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| Document Title: | NFPA Training Institute [Website]. |
| Corporate Author: | National Foster Parent Association. Centene Corporation. |
| Publication Year: | 2021 |
| Abstract: | This website includes links to online training courses designed to prepare foster parents for providing foster care to children in need. Specific courses address: communication skills for handling children who are using drugs, children with anger issues, children who steal and lie, and children who are bullying and who get bullied; strategies for supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth; communication with birth parents as partners; elements of Family First shifting foster care; ways to maintain healthy boundaries for healthy relationships; and talking to children about the COVID-19 pandemic. The website also includes links to 10 minute rescues that...more |
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| Document Title: | State Foster/Adoptive Family Associations/Coalitions |
| Corporate Author: | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
| Publication Year: | 2021 |
| Abstract: | Includes State-level associations/coalitions of families that work to strengthen foster and adoptive parents and kinship/relative caregiver families through training, support, advocacy, and outreach activities. Social media (such as Facebook, Twitter, etc.) links are included, when available. |
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| Document Title: | Ohio Child Welfare Training Program [Website]. |
| Corporate Author: | Ohio Child Welfare Training Program. Institute for Human Services (Columbus, Ohio). Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Public Children Services Association of Ohio. |
| Publication Year: | 2021 |
| Abstract: | The Ohio Child Welfare Training Program (OCWTP) is a competency-based inservice training system organized by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS). The OCWTP is comprised of eight Regional Training Centers (RTCs) which provide training to caseworkers; supervisors; administrators; and foster, adoptive, and kinship caregivers in the counties each RTC serves. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Going Beyond "Who" and "How": Expanding Understanding of Foster Coparenting Through the Application of Contextual Action Theory and Action-Project Method. |
| Personal Author: | Marshall, Sheila K.,Quinn, Ashley.,Charles, Grant.,Jamieson, Ally. |
| Publication Year: | 2020 |
| Abstract: | Despite evidence from studies of other types of families that higher quality coparenting likely contributes to positive socioemotional development and adjustment of children, little attention has been paid to foster coparenting. This investigation applied contextual action theory and action-project method to the study of foster coparenting and the integration of children into the family. Four long-term foster parent couples participated in video-recorded conversations and video recall interviews. The illustrative findings hold the potential to add to the foster parent training literature by demonstrating how this approach to studying coparenting expands structural approaches. The action project method assists in accessing coparents’ internal...more |
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| Document Title: | Fostering Healthy Families: An Exploration Of The Informal And Formal Support Needs Of Foster Caregivers. |
| Personal Author: | Mallette, Jacquelyn K.,Almond, Lindsey.,Leonard, Hannah. |
| Publication Year: | 2020 |
| Abstract: | This qualitative study examines the challenges foster caregivers face within their families and seeks to understand their formal and informal support systems so that future trainings may be created to provide for the specific and realistic needs of foster caregivers. Twelve licensed foster caregivers from North Carolina took part in 90 minute focus groups with semi-structured questions regarding relationship strengths and challenges, trainings, and support. Six themes were inductively coded from the data: quality of supports and people who understand, strain on family relationships, fear of removal, lack of support from systems, lack of applicable training, preparation and support for adoption;...more |
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| Document Title: | Effectiveness Of A Trauma-Informed Care Psychoeducational Program For Foster Carers – Evaluation Of The Fostering Connections Program. |
| Personal Author: | Lotty, Maria.,Dunn-Galvin, Audrey.,Bantry-White, Eleanor. |
| Publication Year: | 2020 |
| Abstract: | Background: The need to improve the quality of foster care training has been highlighted and evidenced-based programs that aim to support foster carers in the care of children who have experienced trauma are warranted.Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Fostering Connections program, a newly developed trauma-informed care program within the national child welfare agency in Ireland.Participants and setting: The study included 79 foster carers. The Fostering Connections group-based experiential intervention was delivered over a period of 6-weeks in a community-based setting to intervention group participants.Methods: A quasi-experimental design was used to compare the results of the intervention...more |
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| Document Title: | Questions To Ask Before Welcoming A New Child Into Your Home. |
