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Understanding and Working with Parents of Children in Long-Term Foster Care.

For children growing up in foster care, the role of their birth parents is an important factor in the success of their long-term placements. Understanding the experiences of parents is therefore essential in order to develop effective social work practice with parents that can also ensure the best p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schofield, Gillian
Otros Autores: Ward, Emma
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Understanding and Working with Parents of Children in Long-Term Foster Care; 1. Introduction: Legal, Policy and Research Context; 2. Parenting Before the Children Went Into Care; 3. Parents' Experience of Their Children Going Into Care; 4. Parents' Experience of Their Children Growing Up in Foster Care; 5. Contact Between Parents and Their Children; 6. Parents' Relationships with Foster Carers; 7. Parents' Relationships with Social Workers; 8. Am I Still a Parent? Managing a Threatened Identity; 9. Social Workers' Perspectives on Their Work with Parents.
  • 10. Conclusion: Developing Social Work PracticeReferences; Index.