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Fostering Adolescents

Fostering Adolescents

Elaine Farmer, Sue Moyers and Jo Lipscombe

Part of the Supporting Parents series

Paperback: £22.99 / $36.95

2004, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 256pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-227-4, BIC 2: JKSB1 JHBK

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1. Introduction. 2. Background and research literature. 3. How we designed and carried out the study. 4. Description of the young people and the carers in the sample. 5. Planning and preparation for the placements. 6. The young people's behaviour in the placements. 7. Foster carer strain. 8. Support for the foster carers. 9. The parenting approaches of the foster carers. 10. The young people's contact with family members. 11. Predicting placement outcome. 12. Implications for practice and policy. References. Subject Index. Author Index.

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