| Personal Author: | Kaplan. Matthew. |
| Publication Year: | 2020 |
| Abstract: | This article discusses questions foster parents should ask caseworkers in preparing for their first foster child. The recommended questions address basic questions about the child, the child’s history, the child’s family, education, physical and mental health, the child’s needs and preferences, and resources available to the foster parents. |
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| Document Title: | Practitioner And Foster Carer Perceptions Of The Support Needs Of Young Parents In And Exiting Out-Of-Home Care: A Systematic Review. |
| Personal Author: | Gill, Amy.,Grace, Rebekah.,Waniganayake, Manjula.,Hadley, Fay. |
| Publication Year: | 2020 |
| Abstract: | Early parenthood is associated with a range of adverse health, economic and social outcomes. Young people with an out-of-home care (OoHC) background are more likely than their peers to become parents at an early age, and less likely to receive consistent support from their families. While previous literature reviews on this topic have focused on the experiences of young parents with an OoHC background, the perspectives of practitioners and carers are also integral to strengthening policies and practices to support this cohort. A systematic search of four databases and manual citation reviews revealed 23 articles published between January 1997 and December...more |
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| Document Title: | Heterogeneity in the Dynamic Arousal and Modulation of Fear in Young Foster Children. |
| Personal Author: | Panlilio, Carlomagno C.,Harring, Jeffrey R.,Harden, Brenda J.,Morrison, Colleen I.,Duncan, Aimee D. |
| Publication Year: | 2020 |
| Abstract: | Guided by emotional security theory, we explored how child and context-related factors were associated with heterogeneity in young foster children’s organized patterns of fear response to distress. Results from group-based trajectory modeling used to analyze observational data from a fear-eliciting task showed that children from our sample (mean age = 62 months, SD = 9) were classified into 3 specific fear regulation patterns differentiated by the emotional response parameters of onset intensity, peak intensity, and rise time. A descriptive examination of child’s emotion knowledge, aggressive behaviors, and attention problems, as well as length of time in current foster home, placement transitions,...more |
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| Document Title: | Legal Issues Regarding Children in Rural Foster Care (article in Texas Lawyer). |
| Personal Author: | Pollack, Daniel.,Reiter, Elisa. |
| Publication Year: | 2020 |
| Abstract: | This article explains almost 10 years ago, nine children who had been in the Texas foster care system filed a class action lawsuit alleging that the system failed to protect them from an unreasonable risk of harm. It then reviews legal issues impacting the rural foster care system, and makes recommendations for fixing a broken system. Recommendations include imposing enforcement actions, implementing better safety standards, reducing caseloads, and adequately training foster parents. |
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| Document Title: | Foster Home Selection and Approval. [Tennessee] |
| Corporate Author: | Tennessee. Department of Children's Services. |
| Publication Year: | 2020 |
| Abstract: | This policy statement from the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services (DCS) addresses policies and procedures for foster home selection and approval. It provides guidelines for identifying and approving qualified fosters home for placement of youth in DCS custody or youth placed into Tennessee pursuant to the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children. Regulations address: minimum requirements for expectations for becoming a foster parent; DCS response to potential foster parents; opportunities for the consideration of relative/kinship foster home approval; the home approval process; foster home approval or denial; mandatory pre-service training; general areas of assessment; fire safety; assessment of relationships; background...more |
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| Document Title: | Cultivating Resilience In New Foster Parents Through Mentoring: A Dyadic Analysis. |
| Personal Author: | Pope, Natalie D.,Miller J. Jay.,Benner, Kalea. |
| Publication Year: | 2020 |
| Abstract: | Despite the use of mentor programs within child welfare, few studies have examined relational issues between matched pairs of mentors/mentees. This qualitative study uses interpretive description and adapted dyadic analysis to explore the challenges faced by new foster parents and how foster parent mentors council them through these challenges. Using in depth interviewing, primary data were collected from mentor/ mentee dyads (N = 22). Emergent themes were permitting grief, taking breaks, setting boundaries, and attending to the needs of the family. This study contributes to extant knowledge by identifying ways in which foster parent mentoring can help new foster parents remain...more |
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| Document Title: | Better Outcomes for Children in Treatment Foster Care Through Improved Stakeholder Training and Increased Parent-School Collaboration. |
| Personal Author: | Stapleton, Danita Henry.,Chen, Roy K. |
| Publication Year: | 2020 |
