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The Pursuit of Permanence: A Study of the English Child Care System

By Ian Sinclair , Claire Baker , Jenny Lee , Ian Gibbs

Book information

Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Year
2007
ISBN
1843105950, 9781843105954
LCC
HV245 .P976 2008
Open Library ID
OL11902909M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1157617 bytes)
Series
Quality Matters in Children's Services
Edition
1
Pages
322\322
Time added
2011-01-26 19:25:26

Description

Children in public care complain that they have too many placements. Professionals agree but little is known about the reasons for this instability or how it affects different groups of children. The "Pursuit of Permanence" explores this core issue for children's services. Based on the largest study of the English care system in recent years, the book examines the children (what they need and what they want), their movements into, out of and within the care system, the nature and quality of their placements and the outcomes (whether the children are settled or happy). It analyses the reasons for movements and outcomes in different groups of children, and the relative impacts of the departments, social work teams and placements.It concludes with suggestions about how the care system should work, what it should offer and how it should be managed and inspected. This detailed, innovative and comprehensive study is essential reading for all professionals and academics involved with fostering, leaving care, adoption and children's services, as well as policy makers and students on social work courses.

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