Roofs and Roots
Care of Separated Children in the Developing World
Published on 1. June 1995
Book
Hardback
404 pages
978-1-85742-277-1 (ISBN)
Description
This text examines the care of separated children in the developing world.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
notes, index
Dimensions
Height: 162 mm
Width: 242 mm
Weight
560 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85742-277-1 (9781857422771)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Part 1 Institutional care: attachment and separation - child development in a cross-cultural context; why institutions?; institutionalized children - who are they?; critical practice issues - gatekeeping and family contact; the impact of institutional care on children; "good-enough" practice in residential care; achieving change within residential institutions. Part 2 Prevention and leaving care: prevention - what is it and how is it achieved?; developmental approaches to prevention; responsive approaches to prevention; preventing long-term institutionalisation - family and community integration; towards a policy framework for prevention. Part 3 Substitute family care: adoption; fostering; inter-country adoption - solution or problem?; conclusions - an agenda for change.