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How does foster care work? : international evidence on outcomes / edited by Elizabeth Fernandez and Richard P. Barth ; foreword by James K. Whittaker.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Child welfare outcomes (Jessica Kingsley Publishers)
- Child welfare outcomes
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Children--Institutional care.
- Children.
- Foster children.
- Foster home care.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (322 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- How Does Foster Care Work? is an international collection of empirical studies on the outcomes of children in foster care. Drawing on research and perspectives from leading international figures in children's services across the developed world, the book provides an evidence base for programme planning, policy and practice.
- Contents:
- FRONT COVER; How Does Foster Care Work?:International Evidence on Outcomes; Contents; Part One:Introduction; Foreword; Introduction:Reviewing International Evidence to Inform Foster Care Policy and Practice; 1. International Perspectives on Foster Care; Commentary by Richard P. Barth; Part Two:Placement Movementsand Destinations; 2. Five-Year Developmental Outcomes for Young Children Remaining in Foster Care, Returned Home, or Adopted; Commentary by Bo Vinnerljung; 3. Placement Stability and Movement Trajectories; Commentary by Harriet Ward
- 4. Foster Care in the Netherlands: Correlates of Placement Breakdown and Successful PlacementCommentary by Jorge F. del Valle; 5. Profile and Scope of Foster Care in Spain; Commentary by Anne Dorthe Hestbæck; 6. Reunification in Australia: Insights from South Australia and New South Wales; Commentary by Elaine Farmer; Part Three:The Foster Care Experience: A Life Course Perspective; 7. Very Young Children in Care in England: Issues for Foster Care; Commentary by Peter Pecora; 8. Fostering Adolescents in England: What Contributes to Success?; Commentary by Robbie Gilligan
- 9. Rates of Mental, Emotional and Behavioural Disorders among Alumni of Family Foster Care in the United States: The Casey National Alumni StudyCommentary by Ian Sinclair; Part Four:Psychological Outcomes and Correlates of Outcomes; 10. What Makes for Effective Foster Care: Some Issues; Commentary by Elizabeth Fernandez; 11. Long Term Outcomes of Foster Care: Lessons from Swedish National Cohort Studies; Commentary by Fred Wulczyn; 12. Foster Care in Denmark: Comparing Kinship andNon-Kinship Forms of Care; Commentary by June Thoburn
- 13. Selected Educational Outcomes for Young People Aged 17-19 Years in Long Term Foster Care in IrelandCommentary by Paul Delfabbro; 14. Can Tutoring by Foster Parents Improve Foster Children's Basic Academic Skills? A Canadian Randomized Field Trial; Commentary by Johan Piet Strijker; 15. Growing Up in Care: An Australian Longitudinal Study of Outcomes; Commentary by Robert Flynn; Conclusion: A Synthesis of Research Findings and Direction for Policy, Practice, and Research in Foster Care; Contributors; Subject Index; Author Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-90624-4
- 0-85700-389-5
- OCLC:
- 711747234
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