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What works in foster care? : key components of success from the Northwest Foster Care Alumni Study /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Pecora, Peter J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Foster children > United States.
Foster home care > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Study background, rationale, and participating agencies
  • Theoretical and conceptual frameworks and past research
  • Study sample and demographics of the participating agencies
  • Data sources, varibles, and data colleection procedures
  • Risk factors
  • Mental and physical health functioning
  • Educational achievements
  • Employment and finances
  • Relationships, social support networks, and parenting
  • Relation between agency membership and outcomes
  • Relation between foster care experience and outcomes
  • Effects of optimizing the foster care experience on outcomes
  • Summary and recommendations.