A practical guide to fostering law : fostering regulations, child care law and the youth justice system / Lynn Davis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davis, Lynn, 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Foster children--Legal status, laws, etc--England.

Foster children.

Foster children--Legal status, laws, etc--Wales.

Foster home care--Law and legislation--England.

Foster home care.

Foster home care--Law and legislation--Wales.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is an accessible, jargon-free guide to the key elements of the law that concern foster carers and the professionals who work with them. It aims to help foster carers understand where they fit into the complex web of regulations surrounding childcare and to demystify the jargon and terminology which is often used but rarely explained.

Contents:

FRONT COVER; A Practical Guide to Fostering Law: Fostering Regulations,Child Care Law and the Youth Justice System; Acknowledgements; Contents; Foreword; PREFACE; Introduction; Part I:Agencies and Carers; 1.Foster Care and Fostering Agencies; 2.Becoming a Foster Carer; 3.Placements; 4.Carers' Rights, Allegations and Ending Fostering; Part II:Fostered Children and Child Care Law; 5.Basics of Child Care Law; 6.Looked After Children; 7.Care Proceedings; 8.The Foster Carer as Witness; 9.Duties towards Looked After Children; 10.Contact; Part III:Fostered Children and the Criminal Law

11.The Criminal System - Some Legal Basics 12.The Criminal Process; 13.Reprimands, Warnings and Court; 14.Sentencing; 15.Anti-Social Behaviour; 16.Young Victims and Witnesses - Evidence and Compensation; Part IV:Long-Term Plans; 17.Long-Term Placements; 18.Moving to Independence; JARGON BUSTER; RESOURCES; INDEX

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-283-90627-9

0-85700-273-2

OCLC:

711747280