Fostering adolescents

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Farmer, Elaine, 1949-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Lipscombe, Jo, Moyers, Sue, 1948-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2004.
Series:Supporting parents.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Background and research literature
  • How we designed and carried out the study
  • Description of the young people and the foster carers in the sample
  • Planning and preparation for the placements
  • The young people's behaviour in the placements
  • Foster carer strain
  • Support for the foster carers
  • The parenting approaches of the foster carers
  • The young people's contact with family members
  • Predicting placement outcome
  • Implications for practice and policy.