Child Care History and Policy

‘Exceptional Children: Residential Treatment of Emotionally Disturbed Boys at Shotton Hall’ by Frederick George Lennhoff

Frederick George Lennhoff (1960) Exceptional children: residential treatment of emotionally disturbed boys at Shotton Hall London: George Allen & Unwin F G Lennhoff’s account of his work with maladjusted boys at Shotton Hall gained a favourable review from Probation Journal (Fees, 2008). An educational psychologist, he had been inspired by August Aichhorn (1925), and also … Read more

Report on the 4th South African National Association’s Biennial Youth Conference

Preamble The South African National Association of Child and Youth Care Workers has embraced the principle of youth participation and included people from social service programs in its activities over the past decade. This article recounts the challenges and joys experienced in bringing almost a hundred young people together from across South Africa- to engage … Read more