Assessing the Long-term Effects of Foster Care: A Research Synthesis

Assessing the Long-term Effects of Foster Care: A Research Synthesis
ISBN-10
0878686037
ISBN-13
9780878686032
Category
Political Science / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare
Pages
232
Language
English
Published
1996
Publisher
CWLA Press
Author
Thomas Patrick McDonald

Description

What lasting impact has foster care had on the adult lives of former foster children? Noting how trends in expectations and outcomes in foster care have changed over the past 30 years, this comprehensive and critical review of the impact foster care has had on children provides a framework for the critical assessment of trends in programs and policies; identifies what is known and not known concerning the impact of foster care; and offers recommendations for future data collection and research, as well as program and policy development. A welcome addition to the literature for program administrators, policymakers, and researchers in the child welfare field.

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