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Foster the Family

Author : Jamie C. Finn

Publisher : Baker Books

Page : 240 pages

File Size : 41,9 MB

Release : 2022-02-15

Category : Religion

ISBN : 149343442X

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There are great rewards that come along with being a foster parent, yet there are also great challenges that can leave you feeling depleted, alone, and discouraged. The many burdens of a foster parent's day--hurting children, struggling biological parents, and a broken system--are only compounded by the many burdens of a foster parent's heart--confusion, anxiety, heartache, anger, and fear. With the compassion and insight of a fellow foster parent, Jamie C. Finn helps you see your struggles through the lens of the gospel, bringing biblical truths to bear on your unique everyday realities. In these short, easy-to-read chapters, you'll find honest, personal stories and practical lessons that provide encouragement and direction from God's Word as you walk the journey of foster parenting.



How Does Foster Care Work?

Author : Elizabeth Fernandez

Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Page : 322 pages

File Size : 35,57 MB

Release : 2011-01-15

Category : Family & Relationships

ISBN : 0857003895

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How Does Foster Care Work? is an international collection of empirical studies on the outcomes of children in foster care. Drawing on research and perspectives from leading international figures in children's services across the developed world, the book provides an evidence base for programme planning, policy and practice. This volume establishes a platform for comparison of international systems, trends and outcomes in foster care today. Each contributor provides a commentary on one other chapter to highlight the global significance of issues affecting children and young people in care. Each chapter offers new ideas about how foster care could be financed, delivered or studied in order to become more effective. This book is important reading for anyone involved in delivering child welfare services, such as administrators, practitioners, researchers, policy makers, children's advocates, academics and students.



No Way to Treat a Child

Author : Naomi Schaefer Riley

Publisher : Bombardier Books

Page : 299 pages

File Size : 21,74 MB

Release : 2021-10-05

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 1642936588

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Kids in danger are treated instrumentally to promote the rehabilitation of their parents, the welfare of their communities, and the social justice of their race and tribe—all with the inevitable result that their most precious developmental years are lost in bureaucratic and judicial red tape. It is time to stop letting efforts to fix the child welfare system get derailed by activists who are concerned with race-matching, blood ties, and the abstract demands of social justice, and start asking the most important question: Where are the emotionally and financially stable, loving, and permanent homes where these kids can thrive? “Naomi Riley’s book reveals the extent to which abused and abandoned children are often injured by their government rescuers. It is a must-read for those seeking solutions to this national crisis.” —Robert L. Woodson, Sr., civil rights leader and president of the Woodson Center “Everyone interested in child welfare should grapple with Naomi Riley’s powerful evidence that the current system ill-serves the safety and well-being of vulnerable kids.” —Walter Olson, senior fellow, Cato Institute, Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies



What Works in Foster Care?

Author : Peter J. Pecora

Publisher : OUP USA

Page : 320 pages

File Size : 44,35 MB

Release : 2010

Category : Family & Relationships

ISBN : 0195175913

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The Northwest Foster Care Alumni Study found that quality foster care services for children pay big dividends when they grow up. Key investments in highly trained staff, low caseloads and robust complementary services can dramatically reduce rates of mental disorders and substance abuse. This book offers a model foster care programme.



The Foster Parenting Manual

Author : John DeGarmo

Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Page : 162 pages

File Size : 37,54 MB

Release : 2013-06-28

Category : Family & Relationships

ISBN : 0857007955

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The Foster Parenting Manual is a comprehensive guide offering proven, friendly advice for novice and experienced parents alike. Distilling many years' experience into one book, John DeGarmo combines his own wisdom with that of fellow foster parents. He describes what to expect from the process, how to access help and how to ensure the best care for your child. He tackles thorny issues such as children's use of the Internet and social media, managing contact with birth parents and how to support your child at school. Most importantly, he provides advice designed to help your child feel safe, secure and loved. The Foster Parenting Manual offers seasoned, sympathetic advice that will be valued by foster parents and the professionals who support them.



Foster Care

Author : Anne Smith

Publisher : Legislative Reference Bureau

Page : 12 pages

File Size : 45,67 MB

Release : 1981

Category : Foster home care

ISBN :

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Three Little Words

Author : Ashley Rhodes-Courter

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 320 pages

File Size : 14,46 MB

Release : 2008-01-08

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1416948066

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Rhodes-Courter spent nine years of her life in 14 different foster homes. In this unforgettable memoir, the author recounts her years growing up in the foster care system, revealing painful memories but also her determination to discover the power of her own voice.



The Foster Care Survival Guide:

Author : John DeGarmo

Publisher : Atlantic Publishing Company

Page : 182 pages

File Size : 23,34 MB

Release : 2018-07-03

Category : Young Adult Fiction

ISBN : 1620235811

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Foster parenting is often seen as a calling and a mission of love. At the same time, foster parenting can be both very difficult and exhausting. When caring for children who have suffered abuse, neglect, and traumas, foster parents face their own set of unique challenges each day. The Foster Care Survival Guide is a must have for today’s foster parents. It is a guide to surviving the lifestyle of a foster parent filled with personal stories, practical tips and advice, and even humor and emotions, The Foster Care Survival Guide is an essential guide for both novice and experienced foster parents. Leading foster care expert Dr. John DeGarmo combines his own wisdom with that of fellow foster parents. Tackling issues such as helping children with disorders and anxieties, how to best manage the lifestyle of a foster parent, working with birth parents, getting the help you need, addressing your own marriage while caring for children in need, and balancing the needs of your biological children with your foster children, The Foster Care Survival Guide delivers experienced and sympathetic wisdom and advice that every foster parent, advocate, and professional needs today as they care for children in care.



Another Mother

Author : Sarah Gerstenzang

Publisher : Vanderbilt University Press

Page : 225 pages

File Size : 11,22 MB

Release : 2007-03-19

Category : Family & Relationships

ISBN : 0826592236

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The author describes her experiences being a foster parent, discussing home visits, intervention evaluation, parenting training sessions, transracial placement, and other related topics.



A Different Home

Author : Dr Kelly Degarmo

Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Page : 50 pages

File Size : 21,89 MB

Release : 2014-01-21

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 0857008978

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A sensitive picture book to help ease the anxieties of foster children aged 4 to 10 entering placement. In A Different Home, Jessie tells us her story of being placed in foster care. At first she is worried and has lots of questions. The new home is not like her old home -- she has a different bedroom, different clothes, and there's different food for breakfast. She also misses her family. When Jim and Debbie, her foster parents, answer her questions she begins to feel better and see that this different home is kind of nice. Written in simple language and fully illustrated in color, this storybook is designed to help children in care, or moving into care, to settle in and answer some of the questions they may have. Accompanied by notes for adults on how to use the story with children, it will be a useful book for foster parents and caseworkers, as well as social workers, teachers and anyone else working with children in foster care.