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Kate Wilson, Ian Sinclair, Ian Gibbs - Foster Carers, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2004

Foster Carers

Why They Stay and Why They Leave

Av Kate Wilson, Ian Sinclair, Ian Gibbs

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Foster carers look after two-thirds of the children cared for by English local authorities at any one time. The recruitment and retention of these carers is one of these authorities' central concerns. Against this background, Foster Carers examines the joys, sadnesses and strains of fostering, the support carers want and need, and the reasons why they continue or cease fostering.Drawing on questionnaire responses from a thousand foster carers across seven different local authorities, the authors highlight the importance of providing support that:* is adapted to the carers' families* contains the basic elements of reasonable payment, relevant training and reliable social work support* responds sensitively to serious crises and treats carers as part of a team* meets the specific needs of carers such as carers' groups and relief breaks.Foster Carers forms one part of the largest recent study into foster care in the UK. It is an invaluable resource for policy makers and practitioners, as well as local authorities formulating policies for the support and training needed by foster carers, and is essential reading for social work professionals, academics and foster carers themselves.
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Ian Sinclair is Co-director of the Social Work Research and Development Unit at The University of York, where he has been responsible for a large programme of work on children's homes and foster care. His research interests include attachment theory and the evaluation of social work and social work services. Ian Gibbs is a Researcher at the Social Work Research and Development Unit at The University of York. His main research interest is looked after children, particularly those in residential care and foster care. Kate Wilson is Professor of Social Work at the Centre for Social Work, University of Nottingham. She has researched and published widely in the fields of therapeutic work and child welfare, including books on social work with couples, social work in a legal context, non-directive play therapy, and child protection.

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Using evidence from the three studies, the authors carefully detail exactly who foster carers are, and why they do their job. It also explores the strains and satisfactions of fostering and the support that carers feel they need. I commend this to all social work professionals and policy makers involved in foster care. Foster carers themselves may also be interested in order to hear their views and values reiterated, echoed and evaluated throughout this comprehensive book.

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