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Understanding looked after children : an introduction to psychology for foster care / Jeune Guishard-Pine, Suzanne McCall and Lloyd Hamilton ; foreword by Andrew Wiener.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Guishard-Pine, Jeune.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Foster children--Psychology.
- Foster children.
- Foster home care--Psychological aspects.
- Foster home care.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (180 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Pub., 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Understanding Looked After Children is an accessible guide to understanding the mental health needs of children in foster care and the role of foster carers and support networks in helping these children. The authors provide foster carers with an insight into the psychological issues experienced by children in the care system, and the impact of these issues on the foster family. Chapters cover cultural, social and legal structures associated with foster care and both the relevant child psychology theory and examples drawn from real-life situations. The authors give advice on how to address
- Contents:
- Front cover; Understanding Looked After Children: An Introduction to Psychology for Foster Care; Contents; FOREWORD BY ANDREW WEINER; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; HOW TO READ THIS BOOK; 1. Introduction; 2. Context; 3. Children in Need; 4. Relationships; 5. Visibility and Invisibility; 6. Psychological Issues for Looked After Children: Mental Health; 7. Psychological Issues for Looked After Children: Special Needs; 8. A Protective Shield: The Multi-agency System of Care; 9. Assessment through Intervention; 10. Moving On; 11. Thinking Ahead; 12. Conclusion; APPENDIX A: UNICEF ARTICLE 20
- APPENDIX B: SELF-ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE GLOSSARY; USEFUL RESOURCES; INDEX; back cover;
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611143183
- 9781281143181
- 1281143189
- 9781846426841
- 1846426847
- OCLC:
- 265036156
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