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Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : UOM:39015061809292
This second edition features new and updated material, including practice parameters for primary care.
Author : Elaine Farmer,Sue Moyers,Jo Lipscombe
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1843102277
Based on government-commissioned research and part of the Supporting Parents initiative, this book addresses each stage of the care process, from placement selection to leaving foster care. The authors consider which kinds of professional support at which stages make a difference, and the foster carer parenting skills that are crucial.
Author : Benjamin Kerman,Madelyn Freundlich,Anthony Maluccio
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2009-05-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780231519328
Through a novel integration of child welfare data, policy analysis, and evidence-informed youth permanency practice, the essays in this volume show how to achieve and sustain family permanence for older children and youth in foster care. Researchers examine what is known about permanency outcomes for youth in foster care, how the existing knowledge base can be applied to improve these outcomes, and the directions that future research should take to strengthen youth permanence practice and policy. Part 1 examines child welfare data concerning reunification, adoption, and relative custody and guardianship and the implications for practice and policy. Part 2 addresses law, regulation, court reform, and resource allocation as vital components in achieving and sustaining family permanence. Contributors examine the impact of policy change created by court reform and propose new federal and state policy directions. Part 3 outlines a range of practices designed to achieve family permanence for youth in foster care: preserving families through community-based services, reunification, adoption, and custody and guardianship arrangements with relatives. As growing numbers of youth continue to "age out" of foster care without permanent families, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers have increasingly focused on developing evidence-informed policies, practices, services and supports to improve outcomes for youth. Edited by leading professionals in the field, this text recommends the most relevant and effective methods for improving family permanency outcomes for older youth in foster care.
Author : Elizabeth Fernandez,Richard P. Barth
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781849058124
This volume compares international systems, trends and outcomes in foster care today. Each chapter concludes with a critical commentary by one of the contributors, bringing a cross-national perspective to the issues affecting children and young people in care. The book offers new ideas about how foster care could be delivered in order to become more effective. --
Author : Jane Aldgate,Anthony N. Maluccio,Christine Reeves
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015017941462
Author : Anthony N. Maluccio,Robin Krieger,Barbara A. Pine
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : UOM:39015018495534
In recent years, attention has been given in the foster family care literature to adolescents' readiness for living on their own following aging out of their foster care placement. This book offers ideas on ways to help adolescents master the tasks required to successfully prepare for independent living following discharge from foster care. It is practice-oriented and draws upon the experience of researchers, trainers, consultants, and families. The chapters in Part 1 examine the various dimensions of the problem including the concept of interdependence as the goal of services for this population. It also discusses recruiting foster parents, examining adolescent development, and the need for these young people to mourn their losses before they can move on. Part 2 considers meeting the challenges of preparing these adolescents for life after foster care from the perspective of policy and program. Emphasis is placed on the importance of involving biological parents as resources for adolescents and the resources that black foster parents offer to teenagers in their care. Part 3 focuses on practice methods and strategies in work with adolescents and their foster parents. Also discussed are the needs of minority teenagers; problems of maltreatment; discipline; and assessment tools that can measure the independent-living skills of adolescents. (Contains over 300 references.) (JDM)
Author : Celia Downes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429803604
First published in 1992, this book draws on attachment theory to offer a framework for understanding adolescents’ reactions to the experience of being fostered. It discusses the three-way relationship between adolescents, their birth families and their foster families. The experiences of joining a new school or finding work, going missing and returning, and leaving the foster family at the end of the placement are explored. It identifies aspects of family functioning which appear to be helpful or unhelpful to fostered adolescents and considers the functioning of the wider care system and the role of professionals in it. The book is grounded in the day-to-day experiences of twenty-three families who fostered adolescents who would previously have been considered ‘unfosterable’. These experiences were vividly expressed by the adolescents and foster families and provide rich illustrative material.
Author : Betsy Krebs,Paul Pitcoff
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2006-06-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0813540151
Each year tens of thousands of teenagers are released from the foster care system in the United States without high school degrees, homes, or strong family relationships. Two to four years after discharge, half of these young people still do not have either a high school diploma or equivalency degree, and fewer than ten percent enter college. Nearly a third end up on public assistance within fifteen months, and eventually more than a third will be arrested or convicted of a crime. In this richly detailed and often surprising exploration of the foster care system, Betsy Krebs and Paul Pitcoff argue that the existing foster care system sets teens up to fail by inadequately preparing them for adult life. They contend that the primary goal of foster care for teenagers should be preparation for a fully productive adult life, and that current policies and practice are misguided. The authors draw on their fifteen years of experience working with teens and the foster care system to introduce new ways to empower teens to be responsible for themselves and to identify and develop their potential. They also explore what sorts of resources-legal, financial, and human-will need to come from inside and outside the system to ensure that more teens reach successful independence. Ultimately, Krebs and Pitcoff argue that change must include the participation of caring communities of volunteers who want to see disadvantaged youth succeed, as well as the use of creative approaches such as the Socratic Method to help teens to take control of their lives. Bringing together a series of inspiring, real-life accounts, Beyond the Foster Care System introduces readers to a number of dynamic young people who have participated in the Youth Advocacy Center's programs. Their stories demonstrate that alternatives to the standard way of providing foster care are not only imaginable, but possible. With the practical improvements Krebs and Pitcoff outline, teens can learn the skills of effective self-advocacy, become better prepared for the transition to independence, and avoid becoming the statistics that foster care has so often produced in the past.
Author : Airdrie Thompson-Guppy
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-07
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781475930481
Adolescence can be a challenging period under normal circumstances, but for five troubled boys, 1963 is a particularly difficult year. As social worker Airdrie Thompson-Guppy and her family settle in Waterloo, Ontario, Airdrie's life is about to dramatically change when those five boys are placed in her home by the Children's Aid Society. One by one, the boys cautiously move into the home Airdrie shares with her husband and one-year-old daughter. Lefty is the unwitting victim of his father's anger. Bob has endured constant abuse from his alcoholic parents. Johnny struggles academically, is fatherless and is clearly troubled. Val sports an impish grin and is quick to argue. Dan is a cheery lad who is easily led by others. As Airdrie shares how she cared for the boys despite their inner turmoil and troubled backgrounds, she provides an eye-opening glimpse into one family form that focuses on rescuing and protecting children from the atrocities of a dysfunctional life. Airdrie's Boys is a poignant story for anyone who cares about children; for families who need to know that lives can change and mend; and for all those who dedicate their professional lives to helping children discover a better life.
Author : John Rosemond
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-06
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780740786761
In Teen-Proofing, now available in paperback, he tackles the challenges of raising a teenager with his trademark user-friendly, humorous, and commonsense style. Rosemond lays out a perfectly sound and logical case for recognizing the realities of the teen-parent relationship, forming the foundation, and parenting with the "Long Rope Principle." In short, the author demonstrates how Mom and Dad can avoid the pitfalls of becoming dictatorial "Control Freaks," skirt the potholes of turning into permissive "Wimps," and enjoy the freedom and rewards of parenting in a controlled (but not controlling) and relaxed manner. Teenagers, Rosemond readily admits, can be a challenge. But infusing young adults with a sense of personal responsibility, then showing them the results of good and bad choices, is a goal every parent can achieve.
Author : British Columbia Federation of Foster Parent Associations,British Columbia. Ministry for Children and Families
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0772676402
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Foster home care
ISBN : IND:32000014599825
Author : John Christopher Coleman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Foster children
ISBN : 0993473822
Author : Barbara Lynn Ganzel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : CORNELL:31924085640575
Author : Andrea Khoury,Claire Sandt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : STANFORD:36105063699511