{"product_id":"the-childs-journey-through-care-9780470011379","title":"The Childs Journey Through Care","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book focuses on children''s journeys through the care system, from voluntary admission into care, through complicated and often long court proceedings, in pursuit of Care or Freeing Orders. Problems that arise from taking cases through the courts are examined, together with tensions that may arise between judicial and social work decision-making.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eChild''s Journey Through Care\u003c\/i\u003e discusses in full:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe emotional and behavioural problems of looked-after children and elaborates on care-planning and helping strategies;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003echildren''s rights whilst in State care and their participation in decision-making about their future, including preparation for appearances in court;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe importance and ways of building new attachments and relationships with substitute carers, with emphases on resilience and children''s strengths;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003epitfalls and successes when seeking permanency of care and emotional stability.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book also include\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“…a consistent style that makes some complex issues quite accessible…if you’ve only got time for one book about care, this could be it.” (\u003ci\u003eChildren Now,\u003c\/i\u003e April 2007)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Contributors xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEditor's Acknowledgements xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I The Need for a Good Start in Life: Attachment, Bonding, and Children's Rights 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction: An Overview of Children in Public Care 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDorota Iwaniec\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems and Dilemmas with Fostering and Residential Care 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooked-after Children in the United Kingdom 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbuse of Children in Care 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Purpose and Organisation of the Book 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Ordinary Children in Extraordinary Circumstances 17\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJane Aldgate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChildren in Need 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecent Child-development Thinking 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ecological Perspective 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecognising the Uniqueness of Individual Children 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Well-ness Approach 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResilience and Strengths 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Optimistic View of Child Development 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChildren as Actors in their Own Development 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAspects of Children's Development of Special Relevance to\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooked-after Children 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChildren's Attachments 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Attachment? 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChildren and Multiple Attachments 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContinuities and Discontinuities of Working Models 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Impact of Loss on Children's Development 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCounteracting the Impact of Loss and Separation with Contact and Connectedness 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAttachments and Socio-genealogical Connectedness 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCounteracting the Impact of Separation with Stability 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Permanency Planning Approach 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Can Help Promote Children's Development in Practice? 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 The Importance of Developing Emotional Bonds between Parents and Children 41\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEmma Larkin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Bonding? 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBonding and Attachment 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Influences the Bonding Process? 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Bonding Process and Care Careers 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFacilitating the Bonding Process for Alternative Care-providers 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Children in Alternative Care: Are their Rights Being Met? 61\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRosemary Kilpatrick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChildren's Rights 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArticles Associated with Alternative Care 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProcesses Leading to Care Orders 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCare Orders 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFoster Care 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResidential Care 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSecure Accommodation 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Pathways to Permanency 79\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Outcomes of Long-term Foster Care: Young People's Views 81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eColette McAuley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImproving Outcomes for Looked-after Children 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOutcomes of Long-term Foster Care 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChildren's Rights and Researching Children's Views 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Pathways and Outcomes Study 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterviews with the Young People: Key Messages 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImplications for Policy and Practice 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Kinship Care as a Route to Permanent Placement 99\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eUna Lernihan and Greg Kelly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChildren Cared For by the Kinship and Traditional Foster Parents 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Placement of Children in Kinship Foster Care 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Motivation of Kinship Carers 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContact between the Children and their Birth-families 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContact with Birth-fathers 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKinship Foster Carers and Contact 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelationship between Birth-mother and Fostering Household 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCare Plans 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdoption 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResidence Orders 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Exploring Regional Trends in Pathways to Permanency 113\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDominic McSherry and Emma Larkin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlacement Trends in Northern Ireland: Policy and Practice 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlacement Trends in Northern Ireland: Statistical Information 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResearch on Regional Placement Variation 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExamining Regional Variations 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVariations in Placement Patterns over Time 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion of Results 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Residential and Mixed Care 131\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Developments in Residential Care in Northern Ireland 133\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDominic McSherry and Emma Larkin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSetting the Context for Change – Residential Care in England and Wales 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSetting the Context for Change – Residential Care in Northern Ireland 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 The Mental-health Needs of Looked-after Children 147\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTom Teggart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooked-after Children and Mental Health 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding Looked-after Children's High Levels of Mental-health Needs 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAre We Meeting the Mental-health Needs of Looked-after Children? 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModels of Mental-health Service Delivery to Looked-after Children 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Changing Lives or Just Changing Location? Planning for Adolescents in Substitute Care 169\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHelga Sneddon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Planning Process for Children Placed in Residential or Foster Care 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Making Use of Positive Psychology in Residential Child Care 183\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStan Houston\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Introduction to Positive Psychology 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoleman and 'Emotional Intelligence' 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTherapeutic Aspects of 'Emotional Intelligence' 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCsikszentmihalyi and 'Flow' 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTherapeutic Aspects of 'Flow' 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Positive Psychology at Work 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Court and Family Support Pathways to Substitute Care 201\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Pathways to Permanence: Accommodation, Compulsion, and Permanence under the Children (NI) Order (1995) 203\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTheresa Donaldson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Study 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCare Order Application or Accommodation? 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParents' 'Co-operation' 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImplications for Permanence Planning 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Care Planning in Care Proceedings: A Case Study Perspective on Achieving Permanency 219\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDominic McSherry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCare Planning 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParallel Planning 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcurrent Planning 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePermanency Planning and Attachment 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Studies 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 The Participation of Looked-after Children in Public Law Proceedings 235\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKaren Winter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho Are Looked-after Children? 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooked-after Children and Public Law Proceedings 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefinitions of Participation 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReasons for the Increased Emphasis on Participation 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMechanisms and Provisions for the Participation of Looked-after Children in Public Law Proceedings 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEffectiveness of Existing Mechanisms and Provisions Regarding the Participation of Looked-after Children in Public Law Cases 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoom for Improvement 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWays Forward 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart V Messages from Research 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Messages from Research 259\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDorota Iwaniec and Helga Sneddon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePathways to Permanency 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKinship Care 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePermanency through Adoption 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding Attachments and Bonding 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChildren's Rights and Participation of Children in Public Law Proceedings 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCare Planning, Assessment, and Intervention 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLegal and Voluntary Pathways to Substitute Care 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDifficulties and Costs of Legal Proceedings 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 273\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51455984238935,"sku":"9780470011379","price":120.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470011379.jpg?v=1755033321","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-childs-journey-through-care-9780470011379","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}