Foster children where they go and how they get on

What happens to looked-after children in the longer term? This book analyses the outcomes of a large-scale study of foster children in the UK. It includes individual case studies and draws extensively on the views of foster children themselves. The authors examine:Why children remain fostered or mov...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Sinclair, Ian, 1938- (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Jessica Kingsley 2005.
Edition:1st ed
Subjects:
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798056906719
Description
Summary:What happens to looked-after children in the longer term? This book analyses the outcomes of a large-scale study of foster children in the UK. It includes individual case studies and draws extensively on the views of foster children themselves. The authors examine:Why children remain fostered or move to different settings (adoption, residential care, their own families or independent living)How the children fare in these different settings and why What the children feel about what happens to them.Other important issues covered include the support given to birth families to enable children to re
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:1 online resource (288 p.)
ISBN:9781280349454
9786610349456
9781846421365