Louise Roberts

The Children of Looked After Children (eBook, ePUB)

Outcomes, Experiences and Ensuring Meaningful Support to Young Parents In and Leaving Care

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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. Featuring the voices of care-experienced parents, together with reflections from practitioners, it offers valuable insights into the issues facing this group. Using qualitative data to explore why parenthood is such an important issue for young people in and leaving care, this book shows what can be learned from their experiences in order to improve outcomes for parents and children in the future. The author highlights the practical and emotional needs of care-experienced parents and gives clear advice for practitioners on how these needs might be better addressed through summary points, practice guidance and recommendations for policy and practice.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Policy Press
• Seitenzahl: 172
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. März 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781447354321
• Artikelnr.: 61353717

Autorenporträt

Louise Roberts is Lecturer in Social Work at Cardiff University.

Inhaltsangabe

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