Foster carers [electronic resource] : why they stay and why they leave / Ian Sinclair, Ian Gibbs, and Kate Wilson.
By: Sinclair, Ian.
Contributor(s): Gibbs, Ian | Wilson, Kate | ebrary, Inc
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Series: Supporting parents: Publisher: London ; New York : Jessica Kingsley Pub, 2004Description: 192 p. ; 23 cm.Subject(s): Foster home care -- Great Britain | Foster parents -- Great BritainGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 362.73/3/0941 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-184) and indexes.
Background and introduction -- Who are the carers? -- Kinds of fostering -- Strains and satisfactions -- Who finds it easiest to foster -- Stressful "events" for foster carers -- Informal and formal support -- Continuing and ceasing to foster -- Explaining outcomes : putting the variables together -- Conclusion.
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.