| Abstract: | The parent-school partnership serves as the foundation for attaining educational success for foster children withtherapeutic needs. The authors adopt Christenson & Sheridan’s 4 A’s contextual process to present the conditionsand actions required to launch effective partnerships. The school environment can be a haven for treatmentfoster children to build social connections, develop academic skills, and experience measures of achievementthat promote confidence and efficacy. In order to attain better student outcomes; foster parents and schoolagents must value their respective roles and intentionally collaborate within the guidelines of federal policy. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Positive Parenting In Foster Care: Testing The Effectiveness Of A Video-Feedback Intervention Program On Foster Parents’ Behavior And Attitudes. |
| Personal Author: | Schoemaker, Nikita K.,Juffer, Femmie.,Rippe, Ralph C.A.,Vermeer, Harriet J.,Stoltenborgh, Marije.,Jagersma, Gabrine J.,Maras, Athanasios.,Alink, Lenneke R.A. |
| Publication Year: | 2020 |
| Abstract: | The current randomized controlled trial examined the effectiveness of Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline in Foster Care (VIPP-FC) on parenting behavior and attitudes in foster parents (N = 60, 31–61 years, 83% female). The intervention group (n = 30) received VIPP-FC, consisting of six sessions. During the first four sessions, a specific theme from Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline (VIPP-SD; e.g., attachment vs. exploration behavior), and an additional foster care theme (e.g., subtle or missing attachment signals) are discussed. Each theme is discussed during the consecutive sessions and the last two sessions are...more |
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| Document Title: | Mockingbird Family [Website]. |
| Corporate Author: | Mockingbird Society. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | This website explains Keep Our Kids In Kent With Mockingbird Family is a community-led, State-supported effort in Kent, Washington, that is building momentum for a world class foster care system. It notes the Mockingbird Family is an innovative foster care delivery model that creates an extended family community designed to support, develop, and retain quality foster families that can meet the challenging and complex needs of children and youth experiencing foster care. Mockingbird Family recreates the positive qualities and resources found in naturally thriving families in part through the role of the Hub Home—an experienced and licensed foster care family who...more |
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| Document Title: | Foster Parent Training Delivery Procedures: Day to Day Operational Procedures for Foster Parent Deliverables. December 2019 / Tennessee Department of Children's Services. |
| Corporate Author: | Tennessee Department of Children's Services. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | This manual reviews foster parent training delivery procedures for Tennessee service providers. Primary trainer criteria and certification requirements are explained and procedures are described for: the TN KEY trainer certification process; TN KEY foster parent co-leader criteria and requirements; TN KEY youth co-trainer requirements; requirements for trainers for medication administration and CPR/FA; delivery requirements for CPR/FA training; TN KEY delivery requirements; foster parent pre-approval training requirements; kinship parent pre-approval training requirements; individual TN KEY training; the individual TN KEY training plan; pre-service refresher training; TN KEY assessment and parent approval; addressing problematic or disruptive behavior in the classroom; quality assurance for...more |
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| Document Title: | Foster Parents' Needs, Perceptions And Satisfaction With Foster Parent Training: A Systematic Literature Review. |
| Personal Author: | Kaasboll, Jannike.,Lassemo, Eva.,Paulsen, Veronika.,Melby, Line.,Osborg, Soveig O. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | This current systematic literature review aims to examine what is known about foster parents' needs, satisfaction and perceptions of foster parent training. A systematized search in relevant databases resulted in 13 publications, with mostly quantitative studies, originating from four countries. Research on foster parent training is scarce, and the satisfaction, needs and perceptions of foster parents were included as secondary outcomes in most of the reviewed studies. A synthesis of the results from the reviewed quantitative studies indicate high levels of user satisfaction, whereas qualitative findings indicate needs for more advanced training on parenting children with special needs, and more real...more |
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| Document Title: | Equipping Foster Parents to Actively Support Reunification. |
| Corporate Author: | AdoptUSKids (Program) |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | This article explains reunification with birth parents has consistently remained the primary permanency plan for children in foster care and presents key questions to explore when assessing a child welfare system’s approach to preparing and supporting foster parents to help equip them to support reunification. The benefits of preparing and supporting foster parents are discussed, as well as concurrent planning and tips to enable foster families to actively support reunification. |
