Part 1. Perspectives on Foster Care for Adolescents. 1. Introduction. 2. Tom Skipper and the Armstrong Family. 3. An Outline of the Key Theoretical Ideas. Part 2. Negotiating Across Family Boundaries. 4. The Transition to School or Work. 5. Interaction between Fostered Adolescents, their Birth Families and their Foster Parents. 6. Adolescents who Go Missing from their Foster Homes: the Potential for Change at Reunion. 7. How the End of the Placement is Negotiated. Part 3. Providing a Secure Base for the Adolescent. 8. Understanding the Tasks of the placement in the Light of Attachment Theory. 9. Assessing and Working with Foster Families. 10. Constructing a Secure Base for the Caregiving Network: the Role of the Social Worker.
Biography
Celia Downes
