Fostering now: messages from research

Fostering Now brings together authoritative research on foster care in the UK succinct overview of a wide range of research projects and highlights the main implications for policymakers and all professionals involved in the fostering process. Drawing on the varied experiences and views of foster ch...

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Main Author: Sinclair, Ian (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; Philadelphia Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2005
Edition:First puplished
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Summary:Fostering Now brings together authoritative research on foster care in the UK succinct overview of a wide range of research projects and highlights the main implications for policymakers and all professionals involved in the fostering process. Drawing on the varied experiences and views of foster children, social workers, foster carers and parents, this book looks at how placement outcomes are influenced by factors such as foster carers' parenting styles, contact with the child's own parents, and the child's gender, ethnicity, age and physical and emotional health.
Physical Description:174 pages
ISBN:1280349514
1843103621
9781280349515
9781843103622
9781846421372

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