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Fostering a Child´s Recovery: Family Placement for Traumatized Children
Terry Philpot
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Description for Fostering a Child´s Recovery: Family Placement for Traumatized Children
Paperback. This evidence-based book outlines the principles of family placement on the basis of planning and evidence, and explores the qualities, skills and insights that create positive placement outcomes. The book shows how the key to good fostering is well-trained and skilled foster carers who form part of a team of professionals who surround the child. Series Editor(s): Tomlinson, Patrick. Series: Delivering Recovery. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 246.
The overwhelming majority of children and young people in care today are fostered, but for some this only increases their problems through untreated trauma, ill-judged placements, poorly supported foster carers and multiple moves.
This practical and evidence-based book outlines the principles of family placement on the basis of planning and evidence, and explores the qualities, skills and insights that create positive placement outcomes. Fostering a Child's Recovery shows how the key to good fostering is well-trained and skilled foster carers who form part of a team of professionals who surround the child.
This book will benefit all professionals ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Delivering Recovery
Condition
New
Weight
246g
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843103271
SKU
V9781843103271
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Terry Philpot
Mike Thomas MSW, CQSW is consultant for external foster care, Mary Walsh Institute. He has been involved in childcare for 25 years and in foster care since 1984, first as a worker and since 1987 also as a foster carer. He has worked in both the public and independent fostering sectors. Terry Philpot is author and editor of several books, ... Read more
Reviews for Fostering a Child´s Recovery: Family Placement for Traumatized Children
This perceptively small book contains a welth of information and a host of well-researched and -documented initiatives setting out the central issues in fostering traumatised children...The statistics on foster carers are helpfully set out, giving timely reminders about how organisations can learn to keep their foster carers and looking at the fact that most foster carers have altruistic motives...This book ... Read more