Ian Sinclair

Fostering Now

Messages from Research

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book identifies the most significant challenges currently faced by foster care and draws out the key messages for policy and practice. It offers important insights into the state of foster care today, and suggests how it can be improved in future. This book is essential reading for social workers, policy makers, academics and foster carers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Mai 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 299mm x 210mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 544g
• ISBN-13: 9781843103622
• ISBN-10: 1843103621
• Artikelnr.: 21647301

Autorenporträt

Ian Sinclair is Co-director of the Social Work Research and Development Unit at The University of York, where he has been responsible for a large programme of work on children's homes and foster care. His research interests include attachment theory and the evaluation of social work and social work services. Consultant Editor: Carolyn Davies, Institute of Education. Carolyn was formerly Chief Research Officer in Social Care at the Department of Health and then at the Department for Education and Skills. She led the commissioning and oversight of the studies reviewed in this book. Carolyn has a strong interest in the effective dissemination and utilisation of high quality research.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword. The Overview Process. 1. Introducing the Report. 2. Home or Away?
Some Basic Issues. 3. Developing Roles for Foster Care? 4. What Should
Foster Care Provide? 5. Placing Children in Foster Care. 6. Making
Placements Work: The Children. 7. Making Placements Work: Foster Families.
8. Making Placements Work: Birth Family and Contact. 9. School and
Education. 10. Recruitment and Retention. 11. Training, Professional
Support and Organisations. 12. Conclusion. Appendix A: The Researchers'
Summaries of their Projects. Appendix B: Bibliography. Index.