Foreword / M. J. Aaronson -- 1. Attachment and separation: Child development in a cross-cultural context -- 2. Why institutions? -- 3. Institutionalised children: Who are they? -- 4. Critical practice issues: Gatekeeping and family contact -- 5. The impact of institutional care on children -- 6. 'Good-enough' practice in residential care -- 7. Achieving change within residential institutions -- 8. Prevention: What is it and how is it achieved? -- 9. Developmental approaches to prevention -- 10. Responsive approaches to prevention -- 11. Preventing long-term institutionalisation: Family and community integration -- 12. Towards a policy framework for prevention -- 13. Adoption -- 14. Fostering -- 15. Inter-country adoption: Solution or problem? -- 16. Conclusions: An agenda for change -- Case studies commissioned by SCF
Analysis
Developing countries Children Care
Notes
On t.p.: Save the children
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-239) and index
