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Unaccompanied asylum seeking children - The response of social work services
By Jim Wade, Fiona Mitchell and Graeme Baylis (BAAF, November 2005)
Price: £12.95
The displacement of unaccompanied young people to countries far from home happens for many reasons, but what unites them all is the experience of being separated from their families and divided from their homes, culture and all that is familiar. How do social services in the UK respond to these young asylum seekers? This groundbreaking study examines many important questions for the first time including: are young asylum seekers entitled to the same service as looked after children and, if so, do they receive it?; how are their needs defined and assessed?; and how do the services provided affect their progress and welfare?