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| Document Title: | Trauma Systems Therapy for Foster Care (TST-FC) [Webpage]. |
| Corporate Author: | Annie E. Casey Foundation. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | This webpage provides information and links for the Trauma Systems Therapy for Foster Care (TST-FC) training curriculum designed to give child welfare agencies a tool that foster parents can use to support children in their care and help them heal. Links are provided for: an implementation guide that serves as a primer for child welfare agencies planning to install the 9-hour curriculum within their existing array of in-service foster care trainings; a preparation and planning guide designed to assist training facilitators in scheduling, preparing, and presenting the four-part curriculum; training materials that include facilitator guides and accompanying PowerPoint slides for four...more |
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| Document Title: | An Exploratory Study Of Prospective Foster Parents' Experiences During The Licensing Process. |
| Personal Author: | Friedman, Laurie. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | Understanding prospective foster parents’ perspectives during the licensing process could aid in foster parent recruitment. In-depth interviews were conducted with 20 prospective foster parent applicants after attendance at the initial orientation session. Follow-up phone interviews were conducted after pre-service training. Participants were asked about several topics related to the foster care licensing process, specifically Financial Considerations, Perceptions of Good Parenting, Foster Care System Regulations, Knowledge of Foster Care, Knowledge of the Licensing Process, Responsibilities of Foster Parents and Uncertainties about Fostering. Analysis of the responses provided valuable insight into prospective family concerns and challenges, and suggestions for modifications to the licensing...more |
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| Document Title: | Vital Few And Useful Many Foster Families From Start To Finish. |
| Personal Author: | Cherry, Donna J.,Orme, John G. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | A follow-up study of 107 foster families 17 years after pre-service training found 10% of the families provide a disproportionate amount of care in terms of length of service and number of children fostered, approved to foster, adopted, and removed at families’ request. These “vital few” families were more likely to have had previous foster parent experience at the completion of pre-service training, had one or more children in their homes, were older, fathers reported less education, and the families indicated they would foster sibling groups.10 tables and 31 references. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | AdoptUSKids [Website]. |
| Corporate Author: | AdoptUSKids (Program) Adoption Exchange Association. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | This website explains AdoptUSKids is a national project that supports child welfare systems and connects children in foster care with families. It notes 32,769 children photolisted on AdoptUSKids now live with permanent families. Links are provided to information on why adolescents need families, State-specific adoption information, and how to contact a specialist. In addition, links provide information on featured children and to blogs on adoption. The website includes information on how to be approved for adoption, being matched with a child, receiving a placement, and finalizing an adoption. The website also include information on how AdoptUSKids help families and professionals, parenting...more |
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| Document Title: | Feasibility Investigation: Leveraging Smartphone Technology In A Trauma And Behavior Management-Informed Training For Foster Caregivers. |
| Personal Author: | Sullivan, Alexandra D.,Breslend, Nicole Lafko.,Strolin-Goltzman, Jessica.,Bielawski-Branch, Amy.,Jorgenson, Jennifer.,Deaver, Abigail H.,Forehand, Greg.,Forehand, Rex. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | Children involved in the foster care system are at high risk for social, emotional, and behavioral challenges. Foster and kinship caregivers need access to concrete, trauma-informed parenting strategies to effectively support the trauma-related needs of youth in their care. As technology enhancements effectively augment family-based interventions, the purpose of this study was to pilot a smartphone application (app) in the context of a trauma and behavior management-informed training for foster and kinship caregivers. Qualitative data were collected to develop and evaluate the smartphone app. Pre- and post-training data were collected from intervention (n = 20) and comparison (n = 25) groups....more |
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| Document Title: | Catholic Charities, Diocese of Harrisburg: 80 Years Anniversary: 80 Years of Providing Help & Creating Hope. |
