Fostering now [[electronic resource] ] : messages from research / / Ian Sinclair ; foreword by Tom Jeffrey

• Autore: Sinclair Ian <1938->
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, c2005
• Edizione: 1st American paperback ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (174 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.73/3
• Soggetto topico: Foster children; Foster home care; Foster parents
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 167) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: * 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 vie
• Titolo autorizzato: Fostering now
• ISBN: 1-280-34951-4; 9786610349517; 1-84642-137-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910812592303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II