The search for stability and permanence: Modelling the pathways of long-stay looked after children

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 619-642

  Schofield, Gillian ^a   Thoburn, June ^a   Howell, Darren ^a   Dickens, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Looked after children; Performance; Permanence; Stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249154246     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bch275     Document Type: Article

References (41)

1. Bailey, S., Thoburn, J. and Wakeham, H. (2002) 'Using the Looking After Children dimensions to collect aggregate data on well-being', Child and Family Social Work, 7(3), pp. 189-202.
2. Barn, R., Sinclair, R. and Ferdinand, D. (1997) Acting on Principle: An Examination of Race and Ethnicity in Social Services Provision for Children and Families, London, BAAF.
3. Beek, M. and Schofield, G. (2004) Providing a Secure Base in Long-term Foster Care, London, BAAF.
4. Biehal, N., Wade, J., Clayden, J. and Stein, M. (1995) Moving On: Young People and Leaving Care Schemes, London, HMSO.
5. Bullock, R., Little, M. and Millham, S. (1993) Going Home: The Return of Children Separated from Their Families, Aldershot, Dartmouth.
6. Bullock, R., Gooch, D. and Little, M. (1998) Children Going Home. The Reunification of Families, Aldershot, Ashgate.
7. Cairns, B. (2004) Fostering Attachments, London, BAAF.
8. Department of Education and Skills (2003) Every Child Matters, London, Stationery Office
9. Department of Health (1998) Caring for Children Away from Home: Messages from Research, Wiley, Chichester.
10. Department of Health (1999) The Government's Objectives for Children's Services, London, Stationery Office.
11. Department of Health (2000a) Integrated Children's System Briefing Paper 1, London, Department of Health.
12. Department of Health (2000b) Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families, London, Stationery Office.
13. Department of Health (2001) National Adoption Standards for England and Wales, London, Department of Health.
14. Department of Health (2002) Children Looked After by Local Authorities, Year Ending 31 March 2001, England, London, Department of Health.
15. Department of Health (2003a) Children Looked After by Local Authorities, Year Ending 31 March 2002, England, London, Department of Health.
16. Department of Health (2003b) Social Services Performance Assessment Framework Indicators 2001-2002, London, Department of Health.
17. Department of Health (2003c) Getting the Right Start: The National Service Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity Services-Emerging Findings, London, www.doh.gov.uk/nsf/children/gettingtherightstart
18. Farmer, E. and Parker, R. (1991) Trials and Tribulations. Returning Children from Local Authority Care to their Families, London, HMSO.
19. Harwin, J. and Owen, M. (2001) Care Planning, Conference Paper presented at the President's Interdisciplinary Committee Residential Conference, Dartington.
20. Kelly, G. (2000) 'The survival of long-term foster care', in Kelly, G. and Gilligan, R. (eds), Issues in Foster Care-Policy, Practice and Research, London, Jessica Kingsley, pp. 12-39.
21. Lowe, N., Murch, M., Bader, K., Borkowski, M., Copner, R., Lisles, C. and Shearman, J. (2002) The Plan for the Child: Adoption or Long-term Fostering, London, BAAF.
22. Meltzer, H, Gatward, R., Goodman, R. and Ford, T. (2000) The Mental Health of Children and Adolescents in Great Britain, London, The Stationery Office.
23. Meltzer, H, Gatward, R., Corbin, T., Goodman, R. and Ford, T. (2002) The Mental Health of Young People Looked after by Local Authorities in England, London, National Statistics and Department of Health.
24. Parker, R., Ward, H, Jackson, S., Aldgate, J. and Wedge, P. (1991) Looking After Children: Outcomes in Child Care, London, HMSO.
25. Performance and Innovation Unit (2000) The Prime Minister's Review of Adoption, London, Cabinet Office.
26. Pines, B., Healy, L. M. and Maluccio, A. N. (2002) 'Developing measurable programme objectives: a key to evaluation of family reunification programmes', in Vecchiato, T., Maluccion, A. N. and Canali, C. (eds), Evaluation in Child and Family Services, New York, Aldine de Gruyter.
27. Rowe, J., Hundleby, M. and Garnett, L. (1989) Child Care Now-A Survey of Placement Patterns, London, BAAF.
28. Rushton, A, Treseder, J. and Quinton, D. (1995) An eight-year prospective study of older boys placed in permanent substitute families Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 17, pp. 39-45.
29. Schofield, G. (2001) 'Resilience and family placement: a lifespan perspective', Adoption and Fostering, 25(3), pp. 6-19
30. Schofield, G. (2003) Part of the Family, London, BAAF
31. Schofield, G. and Beek, M. (2005) 'Risk and resilience in long-term foster care' British Journal of Social Work, 35, in press.
32. Sellick, C, Thoburn, J. and Philpot, T. (2004) What Works in Adoption and Foster Care?, Barkingside, Barnardos.
33. Sinclair, I. and Gibbs, I. (1998) Children's Homes: A Study in Diversity, Chichester, Wiley.
34. Sinclair, I., Wilson, K. and Gibbs, I. (2004) Foster Placements: Why Some Succeed and Some Fail, London, Jessica Kingsley.
35. Thoburn, J. (1994) Child Placement, 2nd edn., Aldershot, Wildwood House.
36. Thoburn, J., Norford, L. and Rashid, S. (2000) Permanent Family Placement for Children of Ethnic Minority Origin, London, Jessica Kingsley.
37. Thoburn, J., Chand, A. and Proctor, J. (2004) Child Welfare Services for Minority Ethnic Families: The Research Reviewed, London, Jessica Kingsley.
38. Tilbury, C. (2004) 'The influence of performance management on child welfare, policy and practice', British Journal of Social Work, 34(2), pp. 225-241.
39. Triseliotis, J. (2002) 'Long-term fostering or adoption: the evidence examined', Child and Family Social Work, 7(1), pp. 23-34.
40. Ward, H. and Skuse, T. (2001) 'Performance targets and stability of placements for children long looked after away from home', Children and Society, 15(5), pp. 333-346.
41. Wilson K., Petrie, S. and Sinclair, I. (2003) 'A kind of loving: a model of effective foster care', British Journal of Social Work, 33, pp. 991-1003.