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7065 - Health by Sharon White

This user-friendly guide explores how foster carers can help promote the physical, mental and emotional health of those they care for. It explores the issues surrounding medical responsibility and signposts organisations that can offer further support.

Chapters include:
1. The health of fostered children and young people
2. Assessing the health needs of looked-after children
3. Mental health and emotional wellbeing
4. Sexual health
5. Substance use and misuse
6. Healthy eating and physical activity
7. Medication and treatment of illness
8. Treating minor ailments
9. Conclusion
Appendix 1. Further resources
Appendix 2. References
Appendix 3. The training, support and development standards for foster care

A4 96 pages
ISBN 1 897869 54 1
Last published: 2009

Member price: £15.00

Non-member price: £30.00