1st Edition
Children in Foster Care
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
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Researchers, practitioners, journalists and politicians increasingly recognise that foster care throughout the world is in a state of crisis. There are more and more children needing care and, as residential alternatives dry up, more of these children are being assigned to foster families. This book reports the major findings of a two-year longitudinal study of 235 such children who entered the... Read more
Section One: An introduction to Foster Care 1. Assessment, Planning and Intake 2. In-Care Standards Secton Two: Backgrouund to the Study 3. From Parent to Purchaser: The new Policy Context 4. Methodology Section Three: Results 5. The Views of Workers and Carers on Outsourced Care 6. Background Characteristics of Children Entering Care 7. The Progress and Satisfaction of Children in Care 8. How Important is Family Contact? 9. The Predictions of Family Reunification 10. The Psychosocial Consequences of Placement Instability 11. The Serial Eviction of Disruptive Children 12. The Views of Disruptive Children and their Carers 13. Myths and Legends in Foster Care
Biography
James Barber, Paul Delfabbro, Robyn Gilbertson
