about whathelps and what hinders community development.

What works with youngoffenders in the community?David Utting and Julie Vennard2000 • £8.00 • ISBN: 0 902046 62 4CC393 • 103 pages

Research shows that the most effectivecommunity-based programmes achievereductions in re-offending. But not allprogrammes are equally effective.This reportprovides key evidence for all those who areinvolved in youth justice.This includes theeffectiveness of different types of intervention,research-based evidence of offending patterns,case studies of promising practice in the UK andan overview of trends and developments inpolicy, leading to the Crime and Disorder Act.

‘Barnardo’s What Works series makes a major contribution to the promotion of evidence-based

policy and practice. It also has a great deal of value to say to practitioners and managers as they go

about making decisions that impact on the lives of children.’

International Journal of

Social Research Methodology

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Activity packA resource pack for those working withchildren affected by parental illness

1997 • £14.95 • CC389

Children affected by parental illness often sufferfrom a lack of information about their familysituation.This colourful, attractive pack aims tohelp them better understand their parent’s illnessand to help parents tell them more about theirsituation and future care in the best possible way.The pack contains activities that explore thefamily, illness, their feelings, and changes and isdesigned to be used with an adult. It can bephotocopied. Originally published by PARC(Paediatric AIDS Resource Centre).

HIV and your family1998 • £1.00 • CC372 • 36 pages

Produced in association with the Terrence HigginsTrust, this colourful, compact booklet looks atsome of the issues facing parents and childrenaffected by HIV.Topics include talking to children,

issues at school and home if your child is HIV-positive, talking to children about HIV andpractical information on benefits, housing andfuture planning.

Promoting partnership:Supporting disabled children who needinvasive clinical procedures

Alison Rhodes1999 • £5.00 • ISBN: 0 902046 56 XCC382 • 80 pages

Disabled children often require medication oradditional support. It can be these, rather thanany deliberate intention, that prevent children’sinclusion in mainstream society.This goodpractice guide looks at the ways in which healthand social services can work more effectivelytogether to ensure disabled children receive thefamily support they need. It includes ways ofworking with invasive clinical procedures such astube feeding and administering medication sothat children can access vital services like short-break care.

Barnardo’s runs a number of projects to try to ensure the emotional,mental and physical health of childrenand young people.We work withchildren who may have sufferedthemselves, or who are dealing withthe effects of ill health of a parent orother close relative.

HealthWe can work it out:What works in educating pupils withsocial, emotional and behaviouraldifficulties outside mainstreamclassrooms?

Paul Cooper 2001 • £15.00 • ISBN: 0 902046 73 XCC414 • 146 pages

Pupils with social, emotional and behaviouraldifficulties (SEBD) are some of the mostmarginalised children within education. Theiroften challenging and disturbing behaviour doesnot make them an easy group to include withinmainstream school classes. As a result, theeducation they receive is not necessarilyappropriate for their individual needs.

This report offers a valuable insight into thedefinitions, history and variety of approaches usedto address the needs of this group of childrenand young people.

What works in inclusiveeducation?Judy Sebba and Darshan Sachdev1997 • £7.99 • ISBN: 0 902046 43 8CC365 • 96 pages

Bringing together research from the UK, Europe,North America and Australia, this report looks atwhat inclusive education is and its potentialbenefits. It considers what impact legislation ornational and local policies can expect to have onschool provision and reviews the evidence at aschool and classroom level. Finally, it discusses thepossible implications of inclusive education.

Who am I? Promoting children’sspiritual well-being in everyday life:Aguide for all who care for children

Margaret Crompton2000 • £22.00 • ISBN: 0 902046 72 1CC411 • 104 pages

Who am I? is a resource for everyone who caresabout the whole child. It argues strongly thatspiritual well-being is a child’s right alongsidefood, shelter, health care, schooling, family andcommunity.

Written for people of all faiths and none, it ispacked with practical guidance and exciting ideas.The pack includes sections about exploringspirituality through storytelling, play, art and music.There are also suggestions about how to helpchildren through difficult experiences includingdifferent kinds of change, loss and bereavement.

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‘The author’s expressed purpose is to

explore realistic ways of thinking about

spirituality as an integral, essential, every-

minute aspect of every day life.This has

certainly been well achieved’

National Early Years

All about me (game)

Boxed game including 116 cards, dice,counters, board and booklet

1991 • £27.02 • CC290

Many children experience painful losses in theirearly years such as death and divorce, and theyoften find it hard to understand what ishappening. All about me helps children approachthese sensitive areas and address their feelingsand the events surrounding their lives.

