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Evoluţia plasamentului familial în România – perspectivă istorică
The Evolution of Foster Care in Romania - a Historical Perspective

Author(s): Nicoleta Neamţu
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai

Summary/Abstract: The Evolution of Foster Care in Romania - a Historical Perspective. This study tries to analyse the policy of foster care in Romania in different historical periods until present. The article underline the evolution of foster care from the informal type of the service to the formal one, approved by the legally recognized authorities, from the voluntary and involuntary foster family placements with nonprofessional people to the professional and specialized form of foster care.

  • Issue Year: 48/2003
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 177-194
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Romanian