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(Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, 1996)Relative foster care (kinship care) offers a placement option in addition to residential and foster care, for children in need of alternative care. Historically, care by members of the extended family was viewed predominantly ...
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(Oak Tree Press, 2001)This chapter examines the impact of relative and kinship care on the lives of the children involved. The chapter is drawn from a mixed method study in which 92 children's files were examined and 8 children were interviewed.
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(HSE and the National Care Planning Project, 2006-10)The terms of reference for the academic review included consideration both of the practice instruments developed for the NCCP against national and international best practice and research, and addressed questions on their ...
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(Ireland. Mid-Western Health Board, 2005)This guidance is not intended to be exhaustive or mandatory. The aim is to assist practitioners engaged in evaluation assessments requested under Section 20 of the Child Care Act, 1991. The Guidance should not be seen as ...
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(2011-04-01)The present study aimed to answer the following research question: What are children’s experiences of transitions to new classrooms in childcare settings? A short-term longitudinal study in Dublin, Ireland followed 7 ...
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(Wiley - Blackwell, 1999-11)In recent years there has been a growing interest in methods of eliciting children's views on factors influencing their lives. When children's views are sought it is important that this is done in a developmentally ...
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(Irish Association of Social Workers, 1997)This paper examines the history that led to two separate sets of kinship and foster care regulations, the difference and similarity between the regulations, and the implications arising out of the changed framework for ...
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(Irish Association of Social Care Educators, 2002)This article is divided into two sections. In section one, the emergence of relative care is traced, together with the regulatory framework that has developed (Dept. of Health 1995a). A snap shot of a cohort of ninety-two ...
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(The Irish Times, 2010-06-01)This article discusses the revelations and outcry about children in state care being placed with families who have not yet been assessed and approved and it argues that there is a danger of generating confusion about the ...
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(Ashgate, 1999-05)The chapter traces the processes involved through the decision-making, assessment and post-assessment stages of kinship Care. It examines the ways in which case management practices, derived primarily from an application ...