This colourful game, in which players make progressalong a jungle path, combines fun with the needsand aims of a therapeutic relationship.The child andpractitioner play the game together, taking turns torespond to statements printed on the set of cards,to help establish an atmosphere of trust.

Family support in ruralcommunitiesNick Frost2001 • £12.00 • ISBN: 0 902046 76 4 CC419 • 92 pages

Few studies focus explicitly on family support inrural communities, despite the fact that 20 per

cent – 9.3 million people – in the UK live in ruralareas and a quarter of England’s children live intowns and villages.This report provides anoverview of historical and contemporary debatesconcerning children, family support and thecountryside and aims to bring together theknowledge we have about the issues, challengesand problems facing rural families.

Heart of reunion:Some experiences of reunion inScotland

Ros McMillan and Gwen Irving1997 • £5.00 • ISBN: 0 902046 40 3CC362 • 38 pages

Anyone involved with adoption will be interestedin this moving study of 45 adoptees in Scotlandwho were reunited with their birth families. Itdescribes the adoptees’ and birth families’expectations, their experiences and the impacttheir reunions had on their future lives.

Barnardo’s helps all kinds of families tocope with a wide range of issues includingpoverty, abuse and homelessness.Wework with them to create a settingwhere children are nurtured and valued,so that they can experience a sense ofbelonging and stability.

FamilySelina’s story1995 • £2.99 • ISBN: 0 902046 19 5CC346 • 24 pages

This simple children’s story is designed to offersupport to young children aged 4 to 8 years whoare affected by HIV/AIDS.

What do we tell the children?1996 • £5.00 • ISBN: 1 900339 01 3CC384 • 96 pages

A bibliography of books and resources forchildren affected by illness and bereavement andfor parents, carers and professionals. It wasoriginally published by PARC (Paediatric AIDSResource Centre).

What works in reducinginequalities in child health?Helen Roberts£12.00 • 2000 • ISBN: 0 902046 68 3CC400 • 177 pages

Inequalities in child health remain important inthe UK today. Despite living in a wealthy country,many children are still growing up with poorhealth.This in-depth report highlights the linksbetween poor health and low incomes. Itconsiders areas where we have made progressand where there is still some way to go. Itconsiders what works in reducing inequalities inchild health and looks at the early years, policyand structural interventions and resources forevidence-based practice.

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What works for parents withlearning disabilities?Susan McGaw2000 • £8.00 • ISBN: 0 902046 58 6CC395 • 91 pages

Many prejudices still exist about people, especiallyparents, with learning disabilities. In What works forparents with learning disabilities?, Dr Susan McGaw,who has worked with and supported parentswith learning disabilities for many years, considersthe circumstances and needs of parents, as well asthose of their children.The report also looks atthe kinds of support available. It is a valuableresource for health and social care workers.

What works in familyplacement?Clive Sellick and June Thoburn1996 • £7.50 • ISBN: 0 902046 33 0CC358 • 104 pages

Based on a thorough review of the research, thisreport helps fostering and adoption workersmake informed decisions about placing children. Itprovides a detailed account of the currentknowledge and best practice in this area of workand highlights where there are gaps in ourknowledge.The full range of family placementwork is covered, from short-term foster care topermanent placement and adoption.Topicsinclude: characteristics of children placed;indicators of success; recruitment and retention ofcarers and parents; preparation and support.

What works in the earlyyears? Effective interventions forchildren and their families in health,social welfare, education and childprotection

Geraldine Macdonald and Helen Roberts1995 • £5.00 • ISBN: 0 902046 28 4CC348 • 60 pages

This in-depth study considers early education,health and child protection – and gives examplesof interventions where there is strong evidenceto support Barnardo’s work in these three areas.It looks at the most effective forms of socialsupport for young children and their families andconsiders how this effectiveness should bemeasured.

What works in parentingeducation? Parenting mattersEdited by Eva Lloyd1999 • £10.00 • ISBN: 0 902046 57 8CC380 • 168 pages

Increasingly, parenting programmes are being citedas a solution to difficulties within families. But dothey really work? And what results can beexpected? This report reviews and analysesresearch and assesses the effectiveness ofprogrammes. It also includes an evaluation ofprogrammes by the University of Washington forparents, children and teachers.

Memory book:Practical resource for parents facingseparation from their children

Carol Lindsay-Smith1995 • £15.00 • ISBN: 0 902046 18 7CC341 • 33 sheets which can be photocopied in pack

This book provides parents who may not live tosee their children grow up with ideas to discusswith the children. It is a useful tool to help thembring together important information aboutseparation, loss and future care arrangements fortheir children.

