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How Does Foster Care Work?: International Evidence on Outcomes

E (Ed) Fernandez

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Description for How Does Foster Care Work?: International Evidence on Outcomes Hardback. How Does Foster Care Work? is an international collection of empirical studies on the outcomes of children in foster care. Drawing on research and perspectives from leading international figures in children's services across the developed world, the book provides an evidence base for programme planning, policy and practice. Editor(s): Fernandez, Elizabeth; Barth, Richard P. Series Editor(s): Ward, Harriet. Series: Child Welfare Outcomes. Num Pages: 320 pages, 55 tables, 16 figures. BIC Classification: JKSB1; JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 588.

How Does Foster Care Work? is an international collection of empirical studies on the outcomes of children in foster care. Drawing on research and perspectives from leading international figures in children's services across the developed world, the book provides an evidence base for programme planning, policy and practice.

This volume establishes a platform for comparison of international systems, trends and outcomes in foster care today. Each contributor provides a commentary on one other chapter to highlight the global significance of issues affecting children and young people in care. Each chapter offers new ideas about how foster care could be ... Read more

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Format

Hardback

Publication date

2010

Publisher

Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Number of pages

224

Condition

New

Series

Child Welfare Outcomes

Number of Pages

320

Place of Publication

London, United Kingdom

ISBN

9781849058124

SKU

V9781849058124

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99-1

About E (Ed) Fernandez

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.

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The authors conclude with the hope that the findings which are reflected in this volume have the potential to bring a greater understanding of the complex interplay of those factors that nurture or impede the well-being of children in care. They anticipate that it would impact positively on care planning, the provision of services, the development of policy and future ... Read moreresearch. We know that foster care works. This book may very well make it work better.
Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work This is a must-read for any social worker who desire greater understanding of the theoretical principles and empirical evidence that undergird foster care today in a number of developed countries... We know that foster care works. This book may very well make it work better.
Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work Each study scrupulously teases out the different variables affecting outcomes. The volume ends with a synthesis of research findings giving direction for policy, practice and research... My personal preference is for those studies that powerfully convey the experience of children, such as chapters by Fernandez on Growing up in Care and by Ward and Munro on Very Young Children in Care in England. The latter highlights the instability that was a feature for many infants, with 45 per cent having four or more placements. The consequences of placement disruption and instability on relationships, emotional and behavioural health, and education are a theme in a number of chapters. This mirrors recent findings in Hannon et al. . 2010 and gives even greater weight to the authors' call for measures to improve placement stability. Pecora et al. in their chapter on Rates of Emotional and Behavioural Disorders among Alumni of Family Foster Care in the United States make comprehensive recommendations for policy and practice to improve the mental and emotional health of young people in care, which I warmly commend. Various authors comment on both the positive and negative aspects of contact, with Farmer arguing persuasively In her chapter on Fostering Adolescents in England for differential approaches to contact decisions, to support grandparent contact and promote children's links with extended family members. The volume clearly demonstrates the value of studying fostering cross-nationally and will be of interest to policy makers, commissioners of care services, practitioners and researchers.
Wiley Online Library, Child Abuse Review Foster care practice needs both an international perspective and an evidence base to allow us to learn and develop. This book supports both of these objectives.
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