| Corporate Author: | Catholic Charities (Diocese of Harrisburg, Pa.) |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | This annual report notes Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Harrisburg has just completed its 80th consecutive year of providing human services to those in need in South Central Pennsylvania. It begins with a chart that lists the number of people served through counseling, adoption, specialized foster care, English as a second language programs, employment services, interfaith shelter programs, shelter programs in Lourdeshouse and Evergreen, Paradise School, and York IFS. Statistics indicate there were 73 adoption clients served, 15 foster parents who were trained to provide specialized foster care, and a total of 2,581 family members were served throughout the year....more |
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| Document Title: | Working With The PRIDE Model Of Practice: Place And Pray Or Develop And Support: Why A Model Of Practice Is Essential For Foster Parent Retention And Recruitment. |
| Personal Author: | Short, Taylor. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | This article highlights the PRIDE (Parent Resources for Information, Development, and Education) model of practice that provides a standardized, structured, framework for recruitment, preparation, assessment, selection, development, training, support, and retention of foster parents. The model focuses on five competency categories: protecting and nurturing children, meeting children’s developmental needs and addressing developmental delays, supporting relationships between children and their families, connecting children to safe, nurturing relationships intended to last a lifetime, and working as a member of a professional team. |
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| Document Title: | A Systematic Review Of Foster Parent Preservice Training. |
| Personal Author: | Cooley, Morgan E.,Newquist, Jennifer.,Thompson, Heather M.,Colvin, Marianna L. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | Preservice training is unique in that foster parents must be prepared to manage multiple demands that they may not truly understand the scope of (e.g., caring for a child with behavioral problems, managing home visits and court dates). There have been a number of review articles focused on foster parent training; however, there has been insufficient focus on preservice foster parent training. The purpose of this systematic review was to examine the type, format and content/competencies of published foster parent preservice training, study characteristics of published preservice training research, and the methodological characteristics and primary findings of published foster parent preservice...more |
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| Document Title: | The State of Foster Parent Recruitment & Retention in the State Of Mississippi. |
| Personal Author: | Garcia-Rosales, Katherine.,Day, Angelique.,Kim, JaeRan.,Vanderwill, Lori.,Lindley, Jamie.,Hanlon, Ryan.,Dallimore, Elise. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | This report presents preliminary findings of a study into the recruitment and retention of foster parents in Mississippi. The study involved 297 prospective and current Mississippi foster carers and investigated factors affecting their recruitment and retention, and the characteristics and life experiences of families who make the decision to become foster parents. The study followed the prospective and current foster carers through their journeys and the caregiving decisions they made at various points in time, including pre-licensure training, completion of training and licensure, shortly after placement, three months after placement occurred, after a placement disruption occurs, at the period of adoption...more |
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| Document Title: | Foster Parent Training [Webpage]. |
| Corporate Author: | Oklahoma Fosters. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This brief explains the Oklahoma Department of Human Services provides training for foster parents at no expense and offers training opportunities throughout the year. It notes that completion of pre-service training is mandatory to become a foster parent and outlines the topics covered by pre-service training. Additional information is provided on the 12 hours of training required by each adult in a foster or kinship home each year. Ways of obtaining these credits are listed and a link is included to an in-service training verification form. The brief includes a chart showing in-service training credit hours for reading training materials, provides...more |
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| Document Title: | Family Matters: Supporting Connections to Birth Parents [Webpage]. |
| Corporate Author: | FosterClub. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This 2.5 credit hour online course is intended to teach foster parents how they can help support and guide a young person on their journey to creating or maintaining a healthy connection to their birth parents. The course addresses the role of a foster parent in helping a young person maintain connection to their birth parents, positive ways to help a young person stay connected to birth parents, strategies for building healthy and safe relationships with birth parents, and understanding why relationships with birth parents are so important for youth in care even if reunification is not the goal. Links are...more |
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| Document Title: | We Have To Stop Losing Half Of Foster Parents In The First Year. |
