Fostering now : messages from research / Ian Sinclair ; foreword by Tom Jeffrey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sinclair, Ian, 1938-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Foster children.

Foster home care.

Foster parents.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (174 p.)

Edition:

1st American paperback ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

* 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

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 167) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-34951-4

9786610349517

1-84642-137-3

OCLC:

568029106