Foster Care

Author : Patrick Almond Curtis
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 9780803263994
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Foster Care Crisis written by Patrick Almond Curtis and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inadequacy of the foster care system has long been recognized. One of the biggest obstacles to reforming the system is the relative unavailability of research data from the field, information that would shed light on key empirical trends and pressing issues. ø This long overdue volume provides a much-needed overview of the current state of foster care. Leading researchers and practitioners summarize and discuss the results of their current research, providing through their data an unparalleled, detailed glimpse of the inner workings of the foster care system in its entirety. The volume is also valuable for its survey and syntheses of important issues and trends affecting foster care. Subjects discussed include welfare reform, reporting systems, family reunification, mental health services, and the needs of minority children. Wide-ranging and detailed in its coverage, this collection is destined to become an essential reference and guide to the foster care system.

Author : Bonita Evans
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317776860
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Youth in Foster Care written by Bonita Evans and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-02-25 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1998. Part of the Children of Poverty series which includes studies on the effects of single parenthood, the feminization of poverty and homelessness, this volume looks at the shortcomings of the child protection services in relation to young people in foster care. The purpose of the study was to determine the impact of systemic shortcomings on the domestic and educational conditions of youth in the foster care system. In addition to studying the impact of systemic failures on foster care arrangements, the study also examined the impact of the protection services' failure to work more closely with youth, and with teachers on student educational outcomes.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Select Education
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 572 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Foster Care, Problems and Issues written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Select Education and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jill Hamilton
Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 0737748257
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Foster Care written by Jill Hamilton and published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2007-10-16 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Subcommittee on Children and Youth
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 924 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Foster Care written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Subcommittee on Children and Youth and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 924 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Helen Cosis Brown
Publisher : Learning Matters
ISBN 13 : 1446297691
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Work and Foster Care written by Helen Cosis Brown and published by Learning Matters. This book was released on 2014-02-17 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Working with children in foster care is a demanding and rigorous aspect of social work practice. Difficult decisions in fast-moving and often complex situations have to be made, and for students and practitioners alike, there is a vast array of legislation, law and social policy to understand. This book is written to help social workers and social work students get to grips with the complexity of foster care. The child is placed at the heart of the text and there are substantial chapters on law, policy frameworks and the overreaching theoretical and research evidence to support good practice. There is also a strong focus on practical skills such as empathy and relationship-based practice. This is an essential text for experienced social workers or those currently in training.

Author : Peter J. Pecora
Publisher : OUP USA
ISBN 13 : 0195175913
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What Works in Foster Care? written by Peter J. Pecora and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2010 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Christina G. Villegas
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Foster Care in America written by Christina G. Villegas and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2022-05-18 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America'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 : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Child Welfare and Foster Care Issues written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Foster Care Independent Living Initiatives written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: