Liz Norford, June Thoburn, Steven Parvez Rashid

Permanent Family Placement for Children of Minority Ethnic Origin

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book critically examines permanent fostering and adoption for children on minority ethnic origin, focusing on both 'matched' and trans-racial child placements. It reviews the relevant literature on ethnic and child placement and explores the similarities and differences between children born to two black parents and those of mixed ethnic origin. Using evidence from a long term study of children placed with new families in the 1980s, the book considers different types of placements and discusses whether they are more or less likely to break down, and their impact on ethnic identity. It includes first-hand accounts from young people and their adoptive or foster parents. Finally, the book summarizes important factors in need of consideration when placing a child of minority ethnic origin, which include; choosing between foster placement and adoption; the nature of ethnic and adoptive identities; social work practice with black and white adoptive and foster families; issues of contact with birth family members. In conclusion the authors put forward recommendations for future recommendations for future policy and practice.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Juni 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9781853028755
• ISBN-10: 1853028754
• Artikelnr.: 21507923

Autorenporträt

June Thoburn is Dean of the School of Social Work and the Director of the Centre for Research on the Child and Family at the University of East Anglia. Her main research interests are child welfare, adoption and foster care. Liz Norford is a qualified and experienced social worker who has previously worked as a placement consultant and trainer with the British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering. Stephen Parvez Rashid was senior lecturer in Social work at the School of Health and Social Welfare, The Open University. His main research interests were social work practice with families of minority ethnic origin and cultural issues in child placement.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Context to Permanent Family Placement for Black Children. 2. The
Background to the Study and the Methods Used. 3. The Stories Behind the
Placements. 4. The New Families. 5. The Children: Settling in and
`Negotiating' Two Families. 6. Parenting, Family Relationships and Parental
Satisfaction. 7. Issues of Ethnicity and Racism in the Lives of the
Children and their Families. 8. Social Work and Other Support Services. 9.
Families for Life or Ports in a Storm? 10. Our Findings Reviewed.
References. Index.