Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ539818
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0308-5759
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Recruiting and Retaining Foster Carers: Implications of a Professional Service in Fife.
Ramsay, Donald
Adoption & Fostering, v20 n1 p42-46 Spr 1996
Compares the characteristics of current foster carers with those of earlier years and assesses the impact on turnover and recruitment of the financial and professional support carers receive. Indicates that financial reward and the support infrastructure that links social workers and foster carer groups play an important part in attracting and retaining a stable number of foster carers. (AA)
Descriptors: Caseworkers, Child Welfare, Comparative Analysis, Coordination, Family (Sociological Unit), Financial Support, Foreign Countries, Foster Care, Foster Children, Foster Family, Labor Turnover, Motivation, Program Effectiveness, Program Improvement, Recruitment, Social Agencies, Social Services, Stress Variables
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Scotland)
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