TY - BOOK ID - 77905925 TI - Foster carers AU - Sinclair, Ian AU - Gibbs, Ian AU - Wilson, Kate PY - 2004 SN - 1280261730 9786610261734 1423710525 1846420660 9781423710523 9781843101727 1843101726 9781846420665 9781280261732 6610261733 PB - London New York Jessica Kingsley Publishers DB - UniCat KW - Foster home care KW - Foster parents KW - Foster families KW - Parents KW - Adoption KW - Famille KW - Familles d'accueil KW - Placement d'enfant et de mineur KW - Relation familiale UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77905925 AB - 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. Examining the problems and the positive experiences of those providing care, Foster Carers is essential reading for social work professionals, academics and foster carers themselves. 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, examin ER -