Kinship Foster Care: Policy, Practice, and Research

by Rebecca L. Heger, Maria Scannapieco, Rebecca L. Hegar

Book Overview

As the number of children in foster care increases and the number of potential foster families declines, more than 31% 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195109406
• ISBN13: 9780195109405
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"