Reuniting looked after children with their families : a review of the research /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Biehal, Nina.
Imprint:	London : National Children's Bureau, 2006.
Description:	1 online resource (vi, 118 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Social work with children -- Great Britain. Family social work -- Great Britain. Family services -- Great Britain. Foster children -- Services for -- Great Britain. Foster children -- Family relationships -- Great Britain. Family services. Family social work. Foster children -- Family relationships. Foster children -- Services for. Social work with children. Great Britain. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11121288

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ISBN:	9781907969201 1907969209 1904787649 9781904787648 1283326159 9781283326155 9786613326157 6613326151
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-113) and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	Offers policy-makers and practitioners, a critical anaylsis of family reunification research available in the UK and USA.
Other form:	Print version: Biehal, Nina. Reuniting looked after children with their families. London : National Children's Bureau, 2006 1904787649

Table of Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Background to the review; Policy and practice relevance; The review questions; Selection of studies; The nature and context of the research evidence; 1. Making sense of the evidence on reunion; Sampling; Definitions of reunification; Sources of data; Type of analysis; 2. The timing of reunion; Assessing the evidence on the timing of reunion; The duration of care episodes; The declining likelihood of reunion; Duration of care as an explanatory concept; Summary points; 3. The probability of return: child and family characteristics.

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