Foster Care and the Power of the State.

Hornby, Helaine

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ERIC Number: EJ244461

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Publication Date: 1981

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Foster Care and the Power of the State.

Hornby, Helaine

Children Today, v10 n2 p2-5 Mar-Apr 1981

Presents clients' perceptions of aspects of the foster care system. Includes quotations from written testimony submitted to the Governor's Task Force on Foster Care for Children (Maine 1980), taped interviews with foster children and biological parents, taped testimony delivered at public hearings, and written responses to foster parent questionnaries. (Author/RH)

Descriptors: Agency Role, Caseworker Approach, Childhood Attitudes, Foster Children, Foster Family, Parent Grievances, Social Work, State Programs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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