{"product_id":"creating-stable-foster-placements-alyson-rees-9781849054812","title":"Creating Stable Foster Placements: Learning from Foster Children and the Families Who Care for Them","description":"\u003cp\u003eAndy Pithouse and Alyson Rees use original research to identify key ingredients needed to help create successful foster placements and help prevent placement breakdown. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStudying the lives and activities of 10 foster families who provide lasting and effective care, the authors explore the families' everyday worlds. They look at the negotiations, activities, settings, meanings, rituals and relationships which help to create their successful placements. The authors identify the main components which, according to the carers and the children, contribute to acceptance, belonging and stability in the family. The book examines the emotional and practical work involved in caring, and explores how it is received and reciprocated by fostered young people. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith important insights into child and carer perspectives on fostering, this book is a source of invaluable information for foster carers, children's service professionals, and trainees and care staff who may be engaged with children who are looked after.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alyson Rees,Andrew Pithouse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1849054819\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781849054812\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jessica Kingsley Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/21\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Alyson Rees","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48088900927743,"sku":"9781849054812","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6a18768f-84dd-42fa-bb2f-eaa05ebb352b.jpg?v=1769107173","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/creating-stable-foster-placements-alyson-rees-9781849054812","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}