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British Journal of Social Work (2003) 33, 991-1003
© BASW Trading Ltd 2003 all rights reserved

A Kind of Loving: A Model of Effective Foster Care

Kate Wilson, Steph Petrie and Ian Sinclair

Kate Wilson is Professor of Social Work at the University of Nottingham

Steph Petrie is at the University of Liverpool where she teaches on the post-graduate training programme in social work and conducts research into day care

Ian Sinclair is Research Professor and Co–director of the Social Work Research and Development Unit at the University of York, and a former director of research at the National Insitute of Social Work

Correspondence to Professor Kate Wilson, Centre of Social Work, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD. E-mail: kate.wilson{at}nottingham.ac.uk

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The article builds on a companion statistical paper, which drew on the findings of a large sample of foster placements and analysed factors leading to a successful placement and the avoidance of disruption. A model of successful foster care was developed which suggested that outcomes depend on three aspects of the foster placement, those that relate to the child, the foster carer and the interaction between the two. Here, a concrete example in the form of a case study drawn from interviews undertaken as part of the study is used to illustrate the relevance of the model to practice. The qualities that make up the interaction between the carer and the child are elaborated through the concept of ‘responsive parenting’. The analysis is taken further by identifying the processes involved in a way that is detailed and precise and has relevance to theory. The paper argues that the case study provides material that could inform both training and the theories that underpin practice.


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