Issues in Foster Care

Policy, Practice and Research

Häftad, Engelska, 1999

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Issues in Foster Care: Policy, Practice and Research assesses the current state of foster care, the pressures which have shaped it and the challenges it faces. Arguing the importance of fostering within a coherent child care policy, the contributors examine the latest research into the delivery and support of foster care, and explore how these can be improved. Topics covered include:measuring outcomes in foster care and what can be learned from themthe reasons for the growth of foster care at the expense of residential caresupporting young people making the transition from care to adulthoodhow children can be helped to develop their natural resiliencethe use of solution focused brief therapy to solve foster placement breakdownmanaging the behaviour of children in foster caredealing with abuse and accusations of abusekinship or relative care as an alternative form of foster care.As an analysis of what is currently happening within foster care, and of how it may develop in the future, Issues in Foster Care will be extremely valuable for all those involved in foster care, child care and policy-making.

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Utgivningsdatum1999-12-01
Mått152 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt350 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor240
FörlagJessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN9781853024658

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John Pinkerton is an established academic known for his research and writing in the area of family support. His work is heavily influenced by an international perspective. For the last 15 years he has been an international advisor to the Children's Institute, University of Cape Town. In preparation for legislative change in the 1990s he led a research team from Queen's University Belfast in producing a base line study of family support in Northern Ireland. He has advised government on family support in both the North and South of Ireland. His teaching covers both qualifying and post qualifying training in social work. He is Co-Editor of the British Journal of Social Work, leading on its family and child care content. Robbie Gilligan is Professor of Social Work and Social Policy at Trinity College Dublin and associate director of the Children's Research Centre. He has written extensively on child care and foster care.

Introduction, Greg Kelly and Robbie Gilligan. 1. The survival of long-term foster care, Greg Kelly. 2. The importance of listening to the child in foster care, Robbie Gilligan. 3. Outcome studies of foster care, Greg Kelly. 4. Leaving care and fostering, John Pinkerton, The Queen's University of Belfast. 5. Promoting resilience in children in foster care, Robbie Gilligan. 6. Pathways to change: The application of solution-focused brief therapy to foster care, Stan Houston, The Queen's University of Belfast. 7. Managing children's behaviour in foster care, Ken Kerr, Learning and Behavioural Consultancy, Portstewart. 8. Safe care, abuse and allegations of abuse in foster care, Stephen Nixon, University of Birmingham. 9. Relative care: A different type of foster care - implications for practice, Valerie O'Brien, University College, Dublin. Index.

In spite of the predominance of foster care in the looked after system, there has been only a limited amount of recent research in this area and few dedicated publications. This volume is therefore to be welcomed. Edited by two experienced child-care academics who are in close touch with practice, the approach is generally accessible and the chapters cover a good range of issues... This is an important and useful contribution to the foster care literature and will be consulted by students, practitioners and academics alike.