‘Leaving Care’ by Mike Stein and Kate Carey
Indicators for success- and failure- in aftercare
Foster Care
‘How Nurture Protects Children’ by Jim Rose
Better than bureaucracy
“It doesn’t seem like me.”
The messages that records give – and fail to give
Family Group Homes
An important piece of child care history, but inadequately documented and worth reconsidering
‘Foster Home Breakdown’ by David Berridge and Hedy Cleaver
A detailed study providing guidance to social workers on what works
‘Child Care Now: A Survey of Placement Patterns’ by Jane Rowe, Marion Hundleby and Louise Garnett
Social workers’ views as to what works
Foster Care – When do the Child’s Rights Begin?
Should settled children be uprooted to meet parents’ wishes?
Fostering a Fostering Disaster
Draft National Minimum Standards are unrealistic and do not reflect practice.
Wise Up On the World Wide Web
People looking after children in care need to be ahead of the game.
Adoption – A Mother’s Story : Part 4
The fourth part of a personal account of becoming an adoptive parent
‘Children who Wait’ by Jane Rowe and Lydia Lambert
A landmark study of children in long-term care
News Views
Including social pedagogy, respite care and work with children – the basic model