Foster placements : why they succeed and why they fail /: why they succeed and why they fail. (2005)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ian Sinclair, Kate Wilson and Ian Gibbs.
• Other Names: Sinclair, Ian, 1938-; Wilson, Kate, 1943-; Gibbs, Ian
• Contents: The sample : characteristics and reasons for placement -- Placements and destinations -- A kind of loving : the children's accounts -- Outcomes -- Explanations : social worker and carer accounts -- The case studies -- Spirals of interaction -- Measuring success -- Foster children : characteristics, personalities and problems -- Birth families : characteristics and patterns of contact -- Foster families : characteristics, reactions to child and approach of main carer -- Social work support -- Other forms of support -- Change and containment.
• Publisher Details: London Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Publication Date: 2005
• Extent: 1 online resource (272 pages)
• Subjects: 362.73/3/0941; Sociology: Family & Relationships; Foster home care -- Great Britain; Foster children -- Great Britain; Foster home care; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Adoption & Fostering; Foster children; Foster home care; Great Britain; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1423710533; 9781423710530; 9781846420672; 1846420679; 1843101734; 9781843101734
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-265) and indexes.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.