The characteristics, outcomes and meanings of four types of permanent placement

Research Team

Nina Biehal, Sarah Ellison, Jim Wade, Ian Sinclair, Jo Dixon, Andrew Richards, Social Policy Research Unit, University of York

Summaries

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Summary 1

Belonging and Permanence

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Summary 2

Special Guardianship in Practice

Research briefs

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Research Brief 1

Long-term fostering, adoption by carers & adoption by strangers

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Research Brief 2

Special Guardianship

 

Reports

BAAF

Belonging and Permanence: Outcomes in long-term foster care and adoption

Nina Biehal, Sarah Ellison, Claire Baker and Ian Sinclair

BAAF

Special Guardianship in Practice

Jim Wade, Jo Dixon and Andrew Richards

 

Interviews

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Nina Biehal talking about the study

 

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A transcript of Nina Biehal’s interview

 

 

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Jim Wade talking about Special Guardianship

 

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A transcript of Jim Wade's interview

 

 

Talks and presentations

Journal articles and book chapters from the Belonging and Permanence study:

Biehal, N. (2012) ‘A sense of belonging: meanings of family and home in long-term foster care,’ British Journal of Social Work, Advance access published November 25, 2012, DOI:10.1093/bjsw/bcs177.

 

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Contact details

Project email: nb6@york.ac.uk

Research Unit website: www.york.ac.uk/inst/spru/research/sw.html

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