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Belonging and permanence : outcomes in long-term foster care and adoption / Nina Biehal ... [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Biehal, Nina.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Foster home care.
- Adoption.
- Foster home care--Law and legislation.
- Adoption--Law and legislation.
- Foster parents--Legal status, laws, etc.
- Foster parents.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (320 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London : BAAF, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book reports on the findings of a study which compared three types of permanent placement: adoption by strangers, adoption by carers and long-term foster care. It considers how best to meet the needs of children and how to provide emotional and legal security, a sense of permanence and positive outcomes.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- List of tables
- Acknowledgements
- Notes about the authors
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
- Chapter 13
- Chapter 14
- Chapter 15
- Chapter 16
- Chapter 17
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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