Promoting resilience in child welfare / / editors, Robert J. Flynn, Peter M. Dudding, James G. Barber

• Pubblicazione: Ottawa, : University of Ottawa Press, 2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (370 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.73
• Soggetto topico: Foster home care; Children - Institutional care; Foster children
• Altri autori: FlynnRobert J <1942-> (Robert John) DuddingPeter M. <1951-> BarberJames G
• Note generali: Selected papers from the international conference, Promoting resilient development in children receiving care, held at the University of Ottawa, August 16-19, 2004.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Table of Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Part 1: Resilience Theory and Child Welfare Policy and Practice; Part 2: Resilience and Foster Care Research, Policy, and Practice; Part 3: Resilience and the Implementation of Innovative Approaches to Child Welfare Policy and Practice; Author Index; Subject Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Almost twenty years ago, conceptual work began in the United Kingdom on what was to become the international Looking After Children initiative. Looking After Children has had a profound influence on child welfare in Canada and some fifteen other countries, including the UK, Australia, Sweden, and Hungary. It has sharpened the developmental focus and improved the quality of services for children and adolescents who, because of abuse, neglect, extreme poverty, or other circumstances, live in out-of-home care. With its emphasis on high expectations, positive substitute parenting, and good sh
• Titolo autorizzato: Promoting resilience in child welfare
• ISBN: 1-280-69029-1; 9786613667236; 0-7766-1677-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910155523503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Actexpress.