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Ian Gibbs
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The Pursuit of Permanence
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…
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Managing Children's Homes
Managing Children's Homes focuses on leadership, effective management, the allocation of resources, and ensuring positive outcomes for young people in residential care. The book develops…
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Foster Children
What happens to looked-after children in the longer term? This book analyses the outcomes of a large-scale study of foster children in the UK. It…
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Foster Placements
How can we determine success in foster placements? Based on exhaustive research, the authors discuss the primary concerns in foster placement planning, considering the high…
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Foster Carers
Foster carers look after two-thirds of the children cared for by English local authorities at any one time. The recruitment and retention of these carers…