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Children’s rights, deinstitutionalisation and the development of foster care services across the world
Harlow, Elizabeth
Harlow, Elizabeth
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2021-07-25
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In many countries, foster care is an established system for looking after children who cannot live with their birth families. It is accepted as a preferable form of provision when compared to institutional arrangements. Deinstitutionalisation is founded upon theories of child development, most particularly attachment theory, which suggest that children are more likely to flourish in family settings as opposed to institutions. The implementation of a foster care system accords with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the associated recommendations. But is it feasible to apply these rights and recommendations across the world? How transferable is the system of foster care? By making use of the literature, this paper draws attention to some of the challenges and complexities that accompany attempts at implementing this child care strategy in some of the world’s regions.
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Harlow, E. (2022). Children’s rights, deinstitutionalisation and the development of foster care services across the world. Practice: Social Work in Action, 34(3), 171-183. https://doi.org/10.1080/09503153.2021.1909719
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Taylor & Francis
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Practice: Social Work in Action
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© 2021 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
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0950-3153
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1742-4909
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