Children in foster care /
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Author / Creator: | Barber, James G. |
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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 |
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