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Abstract SUMMARY To foster children is no longer regarded as the main objective of the child care services. However, fostering is once again a matter of social work and public debate. The paper explains that more types of children are now being assessed as requiring fostering at a time when social service departments are finding it difficult to expand their number of foster homes. This greater demand for foster homes coincides with recent researches which help to clarify the nature of fostering. Accordingly, a distinction can be made between 'exclusive' and 'inclusive' fosterings. It is considered that a conflict exists between popularity of exclusive fostering and research findings which stress the value of inclusive fostering. Research is also identifying the contribution which social workers can make in the fostering field. But the desired inputs of training, low caseloads and staff stability pose problems for social work management. Finally, the research findings discussed in the paper are used to argue that the forthcoming Children Bill is not only based on false assumptions about the behaviour of natural parents but will also promote exclusive rather than inclusive fosterings. A plea is made that child welfare policy be seen in a larger context of social reform This content is only available as a PDF. © Oxford University Press
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Abstract SUMMARY The Portsmouth Fostering Study was the first project undertaken by the Portsmouth Social Services Research and Intelligence Unit which was set up in August 1972 under the joint auspices of Portsmouth Polytechnic and Portsmouth Social Services Department. This article summarizes the report of the Study, the main focus of which was on the experiences of ex-foster parents and the problems they had encountered. The study concludes that the role of the foster parent is not always made clear, and that the foster parent is placed in the position of being half client/half colleague This content is only available as a PDF. © Oxford University Press
doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjsw.a056584pmid: N/A
Abstract SUMMARY This paper presents findings from tbe National Child Development Study which examine the relationship between size of family and school attainment, adjustment and height at the age of eleven. This relationship is shown to be a strong one, and alternative explanations for its existence are considered This content is only available as a PDF. Author notes *Any report from the National Child Development Study results from the work of many peoplemdash;too many to be listed here. In this case, particular mention should be made of the contributions of Ronald Davie, Deirdre Parrinder and Rachel Peto. This work was supported by grants from the Social Science Research Council, the Department of Education and science and the Department of Health and Social Security © Oxford University Press
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Abstract SUMMARY An increasing number of social workers are concerning themselves with the organizational context of social work and with the application of organizational research material to their sphere. This article focuses upon a particular industrial study and critically examines the recommendations by three writers, of the introduction in social services departments of an organizational form identified in the study. As well as suggesting some implications of the study for social work, the discussion illustrates the kinds of issues and complexities which can arise in the application of such material This content is only available as a PDF. © Oxford University Press
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Abstract SUMMARY Theoretical approaches to grief and mourning have emphasized the instinctual and biological elements of a person's response to bereavement. The behaviour of bereaved individuals has therefore been interpreted on the basis of these theoretical models. This paper argues that an appreciation of the social context in which bereavement occurs leads to a fuller understanding of observed responses in such a situation. It thus emphasizes the social nature of individuals rather than their biological make-up and provides a theoretical frame of reference in terms of which this may be understood. Such an analysis also has implications for the kind of help which is seen to be appropriate to the needs of bereaved people. It is suggested that social workers should develop a greater understanding of this approach and that, on the basis of this, they would then have a particular role to play in relation to this area of need This content is only available as a PDF. © Oxford University Press
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ROWLINGS,, CHERRY;SMITH (Social Work),, TERESA
doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjsw.a056564pmid: N/A
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