Promoting resilience in child welfare / editors, Robert J. Flynn, Peter M. Dudding, James G. Barber.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Flynn, Robert J. (Robert John), 1942-

Dudding, Peter M., 1951-

Barber, James G.

Series:

Actexpress.

Actexpress

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Foster home care.

Children--Institutional care.

Children.

Foster children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (370 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ottawa : University of Ottawa Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Almost twenty years ago, conceptual work began in the United Kingdom on what was to become the international Looking After Children initiative. Looking After Children has had a profound influence on child welfare in Canada and some fifteen other countries, including the UK, Australia, Sweden, and Hungary. It has sharpened the developmental focus and improved the quality of services for children and adolescents who, because of abuse, neglect, extreme poverty, or other circumstances, live in out-of-home care. With its emphasis on high expectations, positive substitute parenting, and good sh

Contents:

Table of Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Part 1: Resilience Theory and Child Welfare Policy and Practice; Part 2: Resilience and Foster Care Research, Policy, and Practice; Part 3: Resilience and the Implementation of Innovative Approaches to Child Welfare Policy and Practice; Author Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Selected papers from the international conference, Promoting resilient development in children receiving care, held at the University of Ottawa, August 16-19, 2004.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-280-69029-1

9786613667236

0-7766-1677-3

OCLC:

742332983