Inside kinship care : understanding family dynamics and providing effective support / edited by David Pitcher ; forewords by Professor Bob Broad and Sir Mark Potter.

By:

Pitcher, David [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2014Description: 264 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cmContent type:

text
still image

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781849053464 (pbk.) :

Subject(s):

Kinship care

DDC classification:

362.733 23

LOC classification:

HV873

Summary: Kinship care - the care of children by grandparents, other relatives or friends - is a major part of foster care, yet there are distinct issues that arise in care involving family rather than 'stranger' foster carers. This book takes an in-depth look at what goes on inside kinship care. It explores the dynamics and relationships between family members that are involved in kinship care, including mothers, grandparents, siblings and the wider family.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Kinship care - the care of children by grandparents, other relatives or friends - is a major part of foster care, yet there are distinct issues that arise in care involving family rather than 'stranger' foster carers. This book takes an in-depth look at what goes on inside kinship care. It explores the dynamics and relationships between family members that are involved in kinship care, including mothers, grandparents, siblings and the wider family.

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