Fostering adolescents [[electronic resource] /] / Elaine Farmer, Sue Moyers, and Jo Lipscombe

• Autore: Farmer Elaine <1949->
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (258 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.73/3/0941
• Soggetto topico: Foster home care - Great Britain; Teenagers - Great Britain
• Altri autori: LipscombeJo MoyersSue <1948->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 240-247) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Background and research literature -- How we designed and carried out the study -- Description of the young people and the foster carers in the sample -- Planning and preparation for the placements -- The young people's behaviour in the placements -- Foster carer strain -- Support for the foster carers -- The parenting approaches of the foster carers -- The young people's contact with family members -- Predicting placement outcome -- Implications for practice and policy.
• Sommario/riassunto: Based on government-commissioned research and part of the Supporting Parents initiative, this book addresses each stage of the care process, from placement selection to leaving foster care. The authors consider which kinds of professional support at which stages make a difference, and the foster carer parenting skills that are crucial.
• Titolo autorizzato: Fostering adolescents
• ISBN: 1-280-26688-0; 9786610266883; 1-4237-0985-3; 1-84642-014-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783323103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Supporting parents.