Social work and foster care / Helen Cosis Brown.

By:

Cosis-Brown, Helen

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Publication details: London Sage 2014Description: viii, 158 pages : illustrationsISBN:

9781446258927 (hbk.)
1446258920 (hbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

361.3 BRO.S

Contents:

1. Introduction -- 2. The legal and policy framework for foster care -- 3. Recommendations arising from inquiry reports and serious case reviews (SCRs) -- 4. Assessment of prospective foster carers -- 5. Supervision and support of foster carers -- 6. Foster carer development and training -- 7. Foster carers reviews -- 8. Fostering panels -- 9. Conclusion.

Summary: Working with children in foster care is a demanding and rigorous aspect of social work practice. Often difficult decisions have to be made and for students and practitioners alike, there is a vast array of legislation, law and social policy to understand. This book will help social workers and social work students get to grips with the complexity of foster care. The child is placed at the heart of the text and there are substantial chapters on law, policy frameworks and the overreaching theoretical and research evidence to support good practice.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Dept. of Sociology Processing Center	Dept. of Sociology	361.3 BRO.S (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		SOC8869

A practical guide to social work with foster care.

Introduction The Legal and Policy Framework for Foster Care Recommendations Arising from Inquiry Reports and Serious Case Reviews (SCRs) Assessment of Prospective Foster Carers Supervision and Support of Foster Carers Foster Carer Development and Training Foster Carers Reviews Fostering Panels Conclusion.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Working with children in foster care is a demanding and rigorous aspect of social work practice. Often difficult decisions have to be made and for students and practitioners alike, there is a vast array of legislation, law and social policy to understand. This book will help social workers and social work students get to grips with the complexity of foster care. The child is placed at the heart of the text and there are substantial chapters on law, policy frameworks and the overreaching theoretical and research evidence to support good practice.

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