02809nam 22006374a 450 991078332600332120230617015823.01-280-26173-097866102617341-4237-1052-51-84642-066-0(CKB)1000000000032540(EBL)290619(OCoLC)191038987(SSID)ssj0000157387(PQKBManifestationID)11147390(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000157387(PQKBWorkID)10139941(PQKB)10019616(MiAaPQ)EBC290619(Au-PeEL)EBL290619(CaPaEBR)ebr10082295(CaONFJC)MIL26173(OCoLC)567962555(EXLCZ)99100000000003254020040115d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFoster carers[electronic resource] why they stay and why they leave /Ian Sinclair, Ian Gibbs, and Kate WilsonLondon ;New York Jessica Kingsley Publishers20041 online resource (195 p.)Supporting parentsDescription based upon print version of record.1-84310-172-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 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, examinSupporting parents.Foster home careGreat BritainFoster parentsGreat BritainFoster home careFoster parents362.73/3/0941Sinclair Ian1938-1464782Gibbs Ian1110108Wilson Kate1943-504601MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910783326003321Foster carers3796941UNINA