03446nam 2200649Ia 450 991078249850332120230207225842.01-281-78178-997866117817811-84642-742-8(CKB)1000000000554934(EBL)350375(OCoLC)476168894(SSID)ssj0000230856(PQKBManifestationID)11175050(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000230856(PQKBWorkID)10197738(PQKB)10668461(MiAaPQ)EBC350375(Au-PeEL)EBL350375(CaPaEBR)ebr10251515(CaONFJC)MIL178178(EXLCZ)99100000000055493420070529d2007 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe pursuit of permanence[electronic resource] a study of the English care system /Ian Sinclair ... [et al.]London ;Philadelphia JKP20071 online resource (322 p.)Quality matters in children's servicesDescription based upon print version of record.1-84310-595-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-311) and indexes.FRONT COVER; The Pursuit of Permanence; A Study of the English Care System; Contents; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; 1. Introduction; 2. Who is Looked After? The Children's Characteristics; 3. Who is Looked After? The Children's Families, Wishes and Behaviour; 4. Groups of Children and Their Chance of Permanence; 5. Admissions and Discharges; 6. The Children and Their Different Paths in Care; 7. Going Home and Leaving Care: The Case Studies; 8. Placements: How They are Used; 9. Placements: How One Leads to Another; 10. Children Based in Care; 11. Children and Outcomes; 12. Placements and Outcomes13. Carers, Homes and Outcomes 14. Teams and Outcomes; 15. Councils and Outcomes; 16. An Overview; APPENDIX I: REPRESENTATIVENESS OF STUDY SAMPLES; APPENDIX II: ANALYSIS OF NATIONAL DATA; APPENDIX III: MONITORING AND QUALITY ASSURANCE; REFERENCES; SUBJECT INDEX; AUTHOR INDEX;Children in public care complain that they have too many placements. Professionals agree but little is known about the reasons for this instability or how it affects different groups of children. The Pursuit of Permanence explores this core issue for children's services. Based on the largest study of the English care system in recent years, the book examines the children (what they need and what they want), their movements into, out of and within the care system, the nature and quality of their placements and the outcomes (whether the children are settled or happy). It analyses the reasons forQuality matters in children's services.ChildrenServices forGreat BritainSocial serviceGreat BritainFoster home careGreat BritainFoster childrenGreat BritainChildrenServices forSocial serviceFoster home careFoster children362.71/20941Sinclair Ian1938-1464782MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782498503321The pursuit of permanence3767186UNINA