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Children of Looked After Children : Outcomes, Experiences and Ensuring Meaningful Support to Young Parents In and Leaving Care / Louise Roberts.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Roberts, Louise, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Children--Institutional care.
- Children.
- Teenage parents.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 163 pages)
- Other Title:
- Children of Looked After Children
- Place of Publication:
- Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2021.
- Summary:
- EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. Based on groundbreaking original research, this book provides a comprehensive account of the issues surrounding pregnancy and parenthood for young people in and leaving care, considering the role of state as corporate parent and grandparent.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Early pregnancy risk and missed opportunities to plan for parenthood
- Outcomes for parents in and leaving care: parenting 'success' and corporate parenting failure
- Professional perspectives: assessing parenting potential and managing dual responsibilities
- The experiences of parents: hopes, anxieties and reflections
- Responding to diverse needs: support availability, sustainability and acceptability
- Conclusion: If this were my child.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
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