Children in foster care /

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Author / Creator:Barber, James G.
Imprint:London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.
Description:xi, 228 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5063330
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Other authors / contributors:Delfabbro, Paul H. (Paul Howard)
ISBN:0415311640
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-222) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Section 1. An introduction to Foster Care
  • 1. Assessment, Planning and Intake
  • 2. In-Care Standards
  • Secton 2. Backgrouund to the Study
  • 3. From Parent to Purchaser: The new Policy Context
  • 4. Methodology
  • Section 3. Results
  • 5. The Views of Workers and Carers on Outsourced Care
  • 6. Background Characteristics of Children Entering Care
  • 7. The Progress and Satisfaction of Children in Care
  • 8. How Important is Family Contact?
  • 9. The Predictions of Family Reunification
  • 10. The Psychosocial Consequences of Placement Instability
  • 11. The Serial Eviction of Disruptive Children
  • 12. The Views of Disruptive Children and their Carers
  • 13. Myths and Legends in Foster Care