List of Contributors. Foreword by Barbara Kahan. List of Abbreviations. 1. The Children Act 1989 and Boarding: Background to the Act and the Key Sections Peter Stone SSI 2. The Children Act 1989 and Boarding: Practical Issues of Implementation Brian P. Fitzgerald HMI 3. The Aims of Residential Education and Care Ewan Anderson 4.

Emotional and Developmental Welfare in the Light of the Children Act 1989 Suzanne Hutchinson 5. The Built Environment Christopher King 6. The Problem Decelerating Environment Approach: Putting the 1989 Children Act into Action Alan J. Davison 7. Communication Need Martin Callow 8. The Impact of the Psychological Environment in Residential Group Care and Educational Settings Alan J. Davison 9. Is it Safe to Touch? Norman M.

Cooke 10. Focus on Training Needs Ewan Anderson 11. The Dark Side of Boarding David Robinson . References. Appendices. Index.