Kinship Foster Care: Policy, Practice, and Research
Rebecca L. Hegar and Maria Scannapieco
Abstract
As the number of children in foster care increases and the number of potential foster families declines, more than thirty-one percent of all children in state custody are now being placed with extended family members who collect payment for their care. This raises many important and controversial issues regarding the meaning of family, the role of government, and the nature of welfare. Although professional literature on the subject continues to expand, knowledge on this subject remains scarce. This book analyses what is considered to be the fastest growing type of substitute care for children ... More
As the number of children in foster care increases and the number of potential foster families declines, more than thirty-one percent of all children in state custody are now being placed with extended family members who collect payment for their care. This raises many important and controversial issues regarding the meaning of family, the role of government, and the nature of welfare. Although professional literature on the subject continues to expand, knowledge on this subject remains scarce. This book analyses what is considered to be the fastest growing type of substitute care for children in state custody. It assembles the thinking and research of researchers, policy advocates, and practice specialists from several professional fields, detailing their work, research, and thoughts concerning the three topics of kinship care: policy, practice, and research.
Keywords:
foster care,
foster families,
family,
government,
welfare,
substitute care,
state custody
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 1999 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780195109405 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: January 2009 |
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195109405.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
Rebecca L. Hegar, editor
University of Texas
Maria Scannapieco, editor
University of Texas
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