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Principles and Practice in the Permanent Placement of Older Children
Author(s) -
Rushton Alan
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
children and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-0860
pISSN - 0951-0605
DOI - 10.1111/j.1099-0860.1994.tb00428.x
Subject(s) - viewpoints , principal (computer security) , government (linguistics) , psychology , sample (material) , matching (statistics) , public relations , medical education , political science , medicine , art , linguistics , philosophy , chemistry , chromatography , pathology , computer science , visual arts , operating system
SUMMARY: This questionnaire and interview‐based survey of a sample of principal adoption and fostering officers in English social services departments was designed to explore current viewpoints about policy implementation and practice in the permanent family placement of older children. Variations and commonalities of opinion are described in relation to topics such as recruitment policy, contact with birth parents, race matching and post adoption support The reaction of the agencies to new proposals will be important in the consultation process which is to follow the recent Government White Paper on Adoption