Jeune Guishard-Pine & Lloyd Hamilton 
Understanding Looked After Children [EPUB ebook] 
An Introduction to Psychology for Foster Care

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Understanding Looked After Children is an accessible guide to understanding the mental health needs of children in foster care and the role of foster carers and support networks in helping these children.
The authors provide foster carers with an insight into the psychological issues experienced by children in the care system, and the impact of these issues on the foster family. Chapters cover cultural, social and legal structures associated with foster care and both the relevant child psychology theory and examples drawn from real-life situations. The authors give advice on how to address common psychological issues in collaboration with multi-agency professionals, as well as how to access to statutory services. They also explain the possible impact of assessments on foster children and the causes and management of foster carers’ own feelings of frustration, anger or disappointment with social and mental health services or the placement itself. Chapters are complemented by case studies, and the book includes a helpful glossary to common terminology.
Understanding Looked After Children is essential reading for registered foster carers and those considering fostering, as well as adoptive parents, and a useful reference for trainee and experienced practitioners in the care system, including social workers, psychologists, counsellors, teachers and others looking after vulnerable children.

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Foreword. Acknowledgements. How To Read This Book. 1. Introduction. 2. Context. 3. Children in Need. 4. Relationships. 5. Visibility and Invisibility. 6. Psychological Issues for Looked After Children: Mental Health. 7. Psychological Issues for Looked After Children: Special Needs. 8. A Protective Shield: The Multi-agency System of Care. 9. Assessment through Intervention. 10. Moving On. 11. Thinking Ahead. 12. Conclusion. Glossary. Appendix A. Appendix B. Useful Resources. Subject index. Author index.

Circa l’autore

Suzanne Mc Call is a counsellor at the Luton Family Consultation Clinic working with adolescents, parents and foster carers and also works from her own private practice. She was previously a qualified social worker with over ten years of experience working with children in care and children in need and at risk.

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Lingua Inglese ● Formato EPUB ● Pagine 176 ● ISBN 9781846426841 ● Dimensione 1.7 MB ● Casa editrice Jessica Kingsley Publishers ● Città London ● Paese GB ● Pubblicato 2007 ● Scaricabile 24 mesi ● Moneta EUR ● ID 2529725 ● Protezione dalla copia Adobe DRM
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