Understanding and Working with Parents of Children in Long-Term Foster Care

by Emma Ward and Gillian Schofield

For children growing up in foster care, the role of their birth parents is an important factor in the success of their long-term placements. Understanding the experiences of parents is therefore essential in order to develop effective social work practice with parents that can also ensure the best possible outcomes for children.

Drawing on detailed and often moving interviews with parents, the book takes a chronological approach, starting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849050260
• ISBN13: 9781849050265
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Ltd
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"