Ian Sinclair is Co-director of the Social Work Research and Development Unit at The University of York, where he has been responsible for a large programme of work on children's homes and foster care.
Acknowledgements
6
(1)
Background and Introduction
7
(11)
Who are the Carers?
18
(14)
Kinds of Fostering
32
(15)
Strains and Satisfactions
47
(26)
Who Finds It Easiest to Foster?
73
(14)
Stressful `Events' for Foster Carers
87
(18)
Informal and Formal Support
105
(21)
Continuing and Ceasing to Foster
126
(17)
Explaining Outcomes: Putting the Variables Together
143
(12)
Conclusion
155
(18)
Appendix 1: Sample Representativeness
173
(4)
Appendix 2: Census Pro-Forma
177
(2)
Appendix 3: Kinship Carers
179
(2)
References
181
(4)
Subject Index
185
(6)
Author Index
191
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