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Disabled Children Living Away from Home in Foster Care and Residential Settings
Burns
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Description for Disabled Children Living Away from Home in Foster Care and Residential Settings
Paperback. Disabled children who are unable to live at home are doubly needy: in addition to their disability, they are deprived of normal family life. Children who do not grow up in a stable, nurturing environment are unlikely to achieve their potential. Moreover, disabled children often have complex medical problems. Editor(s): Burns, Claire. Series: Practical Guide from the Mac Keith Press. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 170 x 7. Weight in Grams: 368.
Disabled children who are unable to live at home are doubly needy: in addition to their disability, they are deprived of normal family life. Children who do not grow up in a stable, nurturing environment are unlikely to achieve their potential. Moreover, disabled children often have complex medical problems. Disabled children living away from home are often involved with many different professionals: although individually these professionals may provide appropriate support, the sum of their efforts rarely adds up to the actions of a ‘good’ parent. The book considers the key issues that must be addressed when disabled children move from ... Read more
Disabled children who are unable to live at home are doubly needy: in addition to their disability, they are deprived of normal family life. Children who do not grow up in a stable, nurturing environment are unlikely to achieve their potential. Moreover, disabled children often have complex medical problems. Disabled children living away from home are often involved with many different professionals: although individually these professionals may provide appropriate support, the sum of their efforts rarely adds up to the actions of a ‘good’ parent. The book considers the key issues that must be addressed when disabled children move from ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Mac Keith Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Series
Practical Guide from the Mac Keith Press
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781898683582
SKU
V9781898683582
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
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About Burns
Claire Burns has been a consultant community paediatrician for 20 years, during which time she has been involved in the care of disabled children from birth through to early adult life. She has a particular interest in social paediatrics and is the lead clinician locally for 'Safeguarding Children'. For many years she provided medical support for children moving from their ... Read more
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