Author:
Cosis-Brown, Helen.
Imprint:Los Angeles : Learning Matters, c2014.
Descriptionviii, 158 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Note:A practical guide to social work with foster care.
Note:1. Introduction -- 2. The legal and policy framework for foster care -- 3. Recommendations arising from inquiry reports and serious case reviews (SCRs) -- 4. Assessment of prospective foster carers -- 5. Supervision and support of foster carers -- 6. Foster carer development and training -- 7. Foster carers reviews -- 8. Fostering panels -- 9. Conclusion.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note:Working with children in foster care is a demanding and rigorous aspect of social work practice. Often difficult decisions have to be made and for students and practioners alike, there is a vast array of legislation, law and social policy to understand. This book will help social workers and social work students come to grips with the complexity of foster care. The child is placed at the heart of the text and there are substantial chapters on law, policy frameworks and the overreaching theoretical, and research evidence to support good practice.
