Foster carers: why they stay and why they leave
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Main Author: Sinclair, Ian (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2004
Series:Supporting parents
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Online Access:FAW01
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-184) and indexes
Background and introduction -- Who are the carers? -- Kinds of fostering -- Strains and satisfactions -- Who finds it easiest to foster -- Stressful "events" for foster carers -- Informal and formal support -- Continuing and ceasing to foster -- Explaining outcomes : putting the variables together -- Conclusion
Foster care, which can include both long- and short-term placements, is the most common way in which local authorities look after other people's children. Examining the problems and the positive experiences of those providing care, Foster Carers is essential reading for social work professionals, academics and foster carers themselves. Through questionnaire responses from over a thousand foster carers across seven different local authorities, the authors highlight the importance of identifying and fulfilling appropriate kinds of care; the need to recruit and retain carers; and, finally, examin
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (192 pages)
ISBN:1423710525
1846420660
9781423710523
9781846420665

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