Fostering Adolescents : Research Messages on Placement Success.
Title:
Fostering Adolescents : Research Messages on Placement Success.
Author:
Farmer, Elaine.
ISBN:
9781846420146
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (258 pages)
Series:
Supporting Parents
Contents:
Fostering Adolescents -- Contents -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Background and Research Literature -- 3. How We Designed -- 4. Description of the Young People People and the Foster Carers in the Sample -- 5. Planning and Preparation for the Placements -- 6. The Young People's Behaviour in the Placements -- 7. Foster Carer Strain -- 8. Support for the Foster Carers -- 9. The Parenting Approaches of the Foster Carers -- 10. The Young People's Contact with Family Members -- 11. Predicting Placement Outcome -- 12. Implications for Practice and Policy -- REFERENCES -- SUBJECT INDEX -- AUTHOR INDEX.
Abstract:
Based on government-commissioned research and part of the Supporting Parents initiative, this book addresses each stage of the care process, from placement selection to leaving foster care. The authors consider which kinds of professional support at which stages make a difference, and the foster carer parenting skills that are crucial.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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