03110nam a22005171i 4500 SAGE000003061 CaToSAGE 20251029145111.0 m|||||o||d|||||||| cr ||||||||||| 180104s2014 caua fob 001 0 eng d 2013954555 016515792 Uk 9781473922686 (ebook) : No price (OCoLC)918559235 CaToSAGE eng CaToSAGE rda pn UtOrBLW lccopycat e-uk--- HV887.G7 C677 2014 Cosis-Brown, Helen, author. 63167 Social work and foster care / Helen Cosis Brown. Los Angeles : Learning Matters, 2014. 1 online resource (158 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent still image sti rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Post-Qualifying Social Work Practice A practical guide to social work with foster care. Introduction The Legal and Policy Framework for Foster Care Recommendations Arising from Inquiry Reports and Serious Case Reviews (SCRs) Assessment of Prospective Foster Carers Supervision and Support of Foster Carers Foster Carer Development and Training Foster Carers Reviews Fostering Panels Conclusion. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Introduction -- 2. The legal and policy framework for foster care -- 3. Recommendations arising from inquiry reports and serious case reviews (SCRs) -- 4. Assessment of prospective foster carers -- 5. Supervision and support of foster carers -- 6. Foster carer development and training -- 7. Foster carers reviews -- 8. Fostering panels -- 9. Conclusion. Working with children in foster care is a demanding and rigorous aspect of social work practice. Often difficult decisions have to be made and for students and practitioners alike, there is a vast array of legislation, law and social policy to understand. This book will help social workers and social work students get to grips with the complexity of foster care. The child is placed at the heart of the text and there are substantial chapters on law, policy frameworks and the overreaching theoretical and research evidence to support good practice. Description based on MARC record for print version. Foster home care Great Britain. 63633 Foster children Services for Great Britain. 63634 Foster children Services for. fast (OCoLC)fst00933194 63635 Foster home care. fast (OCoLC)fst00933198 63636 Great Britain. fast (OCoLC)fst01204623 Print version : 9781446258927 (hbk.) Print version : 1446258920 (hbk.) Post-qualifying social work practice. 63637 SAGE Knowledge https://sk.sagepub.com/books/social-work-and-foster-care 55809 55809