Fostering adolescents / Elaine Farmer, Sue Moyers, and Jo Lipscombe. - London ;: Philadelphia Jessica Kingsley, 2004. - 256 p. ; 24 cm. - Supporting parents .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 240-247) and indexes.

Background and research literature $a How we designed and carried out the study $a Description of the young people and the foster carers in the sample $a Planning and preparation for the placements $a The young people's behaviour in the placements $a Foster carer strain $a Support for the foster carers $a The parenting approaches of the foster carers $a The young people's contact with family members $a Predicting placement outcome $a Implications for practice and policy.

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Foster home care--Case studies--Great Britain
Teenagers--Interviews--Great Britain