Browsing College of Human Sciences by Subject "Kinship Care"

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Fostering care : 'relatively' speaking

O'Brien, Valerie (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 ...
Relative foster care : an untapped placement alternative for children in the care system? A discussion of the central issues

O'Brien, Valerie (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 ...