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Autore |
Sinclair Ian <1938-> |
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Titolo |
Fostering now [[electronic resource] ] : messages from research / / Ian Sinclair ; foreword by Tom Jeffrey |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, c2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-34951-4 |
9786610349517 |
1-84642-137-3 |
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Edizione |
[1st American paperback ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (174 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Foster children |
Foster home care |
Foster parents |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 167) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introducing the report -- Home or away? Some basic issues -- Developing roles for foster care? -- What should foster care provide? -- Placing children in foster care -- Making placements work: the children -- Making placements work: foster families -- Making placements work: birth family and contact -- School and education -- Recruitment and retention -- Training, professional support and organisations -- Conclusion. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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* What are the consequences of fostering for children, their carers and their birth families?* What are the best ways of recruiting, retaining and supporting foster carers?* What are the most important elements of a successful placement?* Can foster care offer a permanent alternative to care at home?Fostering Now brings together authoritative research on foster care in the UK. It provides a 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 vie |
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