Practical Guide to Fostering Law Fostering Regulations, Child Care Law and the Youth Justice System

Name: Practical Guide to Fostering Law Fostering Regulations, Child Care Law and the Youth Justice System
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ISBN: 9781849050920

ISBN-10: 1849050929

ISBN-13: 9781849050920

Edition: 2010

Authors: Lynn Davis

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A Practical Guide to Fostering Law is an accessible, jargon-free guide to the key elements of the law that concern foster carers and the professionals who work with them. It aims to help foster carers understand where they fit into the complex web of regulations surrounding childcare and to demystify the jargon and terminology which is often used but rarely explained. The book covers the laws in England and Wales governing fostering agencies and foster carers themselves, including foster carers' rights, and the formalities of placement procedures. It also provides explanations of care proceedings, the foster carer as a witness, what happens if a young fostered person gets into trouble, and…

Book details

List price: $50.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication date: 8/15/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Foreword


Preface


Introduction



Agencies and Carers



Foster Care and Fostering Agencies



Becoming a Foster Carer



Placements



Carers' Rights, Allegations and Ending Fostering



Fostered Children and Child Care Law



Basics of Child Care Law



Looked After Children



Care Proceedings



The Foster Carer as Witness



Duties towards Looked After Children



Contact



Fostered Children and the Criminal Law



The Criminal System - Some Legal Basics



The Criminal Process



Reprimands, Warnings and Court



Sentencing



Anti-Social Behaviour



Young Victims and Witnesses - Evidence and Compensation



Long-Term Plans



Long-Term Placements



Moving to Independence


Jargon Buster


Resources


Index