| Personal Author: | Clements, Irene. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | A foster mother who has fostered 127 children over 27 years discusses reasons many foster families quite in their first year of fostering, including the lack of support, poor communication with caseworkers, insufficient training to address children’s needs, and a lack of say in the children’s well-being. The efforts of CHAMPS (Children need Amazing Parents) to improve foster parenting policies throughout the United States are highlighted. |
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| Document Title: | Childkind: Georgia Agency Is Creating Foster Care Placements For Medically Fragile Children And Keeping Families Together. |
| Personal Author: | Zarate, Marisol. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This article highlights Childkind, a fostering agency for medically fragile children in Georgia that is keeping families together, empowering parents, and facilitating placements with trained foster parents. The creation of the agency is discussed, as well as barriers that might overwhelm a birth family with a medically fragile child, services provided by Childkind, and the benefits of Childkind. |
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| Document Title: | Prevention Of Human Trafficking Starts In Foster Homes. |
| Personal Author: | Fernandes, Pamela Q. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | Steps to prevent foster children from entering human trafficking are discussed and include: create an environment of acceptance, encourage visitors to foster homes, teach them problem solving skills, maintain connection with their family and existing social network, educate children about human trafficking, encourage foster family communication, prevent homelessness, and train foster families. |
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| Document Title: | Identifying The Essential Competencies For Resource Parents To Promote Permanency And Well-Being Of Adolescents In Care. |
| Personal Author: | Patterson, Debra.,Day, Angelique.,Vanderwill, Lori.,Willis, Tamarie.,Resko, Stella.,Henneman, Kris.,Cohick, Sue. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | The number of teens entering foster care and those subsequently aging out, has been steadily increasing in recent years. The majority of these teens experience placement instability while in care and do not secure permanency before entering young adulthood. These adolescents often have complex needs due to trauma histories, and as a result, many of these youth struggle with unemployment, homelessness, and incarceration, and they experience chronic physical and mental health challenges as young adults. There has been limited training available to prepare resource parents to care for adolescents who have experienced chronic trauma. The current study is the first phase...more |
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| Document Title: | Helping Your Child Transition from Foster Care to Adoption |
| Corporate Author: | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | Offers guidance on helping children with the foster-to-adoption transition process, including specific coping strategies for different developmental stages. Explores ways to promote attachment and provides resources available to help families with permanency. |
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| Document Title: | What Effects Have You Experienced as a Foster or Parent by Adoption or Guardianship? |
| Personal Author: | Hirst, Megan. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This checklist is designed to help foster parents, adoptive parents, and guardians indicate the impact of fostering and adopting on their well-being. Statements are made on possible negative effects. The checklist can then be used to assess the need for additional resources and supports. |
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| Document Title: | Program Components of Psychosocial Interventions in Foster and Kinship Care: A Systematic Review. |
| Personal Author: | Kemmis-Riggs, Jacqueline.,Dickes, Adam.,McAloon, John. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | Foster children frequently experience early trauma that significantly impacts their neurobiological, psychological and social development. This systematic review examines the comparative effectiveness of foster and kinship care interventions. It examines the components within each intervention, exploring their potential to benefit child and carer well-being, particularly focussing on child behaviour problems, and relational functioning. Systematic searches of electronic databases included PsycINFO, MEDLINE, Web of Science Core Collection, the Cochrane Collaborations Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) and Scopus to identify randomised or quasi-randomised trials of psychosocial foster/kinship care interventions, published between 1990 and 2016. Seventeen studies describing 14 interventions were included. Eleven studies...more |
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| Document Title: | Concurrent Child History And Contextual Predictors Of Children's Internalizing And Externalizing Behavior Problems In Foster Care. |
| Personal Author: | Perry, Kristin J.,Price, Joseph M. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This study contributes to current research on the behavior problems of children in foster care by analyzing a more comprehensive set of concurrent child history and contextual predictors. Kinship home status and sibling status (i.e., whether the sibling is a biological sibling to the foster child) were evaluated as moderators of significant associations. Data were collected at the baseline of a foster parent training intervention program prior to any intervention services using parent phone interviews (N = 310, 51.6% male, M age = 7.57 years). Two linear hierarchical regressions were used to evaluate each set of predictors' association with behavior problems...more |
