Guidelines for the Development of Foster Care Handbooks
Guidelines for the Development of Foster Care Handbooks

Author: Terry Harrak

Publisher: CWLA Press (Child Welfare League of America)

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780878688128

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Entry into foster care is often a difficult transition for children, particularly when they have very little information on the system. To bridge the information gap, the Youth Involvement Initiative brought together youth currently or formerly in foster care to discuss the use and improvement of foster care handbooks. The basic standards of an effective handbook as developed by the group are documented here. The guidelines also include a list of key questions that should be addressed, critical subject areas to be covered, and an outline of the components of an effective handbook.

Foster Parent Handbook
Foster Parent Handbook

Author: Mary R. Rapshaw

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2002-04-11

Total Pages: 557

ISBN-13: 9781475920727

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BECOME A FOSTER PARENT A mom, dad, house and dog do not make a home. Everyday, there are children who experience this sad fact when they are removed from their home due to neglect or abuse. Not every foster child has a foster family. In some regions, foster children must wait for long periods of time in shelter care. More than one-half million children in the United States rely on foster families to provide a safe and loving home. Many wonderful and caring families would like to open their homes to these children, but are clueless about how to get started. There are many misconceptions, myths and misunderstandings surrounding foster care. These concerns must be shattered and waiting children must be nurtured. This book details for prospective foster parents the requirements, qualifications and screening process. Step by step, foster parents are guided through the crucial decisions and directed to the vital information they will need to foster parent effectively. Foster Parent Handbook provides an indispensible guide for navigating through the foster care system. It is designed for use by prospective foster parents, those who are currently foster parents and professionals providing foster care services.

Handbook of Foster Youth
Handbook of Foster Youth

Author: Elizabeth Trejos-Castillo

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-03-22

Total Pages: 533

ISBN-13: 1351168231

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Currently, there are over 400,000 youth living in foster care in the United States, with over 20,000 aging out of the child welfare system each year. Foster youth are more prone to experience short- and long-term adverse developmental outcomes including diminished academic achievement and career opportunities, poor mental and overall health, financial struggles, homelessness, early sexual intercourse, and substance abuse, many of these outcomes are risk factors for involvement in the juvenile justice system. Despite their challenges, foster youth have numerous strengths and positive assets that carry them through their journeys, helping them to overcome obstacles and build resilience. The Handbook of Foster Youth brings together a prominent group of multidisciplinary experts to provide nuanced insights on the complex dynamics of the foster care system, its impact on youth’s lives, and the roles of institutions and policies in the foster system. It discusses current gaps and future directions as well as recommendations to advance the field. This book provides an opportunity to reflect on the many challenges and strengths of foster youth and the child welfare system, and the combined efforts of caregivers, community volunteers, policy makers, and the professionals and researchers who work with them.

Children on Consignment
Children on Consignment

Author: Philip Michael Stahl

Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13:

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Handbook for foster parents and those thinking about becoming foster parents. Provides practical guidance on how to care for and nurture a foster child, with special attention to the emotional impact that foster care placement has on children, and their special needs and problems from infancy through adolescence. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR