Understanding and Working with Parents of Children in Long-Term Foster Care

Name: Understanding and Working with Parents of Children in Long-Term Foster Care
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ISBN: 9781849050265

ISBN-10: 1849050260

ISBN-13: 9781849050265

Edition: 2010

Authors: Emma Ward, Gillian Schofield

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For children growing up in foster care, the role of their birth parents is an important factor in the success of their long-term placements. Understanding the experiences of parents is therefore essential in order to develop effective social work practice with parents that can also ensure the best possible outcomes for children. Drawing on detailed and often moving interviews with parents, the book takes a chronological approach, starting with their accounts of family life before their children were taken into care, in particular the impact of drugs, alcohol and domestic violence. It goes on to explore their experiences of court and then how they seek to come to terms with their loss,…

Book details

List price: $50.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication date: 10/15/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.330




Introduction: Legal, Policy and Research Context



Parenting Before the Children Went Into Care



Parents' Experience of Their Children Going Into Care



Parents' Experience of Their Children Growing Up in Foster Care



Contact Between Parents and Their Children



Parents' Relationships with Foster Carers



Parents' Relationships with Social Workers



Am I Still a Parent? Managing a Threatened Identity



Social Workers' Perspectives on Their Work with Parents



Conclusion: Developing Social Work Practice


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