Fostering Now
Messages from Research
Ian Sinclair
Foreword by Tom Jeffreys, Director General, Children, Families and Young People Directorate, DfES
Paperback: £19.99 / $37.95
2005, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 176pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-362-2, BIC 2: JHBK
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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.
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