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97 Pictures of Kids on My Wall
Author | : Nancy Digirolamo |
Publisher | : DiGirolamo |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 2008-09 |
Genre | : Family & Relationships |
ISBN | : 9781432732660 |
A WIDOW'S INSPIRATIONAL JOURNEY INTO FOSTER CARE This is a true account of one woman's twelve years as a foster mother to ninety seven foster children. It chronicles the experiences of an emergency foster home, the different foster children and the reasons they came into care. Some of the accounts are tragic, some are uplifting and some are funny, but all of them are heartwarming and memorable. Some children spent only one night, some remained for months and some never left.
Image of the Foster Parent in the Community and the Effects this Has on the Recruitment, Development and Retainment of Foster Parents
Author | : Arthur Boettcher |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 24 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : Foster parents |
ISBN | : |
Foster Care
Author | : Jill Hamilton |
Publisher | : Greenhaven Publishing LLC |
Total Pages | : 106 |
Release | : 2007-10-16 |
Genre | : Young Adult Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 073772711X |
According to A.B.C. News, approximately 800,000 children every year come in contact with the foster care system. While the system is set up to take in children whose homelife is awful, in some cases Foster care offers no better conditions. Despite more than a decade of intended reform, the foster care system is overcrowded and rife with issues. This collection of essays teaches readers about the issues surrounding foster care. The essays represent a diversity of opinion on the topic, including both conservative and liberal points of view in an even balance. Readers will learn about the history of foster care, and what it's like to be a child in the system. Essay sources like The Economist tackle issues of foster care funding, stating it needs to be changed. This collection will truly provide your readers with an intelligent, balanced understanding.
When You’Re Called “Mommy”
Author | : Sophie Foster Ph.D. |
Publisher | : WestBow Press |
Total Pages | : 339 |
Release | : 2018-01-31 |
Genre | : Family & Relationships |
ISBN | : 1512795860 |
The impossible act of wholly loving a child with the expectation of letting them go, begins the gripping chronicle of a foster parents journey through the system, intermingling a once routine existence with a new kaleidoscope of biological relatives, social workers, and court-appointed officials. Suspenseful and engaging, this distinctive point of view coupled with insightful first-hand accounts from other foster parents, social workers, and former foster youth expertly intertwines real-life experiences from multiple perspectives. This unique tour de force will leave you cheering, emotionally winded, and mindfully contemplative. For anyone who is considering being, has been, or knows someone who has been a part of the foster care system, this narrative tale will leave you more informed and intentional about the roles each of us play in influencing the life of a child.
Success as a Foster Parent
Author | : National Foster Parent Assoc. |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 2009-04-07 |
Genre | : Family & Relationships |
ISBN | : 1101024658 |
Change a child's life! Reap the rewards of becoming a foster parent. Over 600,000 American children are in the foster care system each year—and the number is growing. So is the number of good-hearted people willing to become foster parents. But what does it take to become a foster parent? How does one begin? What about your own family? What does it cost? Success as a Foster Parent has the answers to these basic questions and much more. Written by Rachel Greene Baldino, MSW, in association with the National Foster Parent Association, it is the first and only commercially available book to clearly explain the process of becoming a foster parent. Readers will learn: • The questions to ask before making the decision to be a foster caregiver • How to research local state and private agencies • The financial cost and the compensation • The challenges involved in caring for children from infants to teens, including physically- and psychologically-challenged kids • Issues relating to schools, birth parents, supervisory visits, vacations, and dozens of other factors • All about adoption In addition to concrete information, there are dozens of moving stories drawn from interviews with veteran foster parents and tips about caregiving.
A Study of the Self-image of Children in Foster Care
Author | : Carmen C. Bellafatto |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 1968 |
Genre | : Foster children |
ISBN | : |
Foster Care: Theory & Practice (ILS 130)
Author | : V. George |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2014-06-03 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1317854098 |
First published in 1998. This is Volume VIII of the fifteen in the Sociology of Gender and the Family series. This research was designed to explore primarily the relationship between theory and practice in foster care.