02735nam 22006014a 450 991081259230332120230617003955.01-280-34951-497866103495171-84642-137-3(CKB)1000000000243993(EBL)290686(OCoLC)568029106(SSID)ssj0000157404(PQKBManifestationID)11147393(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000157404(PQKBWorkID)10139299(PQKB)10612066(MiAaPQ)EBC290686(Au-PeEL)EBL290686(CaPaEBR)ebr10115263(CaONFJC)MIL34951(EXLCZ)99100000000024399320050218d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFostering now messages from research /Ian Sinclair ; foreword by Tom Jeffrey1st American paperback ed.London ;Philadelphia Jessica Kingsley Publishersc20051 online resource (174 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84310-362-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. 167) and index.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.* 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 vieFoster childrenFoster home careFoster parentsFoster children.Foster home care.Foster parents.362.73/3Sinclair Ian1938-1614833MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812592303321Fostering now4023959UNINA