Inside Kinship Care

By: Erica Flegg • Jackie Wyke • David Pitcher • Don Operario • Lucie Cluver • Nick Banks • John Simmonds • Marilyn Mchugh • Paula Hayden • Caroline Kuo • Elaine Farmer • Sadie Young • Anna Gough • Bob Broad • Amy O'Donohoe • Sarah Meakings • Jeanne Ziminski • Susie Essex • Graham Music • Tom Hawkins • Geraldine Crehan • Andrew Turnell • James Gleeson

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Synopsis

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. Chapters also discuss issues such as safeguarding, assessment, therapy, encouraging permanence, placement breakdown, support groups, and cultural issues. The final part of the book looks at kinship care from an international perspective, with examples from New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and the United States.

Drawing on a range of theoretical perspectives and with contributions from different branches of kinship care, this book provides an invaluable overview of the issues involved and how to provide effective support. It will be essential reading for all those working in the kinship care field, including social workers, therapists, counsellors, psychologists and family lawyers.

Book Details

Book Quality:
ISBN-13:: 9780857006820
Publisher:: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Date of Addition:: 2018-01-23T21:58:44Z
Language:: English
Categories:: Nonfiction, Social Studies,
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.