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The article presents research which looks at foster parents who raise immigrant Bamiléké children from Cameroon in France. It describes and analyzes how the practice of transnational fosterage observed between the Bamiléké living in Cameroon and their counterparts who immigrated to France changed. The characteristics of fosterage as it is practiced in Cameroon are presented. The foster parents having to deal with two different educational contexts is also discussed.

This article discusses the relationship between social workers and the families they work with. Specifically, social work and child rearing is discussed. Due to the intimate nature of this type of psychological assistance it can be difficult to keep a separation between the private and the professional. A study of the framework the mental health profession has established to counteract this tendency is examined.