1st Edition
Unlocking the Past The Impact of Access to Barnardo's Childcare Records
By Gill Pugh
Copyright 1999
130 Pages
by
Routledge
134 Pages
by
Routledge
130 Pages
by
Routledge
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Published in 1999, this text explores the impact of access to child care records, specifically upon adults who grew up in the care of Barnardo's. Most of the adults studied had reached their middle years with little or no knowledge of their family background or reasons for admission to care. The book researches the links between quality of care in childhood and the intensity of "need to know"... Read more
Part 1: Literature Review 1. Secrecy and Openness in Child Welfare - A Historical Perspective 2. Searching for Origins and Access to Birth Records 3. Separation, Loss and the Experience of Substitute Care 4. Heritage, Identity and Self-esteem Part 2: The Study 5. Methodology 6. Introduction to the Findings 7. Looking Back to Childhood 8. Motivation for Seeking Information 9. The Impact of Receiving Information Part 3: Themes And Thoughts 10. Themes Arising from the Study 11. Implications for Practice
Biography
Gill Pugh
