No one really knows how many unaccompanied asylum seeking children there are in the UK. Many receive a patchwork of support services from both central and local government agencies, which operate under a contradictory and conflicting legislative framework. This is the context in which social workers try to deliver a service. This work is not considered part of mainstream children's social work in most local authorities, so for social workers this is a book of rare informed guidance and analysis.
The heart of this book is chapter six, where social work is conceptualised into three domains: cohesion, connection and coherence, and how they relate. The relationship between the young person and social worker is also examined.
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