Kinship Care

Fostering Effective Family and Friends Placements

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Social Work, Family & Relationships, Parenting
Cover of the book Kinship Care by Elaine Farmer, Sue Moyers, Jessica Kingsley Publishers
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Author: Elaine Farmer, Sue Moyers ISBN: 9781846428036
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers Publication: May 15, 2008
Imprint: Jessica Kingsley Publishers Language: English
Author: Elaine Farmer, Sue Moyers
ISBN: 9781846428036
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication: May 15, 2008
Imprint: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Language: English

Children are frequently cared for by relatives and friends when parents, for whatever reason, are unable to care for their children themselves. Yet there has been very little information about how well children do when placed with kin or how safe they are in these placements.

This book compares formal kinship care to traditional foster placements in order to ascertain which children are placed with kin, in what circumstances, how well such children progress, and how often these placements disrupt. The authors explore whether children placed with family and friends fare better or worse than other foster children, what services are provided and needed, and how kin care is experienced by carers, children and social workers.

This book will be essential reading for social workers, policy makers, students and all those working with looked-after children, and will enable local authorities to make informed decisions about where best to place children and the support needed by family and friend carers.

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Children are frequently cared for by relatives and friends when parents, for whatever reason, are unable to care for their children themselves. Yet there has been very little information about how well children do when placed with kin or how safe they are in these placements.

This book compares formal kinship care to traditional foster placements in order to ascertain which children are placed with kin, in what circumstances, how well such children progress, and how often these placements disrupt. The authors explore whether children placed with family and friends fare better or worse than other foster children, what services are provided and needed, and how kin care is experienced by carers, children and social workers.

This book will be essential reading for social workers, policy makers, students and all those working with looked-after children, and will enable local authorities to make informed decisions about where best to place children and the support needed by family and friend carers.

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