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Promoting stability and continuity of care for looked after children: a survey and critical review
Author(s) -
Holland S.,
Faulkner A.,
PerezdelAguila R.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
child and family social work
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.912
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1365-2206
pISSN - 1356-7500
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2004.00339.x
Subject(s) - statutory law , sibling , psychological intervention , telephone survey , context (archaeology) , kinship care , child protection , foster care , kinship , psychology , voluntary sector , public relations , nursing , medicine , political science , developmental psychology , business , geography , law , archaeology , marketing
This paper reports on a two‐pronged research study: a critical review of reported research concerning continuity and stability for children looked after away from home, and a telephone survey of UK managers responsible for looked after children. The review found limited research in this specific field that met the criteria of the critical review, but reports some evidence in favour of sibling co‐placement, kinship care, parental participation, professional foster care and individualized, multidimensional support. The survey revealed a culture of innovation in this field in the UK voluntary and statutory sectors, but with little evaluation of the independent effects of new interventions. The paper places the research in the context of current policy initiatives in the UK and discusses the implications of the findings for research and practice.