Memory store1998 • £15.00 (for pack of 2) • CC373

This pack provides a practical way of bringingtogether personal information for children whoare losing contact with their parents, througheither separation or bereavement. It comes as aneasy-to-construct colourful flat-packed box andincludes a special tray for treasured small itemsand a hard-backed booklet to recall importantexperiences and memories.

‘Missing mum’ series of four books

Maybe another day

1995 • £2.50 • ISBN: 1 900339 00 5CC385 • 12 pages

Missing mum

1996 • £2.50 • ISBN: 1 900339 02 1CC386 • 12 pages

Getting to know Sandra

1997 • £2.50 • ISBN: 1 900339 03 XCC387 • 12 pages

Tell me again what happens

1997 • £2.50 • ISBN: 1 900339 04 8CC388 • 15 pages

A series of four colourful picture books designedto give children whose parents have a seriousillness the chance to talk through and exploretheir feelings with a trusted adult. Originallypublished by PARC (The Paediatric AIDSResource Centre).

People like us: (video)

Adopting and fostering with Barnardo’s

1999 • £6.99 • CC828

Featuring real families talking candidly about theirexperiences, this video reflects on both thedifficulties and joys of taking a child into a family. Itanswers some of the most common questionspeople ask about adoption and fostering, andoffers a real taste of what it is like to adopt orfoster through Barnardo’s.

Surviving fiveFranky Bearman1993 • £4.75 • ISBN: 0 902046 12 8CC320 • 92 pages

This book is one woman’s emotional andtouching story of how she and her husbandadopted five brothers and sisters throughBarnardo’s: the challenges and the joys of theirshared lives together.

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‘A credit to Barnardo’s’

Hospice Bulletin

‘Both new and experienced workers will

value the drawing together of important

research findings in such a readable, well-

referenced and succinct manner.This type of

dissemination is vital in order to inform and

promote better practice.’

Adoption & Fostering

Playing it safe:Today’s children at play

Diana McNeish and Helen Roberts1995 • £2.50 • ISBN: 0 902046 26 8CC347 • 30 pagesInterviews with parents and children illustratehow children’s independence and freedom arebeing restricted, as most adults feel that childrenare less safe outside. As well as interviews withparents and families, this report includesrecommendations for improving children’s play.

Sounding the alarm (video pack)

Protecting children and young peoplefrom staff who abuse

A video training pack1998 • £55.00 • CC825 • 25-minute video plusbooklet

This vital training resource, including a video andbook, is aimed at everyone who works withchildren and young people.Through practicalexamples, it demonstrates a strategic approach toprotecting children and young people from staffwho abuse.The video shows scenes of staff tryingin different ways to deal with suspected abuse.Staff who have been involved in situations whereabuse occurred share their experiences.Thereare also comments from childcare experts.

Stolen childhood:Barnardo’s work with children abusedthrough prostitution

Tink Palmer and Lisa Stacey2002 • £2.50 • ISBN: 0 902046 86 1CC427 • 13 pages

In 1994, Barnardo’s opened its first projectdedicated to helping children and young peopleabused through prostitution.This booklet, basedon the experiences of our projects across theUK, highlights the key issues facing young peoplewho are sexually exploited. It offers an insightinto their worlds through case studies, describescurrent work carried out by projects and offersBarnardo’s vision for the next three years.

Things we don’t talk about:(education pack) Understanding abusiverelationships

2000 • £55.00 • CC398

An education training pack for girls and youngwomen aged 11–18, Things we don’t talk aboutopens up discussion around relationships and sex.The pack tackles difficult issues such as abusiverelationships, sexual exploitation and abusethrough prostitution and fully supports the PHSEcurriculum. It provides clear guidance for teacherson handling sensitive and difficult issues.Thematerials have been fully piloted in schools, areeasy to use, colourful and attractively designed.These include a video drama on abuse throughprostitution, an audio-tape story and a teenage-magazine-style quiz.

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Bitter legacy:The emotional effect of domesticviolence on children

Alison Webster with Alan Coombe and Lisa Stacey£2.50 • ISBN: 0 902046 85 3 • CC424 • 16 pages

Featuring case studies from Barnardo’s projectsacross the UK, this short report highlights thelong-term emotional impact of domestic violenceon children. Bitter legacy includes a call togovernment to respond to the voices and storiesof these young people.

