Fostering Now

Author : Ian Sinclair
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1846421373
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fostering Now written by Ian Sinclair and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2005-05-14 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * What are the consequences of fostering for children, their carers and their birth families? * What are the best ways of recruiting, retaining and supporting foster carers? * What are the most important elements of a successful placement? * Can foster care offer a permanent alternative to care at home? Fostering Now brings together authoritative research on foster care in the UK. It provides a succinct overview of a wide range of research projects and highlights the main implications for policymakers and all professionals involved in the fostering process. Drawing on the varied experiences and views of foster children, social workers, foster carers and parents, this book looks at how placement outcomes are influenced by factors such as foster carers' parenting styles, contact with the child's own parents, and the child's gender, ethnicity, age and physical and emotional health. Other important areas examined include care given by relatives, the effects of foster care on education, and what happens to foster children when they return home. Fostering Now identifies the most significant challenges currently faced by foster care and draws out the key messages for policy and practice. It offers important insights into the state of foster care today, and suggests how it can be improved in future. This book is essential reading for social workers, policy makers, academics and foster carers.

Author : Fergus Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fostering Now written by Fergus Smith and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensively revised and updated this new third edition of 'Fostering Now' presents current law, including regulations, guidance and standards relating to fostering today, in easily digested bite-sized chunks. It also includes the 2011 National Minimum Standards.

Author : Fergus Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781910039465
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fostering Now written by Fergus Smith and published by . This book was released on 2016-01-04 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensively revised and updated, this new third edition of Fostering Now presents current law, including regulations, guidance and standards relating to fostering today, in easily digested bite-sized chunks. It also includes the 2011 National Minimum Standards.

Author : Alice Hill
Publisher : Critical Publishing
ISBN 13 : 191417125X
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fostering for Adoption written by Alice Hill and published by Critical Publishing. This book was released on 2021-10-18 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For anyone considering or going through Fostering for Adoption, this book gives you a detailed, personal account of the process which takes you through all the stages and prepares you to cope with the highs and lows. Fostering for Adoption is a relatively recent initiative (Children and Families Act, 2014) in the adoption legal landscape, seeking early permanence for babies and young children where adoption is most likely to be the plan for the child. This is often cited as a route to be in the best interests of the child, enabling secure attachments and stability. However, for adopters it is inherently risky, it is the adopters who take on the risk in this situation, accept the placement on a fostering basis and hope that the final outcome will be adoption. There is currently a knowledge gap on experiences of Fostering for Adoption which this book tackles. Written from an adopters’ perspective of the risks and challenges, as well as the benefits that it brings, it is perfect for those who are considering the process as well as their friends and family. A book on Fostering for Adoption can’t just focus on one story and one outcome so we’ve included case studies which cover the key experiences adopters may face when agreeing to accept a baby on a Foster to Adopt placement such as: Caring for a baby a few days after birth The paperwork, rules and fostering process The uncertainty and risk Meeting with birth parents Contact Looking after a withdrawing baby A termination of placement Written in an engaging and friendly style, this book is perfect reading for anyone looking to adopt a child and for adoption professionals seeking to understand the experience of the adopter more profoundly. Praise for Fostering for Adoption "As someone who has been through a similar journey this book resonated with me. It is honest about the ups and downs and is a great, informative book for anybody thinking of taking this route or who have family or friends that are. I can say that this book will help anyone at the beginning of their journey, to help them through the process and – start the lifetime of learning about how we can support our children." Lisa Faulkner, Author, Meant to be "Alice’s book will be a great companion to anyone considering or starting on the foster to adopt process. It is well-researched and written and doesn’t shy away from the many complexities and the considerations that adults must make in the best interests of children." Sally Donovan, Author of No Matter What, and Editor of Adoption Today "I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, I found myself laughing and getting emotional throughout. As someone who has themselves been adopted, but who is also a social worker who has now adopted a child, this book is brilliant from every angle. A must read for anyone considering Fostering for Adoption." Jo, Social Worker, Midlands “This book gives a balanced and honest view of the whole Fostering for Adoption journey. It gets to the emotions and seriousness of decisions being made about children's lives. This is an important read for any potential adopter and will be on our book lists for sure” Angi, Social Worker, Adoption Tees Valley

