1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910783326003321

Autore

Sinclair Ian <1938->

Titolo

Foster carers [[electronic resource] ] : why they stay and why they leave / / Ian Sinclair, Ian Gibbs, and Kate Wilson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2004

ISBN

1-280-26173-0

9786610261734

1-4237-1052-5

1-84642-066-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (195 p.)

Collana

Supporting parents

Altri autori (Persone)

GibbsIan

WilsonKate <1943->

Disciplina

362.73/3/0941

Soggetti

Foster home care - Great Britain

Foster parents - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-184) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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



2.

Record Nr.

UNISANNIORAV1131524

Autore

Brown, Lester R. <1934- ; ambientalista>

Titolo

Bilancio terra : gli effetti ambientali dell'economia globalizzata / Lester Brown ; Janet Larsen, Bernie Fischlowitz-Roberts

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milano, : Ambiente, ©2003

Titolo uniforme

The earth policy reader

ISBN

8886412967

Descrizione fisica

238 p. ; 23 cm

Collana

Saggistica ambientale

Disciplina

333.7

338.9

338.927

Soggetti

Globalizzazione - Aspetti economici e sociali

Sviluppo sostenibile

Collocazione

SALA DING 338.9                   BRO.bi01POZZO LIB.ECON MON                735

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Trad. di Monica Oldani, Margherita Romaro.