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The pursuit of permanence: a study of the English child care system
- Authors:
- SINCLAIR Ian, et al
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 320p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This book is the result of a large in depth study of the English childcare system. It looks at the complexities of the care system and aims to provide reasoning for the movements of children. The authors discuss why some placements are more successful than others and how things differ between councils. Children in public care complain that they have too many placements and professionals agree. This book, and the study it is based on, were designed to better understand the reasons for this instability and how it affects different groups of children. The book examines the children (what they need and what they want), their movements into, out of and within the care system, the nature and quality of their placements and the outcomes (whether the children are settled or happy). It goes on to analyse the reasons for movements and outcomes in different groups of children, and the relative impacts of the departments, social work teams and placements. The authors conclude with suggestions about how the care system should work, what it should offer and how it should be managed and inspected. The book is aimed at all professionals and academics involved with fostering, leaving care, adoption and children's services, as well as policy makers and students on social work courses.
Costs and outcomes in children's social care: messages from research
- Authors:
- BEECHAM Jennifer, SINCLAIR Ian
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 142p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Care services for children depend on a limited supply of resources; it is vital that these are used to best effect. This book considers the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of these services and their contribution to children's well-being. The book presents the findings of a set of original research studies. It looks at services provided by the statutory, for-profit and voluntary sectors, examining the way they are delivered and how resources are distributed. It examines the cost of providing particular services, the extent to which they improve outcomes for children and the degree to which they can be considered cost-effective. It explores what changes can and should be made to improve efficiency, paying particular attention to the possible contributions of early intervention and better co-ordination.
Fostering now: messages from research
- Author:
- SINCLAIR Ian
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 174p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The book brings together research on foster care in the UK and 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 areas examined include care given by relatives, the effects of foster care on education, and what happens to foster children when they return home.
Foster children: where they go and how they get on
- Authors:
- SINCLAIR Ian, et al
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 288p.,bibliog
- Place of publication:
- London
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; and 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.
Foster carers: why they stay and why they leave
- Authors:
- SINCLAIR Ian, GIBBS Ian, WILSON Kate
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 192p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Foster care, which can include both long- and short-term placements, is the most common way in which local authorities look after other people's children. Through questionnaire responses from over a thousand foster carers across seven different local authorities, the authors highlight the importance of identifying and fulfilling appropriate kinds of care; the need to recruit and retain carers; and, finally, examine the ways that carers can be supported to reduce strain and turnover through, for example, housing and financial support, training and carers' groups.
Foster placements: why they succeed and why they fail
- Authors:
- SINCLAIR Ian, WILSON Kate, GIBBS Ian
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 272p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
The authors discuss the primary concerns in foster placement planning, considering the high frequency of placement breakdowns, their impact on the child's behaviour and school performance, and the challenges this places on foster families. The specific needs of the foster child are given close attention in determining a pathway to success. By monitoring and describing the individual characteristics of the child within the context of the placement, the authors are able to reveal what types of supports are most beneficial. The implications for this research are considerable. Social workers are given new methods of assessing the needs of foster children which emphasise the process of care and not just the outcome. Policy makers are provided with rich qualitative accounts with which to increase and strengthen the success of foster placements.