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9781843101727

Foster Carers : Why They Stay and Why They Leave

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    9781843101727

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    1843101726

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-06-01
  • Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub
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Author Biography

Ian Sinclair is Co-director of the Social Work Research and Development Unit at The University of York, where he has been responsible for a large programme of work on children's homes and foster care.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 6(1)
Background and Introduction
7(11)
Who are the Carers?
18(14)
Kinds of Fostering
32(15)
Strains and Satisfactions
47(26)
Who Finds It Easiest to Foster?
73(14)
Stressful `Events' for Foster Carers
87(18)
Informal and Formal Support
105(21)
Continuing and Ceasing to Foster
126(17)
Explaining Outcomes: Putting the Variables Together
143(12)
Conclusion
155(18)
Appendix 1: Sample Representativeness 173(4)
Appendix 2: Census Pro-Forma 177(2)
Appendix 3: Kinship Carers 179(2)
References 181(4)
Subject Index 185(6)
Author Index 191

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