Available from spring 2003

Missing side of the triangleGordon Jack and Owen Gill2003 • approx 170 pages • available spring 2003

Assessment of children in need includesconsiderable information about the internaldynamics of the family. However, the influence ofthe child’s wider family, community and culture isless clearly understood.This book providesresearch evidence and practice examples toshow the importance of the interaction betweeninternal and external factors.

Getting positive aboutdiscipline:A guide for today’s parents

Penelope Leach1997 • £1.00 • ISBN: 0 902046 42 XCC367 • 44 pages

This guide for parents offers advice, ideas and

reassurance on bringing up young children. It

outlines the ‘positive discipline’ approach, helping

children move towards self-discipline, and looks at

developmental stages and associated ‘flashpoints’.

No son of mine! (report and video)

Tink Palmer2001 • ISBN: 0 902046 69 1 • 42 pagesReport £12.00 • Video £9.99 • Report & video£20.00 • CC406 (report) • CC408 (video)CC409 (report and video)

This report and video for childcare professionalsdraws attention to the plight of boys and youngmen abused through prostitution. New models arepresented which illustrate how boys and young menmay become involved in exploitative situations. It isargued that their abuse is a child protection issue.Comprehensive recommendations are set out forfurther action at both national and local levels.

Barnardo’s works wherever childrenmay be in danger, believing that everychild has the right to be safe fromviolence or abuse.Anything that has thepotential to damage or limit the futuredevelopment of a child is a reason forus to help.

Protection

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‘Fear of strangers, traffic and drugs are

keeping children prisoners in their own

home, according to Barnardo’s Playing It

Safe report’

The Guardian

Society

Are we listening yet?Working with minority ethniccommunities – some models of practice

Edited by Darshan Sachdev and Anne vanMeeuwen2002 • £15.00 • ISBN: 0 902046 78 0CC421 • 91 pages

This report considers a range of practices forensuring that the needs of individuals and familiesfrom ethnic communities are met in an appropriate,adequate and sensitive way.Through a range ofcontributions, Are we listening yet? looks at theneeds of disabled children and their families, youngcarers, parents and siblings, young black peopleexcluded from school and children without families.

Challenging disadvantage:The final evaluation report ofBarnardo’s anti-poverty strategy

Tish Traynor and Gill Davidson2001 • £10.00 • ISBN: 0 902046 71 3CC413 • 68 pages

‘Is it possible to make a significant and lastingdifference to the lives of children in adisadvantaged community by linking communitymembers and relevant partner organisations to

address all aspects of the perceived disadvantage?’This was the question to be answered whenBarnardo’s launched an exciting new five-yearanti-poverty strategy in 1995.

The final evaluation of this strategy presents: anoverview of the findings; the challenges andachievements of the pilot initiatives; and the mainlessons learned as a consequence for othercommunity partners and groups.

Move on up:Supporting young disabled people intheir transition to adulthood

Jenny Morris£12.00 • ISBN: 0 902046 54 3 • CC381

Young people want to get on with their lives, andyoung disabled people are no different. They wantto find a place to live, to get a good education, tofind work, to have friends, relationships and a sociallife.This pack looks at the rights and entitlements ofyoung disabled people in all these areas. It coversgood practice guidelines for a project and alsorelays stories based on research with young people.The pack contains 10 copies of the bookletGetting your rights, one copy of good practiceguidelines and one copy of the research reportMove on up.

Every child should have the right toparticipate in society and prepare forcitizenship and responsible adulthood.Our work includes supportingvulnerable young people so they are notexcluded from key areas of society suchas training, employment and housing.

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What works for troubledchildren? Family support for children

with emotional and behavioural problems

Ann Buchanan1999 • £10.00 • ISBN 0 902046 60 8CC390 • 137 pagesIt is believed that at any one time around 20 percent of children and young people will beaffected by mental-health problems – mostcommonly anxiety or disruptive disorders.What works for troubled children? examinesinterventions with young children where thereare problems around bedtimes, discipline,aggression, bedwetting, stealing, school phobia andfeeding. In adolescents it looks at problems likedepression, suicidal behaviour, anger, anxiety andfears, loss and bereavement.

What works in childprotection?Geraldine Macdonald2000 • £12.00 • ISBN: 0 902046 59 4CC392 • 182 pages

Protecting children from abuse and evaluating theeffectiveness of interventions is not easy.Thisreport provides key information on howprofessionals can best intervene to protectchildren and considers the different factorsimplicated in potential abuse situations.Whilst itconcludes that interventions which focus on thetrauma of the sexual abuse itself are most likelyto be effective, it considers a range of childprotection interventions.

