| Description |
xi, 320 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
"Kinship care has traditionally been an informal service that family members provide for each other in times of crisis. More recently, however, it has also become part of the child welfare system's array of services. But what do we really know about kinship care as a child welfare service?" "The contributors to Kinship Care: Improving Practice Through Research look at a broad range of current studies to answer that question. Chapters include discussions that focus on permanency planning for children in kinship care, the children and their families, and on the kinship caregivers themselves. Finally, the editors propose a detailed agenda for future research in this field. Kinship Care is a valuable resource for practitioners who seek to better understand the complex issues that arise when relatives care for children. Book jacket."--Jacket. |
| Contents |
Part I.. Building Knowledge About Kinship Care as a Child Welfare Service -- 1.. Kinship Care as a Child Welfare Service: What Do We Really Know? / James P. Gleeson -- Part II.. Facilitating Permanence -- 2.. Defining Best Practice in Kinship Care Through Research and Demonstration / Faith Johnson Bonecutter -- 3.. Who Decides? Predicting Caseworkers' Adoption and Guardianship Discussions with Kinship Caregivers / James P. Gleeson -- 4.. Adoption and Subsidized Guardianship as Permanency Options in Kinship Foster Care: Barriers and Facilitating Conditions / Sally J. Mason and James P. Gleeson -- Part III.. Children, Mothers, and Fathers -- 5.. The Well-Being of Children in Kinship Foster Care / Sandra J. Altshuler -- 6.. Comparing Mothers of Children in Kinship Foster Care: Reunification vs. Remaining in Care / Marian S. Harris -- 7.. Casework Practice with Fathers of Children in Kinship Foster Care / John M. O'Donnell -- 8.. Kinship Care When Parents Are Incarcerated / Creasie Finney Hairston -- Part IV.. Kinship Caregivers -- 9.. Child-Rearing Perspectives of Grandparent Caregivers / Olga Osby -- 10.. The Effect of Caregiver Preparation and Sense of Control on Adaptation of Kinship Caregivers / Donna D. Petras -- 11.. Caregiver Burden in Kinship Foster Care / Rocco A. Cimmarusti -- Part V.. Conclusion -- 12.. Future Directions for Research on Kinship Care / James P. Gleeson and Creasie Finney Hairston. |
| Subject |
Kinship care -- United States.
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Foster home care -- United States.
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Foster children -- Services for -- United States.
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Foster children -- Family relationships -- United States.
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Foster children -- Family relationships.
(OCoLC)fst00933183
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Foster children -- Services for.
(OCoLC)fst00933194
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Foster home care. (OCoLC)fst00933198
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Kinship care. (OCoLC)fst00987790
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Verwandtschaft.
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Familienbeziehung.
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Pflegekind.
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Familienpflege <Fremdunterbringung>
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United States.
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| Added Author |
Gleeson, James Patrick.
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Hairston, Creasie Finney.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Kinship care. Washington, DC : CWLA Press, ©1999 (OCoLC)607381761 |
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Online version: Kinship care. Washington, DC : CWLA Press, ©1999 (OCoLC)609586318 |
| ISBN |
0878687211 (alk. paper) |
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9780878687213 (alk. paper) |
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