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200 10$aFoster carers$b[electronic resource] $ewhy they stay and why they leave /$fIan Sinclair, Ian Gibbs, and Kate Wilson
210   $aLondon ;$aNew York $cJessica Kingsley Publishers$d2004
215   $a1 online resource (195 p.)
225 1 $aSupporting parents
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a1-84310-172-6 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 181-184) and indexes.
327   $aBackground 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.
330   $aFoster 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
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