Whose daughternext? (report and video)

Children abused through prostitution

Anne Van Meeuwen, Sara Swann, Diana McNeishand Susan SM Edwards1998 • ISBN: 0 902046 51 9 • 102 pagesReport £8.99 • Video £9.99 • Report and video£15.00 • CC375 (report) • CC826 (video)CC827 (report and video)

This report and video draw on practiceexperience to suggest how workers can supportyoung women and help them to find a way outof an abusive situation. Whose daughter next?reveals why girls become involved in abusethrough prostitution and how difficult it is forthem to seek help or escape their abusers. It alsoconsiders how girls who are being abused in thisway do not correspond to the stereotype of‘teenage prostitutes’.The report also identifieshow the law could be used more effectively toprosecute the men involved in abuse throughprostitution.

Why speak out against smacking? Questions and answers from thephysical punishment debate

Penelope Leach1997 • £1.00 • ISBN: 0 902046 41 1CC368 • 20 pages

This booklet clearly sets out the argument foropposing physical punishment of children. As wellas presenting the moral and legal sides of theissue, it sets out the practical case for arguingagainst smacking.

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Voices and choices:Young people participating ininspections

2002 • £5.00 • ISBN: 0 902046 91 8CC430 • 56 pages

Featuring an innovative project carried out by aconsortium of five voluntary agencies, this reportpresents learning from young people’sparticipation in inspections of children’s homes. Allthe young people involved in this pilot projecthad experience of being in care.

This report includes young people’s views, in theirown words, and full details of the projectmethodology.

What works in creatingstability for looked afterchildren?Sonia Jackson and Nigel Thomas2000 • £8.00 • ISBN: 0 902046 55 1CC379 • 131 pages

This report describes examples of good practiceand draws together research studies thatconsider the issue of stability in the lives oflooked after children. It has been revised toreflect current findings and thinking, particularlywith regard to adoption.

What works in services forfamilies with a disabled child?Bryony Beresford, Patricia Sloper, Sally Baldwin,Tony Newman1996 • £8.99 • ISBN: 0 902046 34 9CC359 • 144 pages

This report recognises that families are the mainproviders of support and looks at the waysmanagers and practitioners can help them receivevital and appropriate advice and help. It considersa range of services, illustrating which ones havebeen proven to work and why. An eye-openingand informative read.

Young people’s social attitudesHaving their say:The views of 12–19-year-olds

Edited by Helen Roberts and Darshan Sachdev1996 • £18.99 • ISBN: 0 902046 30 6CC350 • 168 pages

The annual British Social Attitudes’ survey is abenchmark for exploring how adults think andfeel as a nation.This surprising and informativereport was the first of its kind to explore theviews of young people in the same way. Itconsiders a range of issues that reflect the socialand moral views of young people today, includingtheir views on schooling and on crime andpunishment; their views on adults and what theyconsider to be right or wrong.

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New deal – fair deal?Black young people in the labourmarket

Balbir Chatrik1997 • £6.99 • ISBN: 0 902046 47 0CC369 • 42 pages

This report, jointly produced by Barnardo’s,TheChildren’s Society and Youthaid, will be of greatinterest to anyone involved with black youngpeople in the area of education, training andemployment. It focuses on the impact ofgovernment proposals, such as New Deal, onincreasing skills and reducing unemploymentamongst black young people and providesbackground information on legislation and areview of research in this area.

Today and tomorrow:Investing in our children

Eva Lloyd, Michelle Hemmingway,Tony Newman,Helen Roberts,Alison Webster1997 • £7.50 • ISBN: 0 902046 44 6CC366 • 93 pages

This report describes Barnardo’s work with youngchildren and their families, clearly illustrating theimportance of investing in early years’ work. Itexplains how early investment can improve youngchildren’s quality of life, educational performance,vocational potential and social skills and includesdetails of successful examples of early years’ workfrom Barnardo’s projects across the UK.

Too much too young:The failure of social policy in meetingthe needs of care leavers

Sue Fowler, Steve Harwood and Frances Meegan1996 • £6.99 • ISBN: 0 902046 37 3CC355 • 40 pages

Young people leaving care get a raw deal. A veryhigh percentage of them have no academicqualifications and are unemployed.They are alsoover-represented amongst the prison andhomeless populations.This report focuses on theimpact of legislation and policies affectingeducation, training and employment, housing andwelfare benefits on young people leaving careand makes detailed recommendations in eacharea.The report is produced by the umbrellaorganisation Action On Aftercare, which includesBarnardo’s, First Key, NSPCC and the WhoCares? Trust.

