Foster carers : why they stay and why they leave /

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Foster care, which can include both long- and short-term placements, is the most common way in which local authorities look after other people's children. Examining the problems and the positive experiences of those providing care, Foster Carers is essential reading for social work professional...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sinclair, Ian, 1938-
Other Authors: Gibbs, Ian, Wilson, Kate, 1943-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2004.
Series:Supporting parents.
Subjects:
Foster home care > Great Britain.
Foster parents > Great Britain.
Placement d'enfants > Grande-Bretagne.
Familles d'accueil > Grande-Bretagne.
Sociology: Family & Relationships.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Adoption & Fostering.
Foster home care
Foster parents
Great Britain
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Background and introduction
  • Who are the carers?
  • Kinds of fostering
  • Strains and satisfactions
  • Who finds it easiest to foster
  • Stressful "events" for foster carers
  • Informal and formal support
  • Continuing and ceasing to foster
  • Explaining outcomes : putting the variables together
  • Conclusion.

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