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Author: Ángela Quijada-Banks
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Published: 2020
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781735784205
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe author discusses the unique challenges faced by African American youth in foster homes and provides lessons on how to live independently.
Author: Angela Quijada-Banks
Publisher:
Published: 2021-12-10
Total Pages: 114
ISBN-13: 9781735784229
DOWNLOAD EBOOKI AM SUCCESS Workbook is a companion guide to the Black Foster Youth Handbook, taking youth who are and alumni who have been in the foster care system on a self explorative, transformational journey to healing their past trauma. Through the four phases: Root, Envision, Ascension and Liberation ( introduced in the Black Foster youth Handbook), youth and young adults are able to dive deep into the identity they have had to create in order to survive and decide for themselves the legacy they would like to lead in the world. Take a journey toward Soulful Liberation and dream a bigger dream, love a little deeper and find peace within your past. The I AM Success Workbook!
Author: Elizabeth Trejos-Castillo
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2018-03-22
Total Pages: 712
ISBN-13: 1351168223
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCurrently, 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.
Author: Mary R. Rapshaw
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: 2002-04-11
Total Pages: 557
ISBN-13: 9781475920727
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBECOME 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.
Author: Christina G. Villegas
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2022-05-18
Total Pages: 314
ISBN-13: 1440874301
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAmerica's foster care system has a noble goal—to care for children that for various reasons can no longer be cared for by their families—but years of inattention and inadequate funding have left many foster youth in a precarious state. This resource provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of the American foster care system. Areas of coverage include the scaffolding of foster care systems in the various states (each of which operate their own unique systems through their social service agencies); conditions under which children are taken out of their families of origin and placed in foster care; the experiences of both young children and older teens in foster homes; challenges for foster children who "age out" of the system; and proposals to reform and improve foster care across the nation. Geared for students, this book contains chapters devoted to the background and history of foster care in America; the systems's problems, controversies, and solutions; original essay contributions exploring various facets of the system; profiles of leading foster care activists and organizations; governmental data and excerpts of primary documents on the topic; and an annotated list of important books, scholarly journals, and nonprint sources for further research. It closes with a detailed chronology, glossary of terms, and subject index.
Author: New York (State). Office of Children and Family Services
Publisher:
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 74
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Elizabeth Trejos-Castillo
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2018-03-22
Total Pages: 533
ISBN-13: 1351168231
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCurrently, 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.
Author: Terry Harrak
Publisher: CWLA Press (Child Welfare League of America)
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780878688128
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEntry 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.
Author: Cheryl Mitchell-Welch
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Published: 2014-04-17
Total Pages: 229
ISBN-13: 1493173189
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAfter thinking for many years how I could make a difference, I am elated to finish my first project and begin working to assist emancipated foster youth acquire a more suitable standard of living. Over the years I developed a passion for helping the less fortunate, the underserved, the weary and exhausted. At one time, I was the less fortunate, part of the underserved, and I felt weary and exhausted after some of the choices I made; until I met someone who encouraged me to do something different with my life. My friend encouraged me to dream! He provided me with the strength and courage to stand for what is right and “do” something about the injustice I witnessed. His advice, love, hugs, and shoulder to cry on always kept me feeling secure and confident. My decision to write this book was sparked by the young people which crossed my path and allowed me to take a tiny peak into their lives. In addition to the people who have the passion and desire to make a difference in the lives of our troubled youth. All of us can do something to encourage or inspire someone, whether we become foster parents, volunteer in our community, mentor a youth, spend time with the elderly or spend time in the classroom. Each act of kindness will propel our future in the right direction. By you making the decision to purchase this book, you have made a conscience decision to improve the outcomes for current and former foster youth. You are extraordinary and exceptional and I want to personally thank you for taking action to help today’s abused, neglected and abandoned children. Your efforts do not go unrecognized. We appreciate every act of kindness, every encouraging word, every listening ear, and every understanding heart. As you read through this book and obtain the necessary information to assist you in caring for traumatized children, we appreciate your thoughts, comments, and concerns. Please log onto our website: http://www.finding-solutions.org and send us your thoughts, comments, and or questions. It is important that we keep the line of communication open and you provide us with feedback that can assist in furthering our mission, as well as, you feeling comfortable delivering services to our most valuable resources.
Author: New Mexico. Children, Youth, and Families Department
Publisher:
Published: 1992
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