Transition to adulthoodBarnardo’s policy development unit1996 • £7.99 • ISBN: 0 902046 36 5CC356 • 70 pages

This report looks at the way disadvantaged youngpeople are being excluded from key areas ofsociety such as education, training, employmentand housing.Through positive examples, it setsout a framework for helping disadvantaged youngpeople achieve adult status. Barnardo’s Charterfor Young People is also contained in this report.

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restriction of opportunities for many children. Invisiblechildren looks at the work of Barnardo’s services inthis one region, supporting national efforts to ensurethe inclusion of all children into our wealthy society.

Joined-up youth research,policy and practice:A new agenda for change?

Bob Coles2001 • £16.95 • ISBN: 0 86 155 244 XCC402 • 232 pages

This publication explains how research can bebest harnessed to create a range of effectivepolicies that will have a positive and sustainedimpact on young people’s lives and the issues thataffect them.The study considers issues includingunemployment, housing, health and crime.

Making the news (media training pack)

1995 • £9.50 • CC82323-minute video plus 20-page booklet

This training pack can help improve the publicprofile of your organisation or project. It offerspractical information and advice on how topresent stories, where to place them and how toapproach journalists. Making the news containsinterviews with media presenters on what theylook for when covering stories and case studiesfrom different voluntary organisations.

Victorian Britain:A schools pack for 8–11-year-olds

1994 • £14.00 • ISBN: 0 902046 15 2 • CC326

Teachers can bring a fresh look to Victorian historywith a pack which is both comprehensive andoriginal. As well as including original photos anddocumentary material from Barnardo’s extensivephotographic archive, it provides a range of excitingopportunities for active learning.These includelinking the past to present-day experiences throughtopics such as domestic life, families and childhood,housing, education and religion.The pack providesfull coverage of study unit 3a History KS2.

What works? Making connections:Linking research and practice

Barnardo’s research and development team2000 • £10.00 • ISBN: 0 902046 65 9CC397 • 97 pages

At present, integration of research into social carepractice and management is only partiallysuccessful.The Joseph Rowntree Foundationcommissioned Barnardo’s research anddevelopment team to conduct a review of theprocesses by which research is disseminated andsubsequently implemented into policy andpractice.This publication considers what researchcommissioners/producers can do to ensure thattheir research will be successfully disseminatedand integrated into policy and practice. It alsolooks at ways of ensuring that practice and policyare underpinned by sound research evidence.

Barnardo’s publications are produced asa direct result of our experience workingwith over 95,000 children, young peopleand their families. Our work is varied,and inevitably there are somepublications that cannot be includedunder the previous headings.This sectioncontains details of these resources –from an education pack looking at life inVictorian Britain, to a full directory ofour projects and services.

Other

Barnardo’s project directory2002 • £5.00 • ISBN: 0 902046 90 XCC428 • 58 pages

A directory of all Barnardo’s projects workingwith children and families across the UK.Arranged by region and nation.

Evaluating socialinterventions: A report of twoworkshops funded by the Economic andSocial Research Council

Edited by Ann Oakley and Helen Roberts1996 • £10.00 • ISBN 0 902046 32 2CC352 • 133 pages

People at the receiving end of social interventionsare frequently vulnerable and relatively powerless.This study looks at methods of evaluation whichallow effectiveness to be judged. It also considershow ethical and practical issues are considered inresearch. In particular, it focuses upon the use ofrandomised controlled trials in measuringeffectiveness.

Future citizens (CD-ROM)

A new citizenship and PSHE website

2002 • £35.00 • CC429

A new CD-ROM for teachers and students withover 90 pages of information, 15 activities, 17printable worksheets and comprehensiveteachers’ notes. Drawing on Barnardo’s extensivechildcare experience, the CD-ROM stimulatesdiscussion and reflection on a range of issuesaffecting young people including: the future, rightsand responsibilities and their place in thecommunity.

Invisible children: Child and familypoverty in Bristol, Bath,

Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire

Owen Gill 2001 • £6.00 • ISBN: 0 902046 75 6CC417 • 26 pages

This report shows the extent of child and familypoverty in the South West, using these regionalfigures to illustrate the problems facing sociallyexcluded people across the UK. But the report goesbeyond statistics: through case studies it shows theimpact of poverty in terms of family stress and the

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