Kinship care : fostering effective family and friends placements /
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| Author / Creator: | Farmer, Elaine, 1949- |
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| Imprint: | London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008. |
| Description: | 254 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Quality matters in children's services |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7630115 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- Part I. The Study
- Chapter 1. Background
- Chapter 2. The Design
- Part II. Comparing Kinship and Non-kinship Foster Care
- Chapter 3. Who Were the Carers and Which Children Were Placed with Them?
- Chapter 4. Placement Making and Progress
- Chapter 5. Placement Outcomes
- Part III. Overviews and Kin Carer Perspectives on Kin Placements
- Chapter 6. Placing Children with Kin: Assessment and Financial Support
- Chapter 7. Placement Progress: The Children's Behaviour and Service Provision in Kin Care
- Chapter 8. Caring for Children: Contact, Standards of Care and the Impact of the Children on the Kin Carers
- Chapter 9. The Perspectives of the Social Workers, Children and Parents on Kinship Care
- Chapter 10. Implications for Policy and Practice
- Appendix
- References
- Notes
- Subject Index
- Author Index
