The Pursuit of Permanence

A Study of the English Child Care System

Ian Sinclair, Claire Baker, Jenny Lee and Ian Gibbs

Part of the Quality Matters in Children’s Services series

Paperback: £29.99 / $60.00

2007, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 320pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-595-4, BIC 2: JKSN JHBK JKSB1

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'The primary value of the study is in its detailed insights into the workings of the care system, helping to move beyond the patchwork that is generated by official statistics, performance measurement and relatively small-scale research... This is a long awaited study and represents a very welcome and valuable addition to the child-care literature -definitely a recommended read.'

- British Journal of Social Work

'This study provides a rich source of information for those in quest of permanent placements for children in care.'

- Adoption & Fostering

'This book is the result of a large in depth study of the English child care system, designed to provide reasoning for the movements of children throughout the care system. It looks at why some placements are more successful than others and how things differ between councils...a very comprehensive study, carried out by highly qualified individuals.'

- Adoption Today

'The findings of this research are likely to have significant implications for policy decisions and funding in Emgland in the next few years.'

- CAFCASS

'For any professional involved in making or supporting decisions about children the book provides both evidence and inspiration to develop quality placements, decisions and staffing to ensure that care matters.'

- Lawyers for Children

'Some clients of Britain's foster care system complain they are moved from place to place so often they have difficulties bonding with their caregivers and establishing place relationships in the communities and schools in which they are sent. Others settle in their first foster homes and thrive. Are these differences the result of individual differences? How much influence do professional and their agencies have on whether a foster care placement is successful? This study, the largest of the English foster care in recent years, examines the reasons for movements, the nature and quality and quality of placements, and the role of social status or other individual characteristics of children and youth.'

- Book News

'The Book is a strong reminder that amid all the complexities of the care system, there is a very simple aim - helping children to feel secure and giving them a chance to develop the positive attachments that we all need as human beings.'

- Children and Young People Now

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Author information

• Ian Sinclair
• Claire Baker
• Jenny Lee
• Ian Gibbs

Subject areas

• Working with Children and Families
• Health, Social Work and Social Care

Keywords

• adoption,
• child protection,
• children,
• families,
• fostering,
• looked after children,
• social policy,
• social work

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