| Kinship Care: Fostering Effective Family and Friends Placements Contributor(s): Farmer, Elaine (Author), Moyers, Sue (Author) |
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ISBN: 1843106310 ISBN-13: 9781843106319 Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers OUR PRICE: $42.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Social Work - Family & Relationships | Parenting - General - Family & Relationships | Adoption & Fostering |
| Dewey: 362.733 |
| LCCN: 2007047559 |
| Series: Quality Matters in Children's Services |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6.14" W x 9.17" (0.84 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Adoption - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Children are frequently cared for by relatives and friends when parents, for whatever reason, are unable to care for their children themselves. Yet there has been very little information about how well children do when placed with kin or how safe they are in these placements. This book compares formal kinship care to traditional foster placements in order to ascertain which children are placed with kin, in what circumstances, how well such children progress, and how often these placements disrupt. The authors explore whether children placed with family and friends fare better or worse than other foster children, what services are provided and needed, and how kin care is experienced by carers, children and social workers. This book will be essential reading for social workers, policy makers, students and all those working with looked-after children, and will enable local authorities to make informed decisions about where best to place children and the support needed by family and friend carers. |
Contributor Bio(s): Moyers, Sue: - Sue Moyers is a visiting fellow in the School for Policy Studies at Bristol University. She has spent many years in research with looked-after children and foster carers. |
