Growing Up In Foster Care

by et al
Growing Up In Foster Care
  • ISBN-13: 9781873868935
  • Author(s): et al
  • Subject: Child care & upbringing|child care & upbringing: advice
  • Publisher: Corambaaf
  • Imprint: Corambaaf
  • Publication Date: 20-11-2000
  • Format: p/b

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Long-term foster care is one of the best kept secrets of the child care system. It is rarely mentioned as a positive option yet there is a significant group of vulnerable looked after children for whom growing up in a long-term foster family is their best chance of a secure family life. this new study looks at a group of 58 children under the age of 12 recently placed in long-term foster families. It provides a fascinating insight into their lives, their birth families, foster families and the system of social work practice that will define their future.
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Long-term foster care is one of the best kept secrets of the child care system. It is rarely mentioned as a positive option yet there is a significant group of vulnerable looked after children for whom growing up in a long-term foster family is their best chance of a secure family life. this new study looks at a group of 58 children under the age of 12 recently placed in long-term foster families. It provides a fascinating insight into their lives, their birth families, foster families and the system of social work practice that will define their future.

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