The wellbeing of children in care : a new approach for improving developmental outcomes / Kwame Owusu-Bempah.
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TextPublication details: London : Routledge, 2010Description: viii, 182 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780415479400 (pbk.) :; 0415479401 (pbk.) :; 9780415479394 (hbk.) :; 0415479398 (hbk.) :; 9780203851722 (ebook) :; 0203851722 (ebook) :Subject(s): Children -- Institutional care -- Psychological aspects | Foster home care -- Psychological aspects | Adoption -- Psychological aspects | Child development | Child welfare | SocietyDDC classification: 362.7'32 Summary: This text looks at how children in care can best be helped to attain desirable developmental outcomes. Owusu-Bempah introduces his notion of socio-genealogical connectedness to help explain why children in kinship care fare better than children in non-relative foster care. There are many interesting case studies cited from the literature, including cross-cultural studies.
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Includes bibliography (p. 156-175) and index.
This text looks at how children in care can best be helped to attain desirable developmental outcomes. Owusu-Bempah introduces his notion of socio-genealogical connectedness to help explain why children in kinship care fare better than children in non-relative foster care. There are many interesting case studies cited from the literature, including cross-cultural studies.
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