Author : Fergus Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781907585289
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fostering Now written by Fergus Smith and published by . This book was released on 2011-07 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition of the handy pocket book presents the current law, regulations, guidance and standards relating to fostering today in easily digestable bite-sized chunks

Author : Terry Philpot
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1846426871
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fostering a Child's Recovery written by Terry Philpot and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2009-01-15 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The overwhelming majority of children and young people in care today are fostered, but for some this only increases their problems through untreated trauma, ill-judged placements, poorly supported foster carers and multiple moves. This practical and evidence-based book outlines the principles of family placement on the basis of planning and evidence, and explores the qualities, skills and insights that create positive placement outcomes. Fostering a Child's Recovery shows how the key to good fostering is well-trained and skilled foster carers who form part of a team of professionals who surround the child. This book will benefit all professionals and parents involved in providing recovery for traumatized children and young people in ensuring successful placements.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hearing on the Implementation of the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Veronica Strong-Boag
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
ISBN 13 : 1554587980
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fostering Nation? written by Veronica Strong-Boag and published by Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. This book was released on 2011-09-28 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fostering Nation? Canada Confronts Its History of Childhood Disadvantage explores the missteps and the promise of a century and more of child protection efforts by Canadians and their governments. It is the first volume to offer a comprehensive history of what life has meant for North America’s most disadvantaged Aboriginal and newcomer girls and boys. Gender, class, race, and (dis)ability are always important factors that bear on youngsters’ access to resources. State fostering initiatives occur as part of a broad continuum of arrangements, from social assistance for original families to kin care and institutions. Birth and foster parents of disadvantaged youngsters are rarely in full control. Children most distant from the mainstream ideals of their day suffer, and that suffering is likely to continue into their own experience of parenthood. That trajectory is never inevitable, however. Both resilience and resistance have shaped Canadians’ engagement with foster children in a society dominated by capitalist, colonial, and patriarchal power. Fostering Nation? breaks much new ground for those interested in social welfare, history, and the family. It offers the first comprehensive perspective on Canada’s provision for marginalized youngsters from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century. Its examination of kin care, institutions, state policies, birth parents, foster parents, and foster youngsters provides ample reminder that children’s welfare cannot be divorced from that of their parents and communities, and reinforces what it means when women bear disproportionate responsibility for caregiving.

Author : Jeff M. Allen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000563235
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fostering Wisdom at Work written by Jeff M. Allen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-01-14 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most people can name dozens of knowledgeable people in their private and business lives, but highly value the very limited number deemed as wise. The fields of gerontology, psychology, and social science have attempted to study the phenomena of wisdom with little significant clarity or understanding of the construct within the expansive workforce development field. Wisdom, as an important aspect of a growing global knowledge economy, lacks the frameworks and theories needed for fostering workplace wisdom. This book brings a scholarly scrutiny to the study of wisdom, propelling the attribute to prominence within the broad field of workforce development and particularly within the growing context of a global knowledge economy. It investigates the characteristics of wisdom and offers theories, frameworks, techniques to foster wisdom in the workplace, recognizing it as a vital key to success for individuals and society. The ideal audience of this book includes senior learning specialists, organization development managers, HRD directors and workforce scholar-practitioners. These key individuals in organizations understand talent management and have a vested interest in the career construction of individuals in their organizations.

Author : Ian Sinclair
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1846421365
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Foster Children written by Ian Sinclair and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2005-05-15 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens to looked-after children in the longer term? This book analyses the outcomes of a large-scale study of foster children in the UK. It includes individual case studies and draws extensively on the views of foster children themselves. The authors examine: Why children remain fostered or move to different settings (adoption, residential care, their own families or independent living) How the children fare in these different settings and why What the children feel about what happens to them. Other important issues covered include the support given to birth families to enable children to return home, the experience of adopters, the ways in which foster care can become more permanent and the experiences of young people in independent living. In bringing together these results the book provides a wealth of findings, many of them new and challenging. It offers positive and practical recommendations and will be an enduring resource for practitioners, academics, policy makers, trainers, managers and all those concerned with the well-being of looked-after children.