Farmer, Elaine.

Fostering adolescents [electronic resource] / Elaine Farmer, Sue Moyers, and Jo Lipscombe. - London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Pub, 2004. - 256 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Supporting parents . - Supporting parents. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 240-247) and indexes.

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.


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Foster home care--Great Britain--Case studies.
Teenagers--Great Britain--Interviews.


Electronic books.

HV887.G5 / F37 2004eb

362.73/3/0941