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How Does Foster Care Work?

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A32=Lee Ann Murdock
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A32=Robbie Gilligan
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Product details

  • ISBN 9781849058124
  • Weight: 476g
  • Dimensions: 152 x 227mm
  • Publication Date: 15 Jul 2010
  • Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Hardback
  • Language: English
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How Does Foster Care Work? is an international collection of empirical studies on the outcomes of children in foster care. Drawing on research and perspectives from leading international figures in children's services across the developed world, the book provides an evidence base for programme planning, policy and practice.

This volume establishes a platform for comparison of international systems, trends and outcomes in foster care today. Each contributor provides a commentary on one other chapter to highlight the global significance of issues affecting children and young people in care. Each chapter offers new ideas about how foster care could be financed, delivered or studied in order to become more effective.

This book is important reading for anyone involved in delivering child welfare services, such as administrators, practitioners, researchers, policy makers, children's advocates, academics and students.
About
Robbie Gilligan is Professor of Social Work and Social Policy at Trinity College Dublin and associate director of the Children's Research Centre. He has written extensively on child care and foster care.