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FOSTER HOME PLACEMENT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-01-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Social Services and Social Work
- Sociology of the Family
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- foster care
1, record 1, English, foster%20care
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- foster care placement 2, record 1, English, foster%20care%20placement
correct
- foster placement 3, record 1, English, foster%20placement
correct
- foster home placement 3, record 1, English, foster%20home%20placement
correct
- family placement 4, record 1, English, family%20placement
correct
- fosterage 5, record 1, English, fosterage
correct
- family foster care 6, record 1, English, family%20foster%20care
- foster home care 7, record 1, English, foster%20home%20care
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Supervised care for orphaned, neglected, or delinquent children or for persons mentally ill in a substitute home or an institution on either a full-time or day-care basis. 5, record 1, English, - foster%20care
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Services sociaux et travail social
- Sociologie de la famille
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- placement familial
1, record 1, French, placement%20familial
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- placement en famille d'accueil 2, record 1, French, placement%20en%20famille%20d%27accueil
correct, masculine noun
- placement en foyer nourricier 2, record 1, French, placement%20en%20foyer%20nourricier
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Placement d'un enfant ou d'un adolescent, avec l'accord et l'aide des pouvoirs publics, dans une famille qui n'est pas la sienne. 3, record 1, French, - placement%20familial
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Équivalents adoptés par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des services sociaux. 3, record 1, French, - placement%20familial
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1995-02-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Social Services and Social Work
- Sociology of the Family
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- foster care placement
1, record 2, English, foster%20care%20placement
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- foster home placement 2, record 2, English, foster%20home%20placement
correct
- foster placement 2, record 2, English, foster%20placement
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
They now try holding troubled families together instead of pulling them apart. In Michigan, a new family- preservation effort called Families First relies on intensive intervention by case managers.... Over 80% of the 2,400 families who have participated in Families First are still together. In the 18 Michigan counties that have the program, new foster care placements have fallen 10%, compared with a 28% increase in those where the approach has yet to be tried. 3, record 2, English, - foster%20care%20placement
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Services sociaux et travail social
- Sociologie de la famille
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- placement en famille d'accueil
1, record 2, French, placement%20en%20famille%20d%27accueil
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- placement familial 2, record 2, French, placement%20familial
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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