Suchergebnisse

Helen Minnis, Clare Devine and Tony Pelosi describe the qualitative pilot study of a new training programme for foster carers in Scotland. The study forms part of a larger research project which will examine the effect of the training on the emotions and behaviour of looked after children, due for completion in 1999. The aim of the training programme was to help foster carers develop their skills in communication and increase their confidence in their ability to cope with their foster children's feelings and behaviour. Carers felt that this aim was achieved but that, due to outside factors, the benefits were unlikely to be passed on to the children.