Child-Centred Foster Care a Rights-Based Model for Practice
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| Sprache: | English |
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London
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
2011
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| Online-Zugang: | DE-1046 DE-1047 Volltext |
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- Fostering is vitally important: the majority of looked after children are fostered, yet these children are often left out of the agenda and their voices are not heard. This book sets out a child-centred approach to foster care which argues against thinking about children purely from a psychological perspective and instead places children's views, rights and needs at the centre of care. It sets out the theory behind working in partnership with children who are fostered, and discusses children's views about fostering systems and living with foster carers. The book then outlines how to put the th
- Introducing the contexts of fostering
- Theory and statutory frameworks
- Fostering research
- Children and young people's views about being fostered
- A recent study about children moving into foster homes
- Children's views about living with foster carers
- Children's views about fostering systems
- Best practice
- How to communicate with children who are fostered, including advocacy
- Participation
- Selecting carers
- Conclusion: joined-up service provision towards better outcomes for foster children