The pursuit of permanence : a study of the English care system /

Children in public care complain that they have too many placements. Professionals agree but little is known about the reasons for this instability or how it affects different groups of children. The Pursuit of Permanence explores this core issue for children's services. Based on the largest st...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Sinclair, Ian, 1938-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Philadelphia : JKP, 2007.
Colección:Quality matters in children's services.
Temas:
Children > Services for > Great Britain.
Social service > Great Britain.
Foster home care > Great Britain.
Foster children > Great Britain.
Enfants > Services > Grande-Bretagne.
Service social > Grande-Bretagne.
Sociology: Family & Relationships.
Child Welfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
Children > Services for
Foster children
Foster home care
Social service
Great Britain
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Who is looked after? the children's characteristics
  • Who is looked after? the children's families, wishes and behaviour
  • Groups of children and their chance of permanence
  • Admissions and discharges
  • The children and their different paths in care
  • Going home and leaving care : the case studies
  • Placements : how they are used
  • Placements : how one leads to another
  • Children based in care
  • Children and outcomes
  • Placements and outcomes
  • Carers, homes and outcomes
  • Teams and outcomes
  • Councils and outcomes
  • An overview.

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