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| Document Title: | An Investigation Of Foster Parent Training Needs. |
| Personal Author: | Hebert, Corie G.,Kulkin, Heidi. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | The training foster parents receive in America, pass the initial training required to certify them to take children into their homes, is not standardized. The Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 (H.R. 3443) requires prospective foster parents to be trained, but it provides only general guidelines for the training content. The training offered differs by state. This research examines what a group of foster parents attending a state foster parent association conference felt they needed in the area of training, to help them fulfil their role. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected. Foster parents were surveyed and ranked their training needs...more |
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| Document Title: | Click To Proceed: Foster Parent Training Goes Online. |
| Personal Author: | Renick, Christie. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This article discusses the benefits of online pre-service training for foster parents. It notes States across the United States are struggling to recruit resource families and the role of online training options in reducing the amount of time prospective families have to spend in a classroom. The implementation of a hybrid online-live session model in Arizona is highlighted. |
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| Document Title: | Ideas From The Experts: 10 Policy Proposals On Child Welfare Policy From Youth Who Experienced The System. |
| Personal Author: | Kelly, John. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This article presents recommendations from the 10 interns that participated in the Foster Youth Internship Program in 2018. Recommendations include: increasing federal spending on Family Resource Centers, technical assistance to help States maximize spending on training foster parents, creation of national database for foster and adoptive parents, a federal grant program to help foster parents pay for youth activities and opportunities, stronger guarantees of equity between financial support of foster parents and kinship caregivers, funding for models of trauma-informed schools, recruitment of families to care for unaccompanied refugee minors, funding for comprehensive support for foster youth on college campuses, extension of...more |
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| Document Title: | Training In Non-violent Resistance For Foster Parents: A Randomized Controlled Trial. |
| Personal Author: | Holen, Frank Van.,Vanderfaeillie, Johan.,Omergg, Haim. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate a training in non-violent resistance (NVR) for foster parents who take care of a foster child (ages 6-18) with externalizing problem behavior. Methods: A randomized controlled trial was used to compare an intervention group (NVR, n = 31) with a treatment as usual control group (TAU, n = 31). The NVR-intervention consists of ten weekly home sessions. Measures regarding behavioral problems in foster children, parenting stress and parenting practices in foster mothers, and the size of the supportive network were assessed before, after treatment, and at three months follow-up. Results: NVR showed...more |
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| Document Title: | Literature Review of Relative and Non-Relative Foster/Adoptive Parent Factors Related to Placement Stability and Permanence for Children and Youth. |
| Corporate Author: | Spaulding for Children. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | To inform the development of this national training initiative, a needs assessment was conducted. The needs assessment included interviews with stakeholders, systematic literature reviews, information gathered from interviews with professionals in the field and a survey of states. The systematic review of the literature represents one component of the needs assessment. There were three literature reviews conducted for the needs assessment including a literature review specific to relative and non-relative foster/adoptive parents, a literature review specific to Native American foster/adoptive parents and a literature review specific to families who adopt via the intercountry or private domestic process. This literature review was...more |
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| Document Title: | Circle of Support. |
| Personal Author: | Bench, Heather. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This exercise is designed to assist adoptive and foster parents in identifying networks of support. Parents are urged to identify the rock in their life who will stand by them, the wise person who will always tell the truth, the learner who will learn alongside them, the helping hand who will know when they need a break and will step in to assist, and the advocate who will stand up for them and continue to support them. |
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| Document Title: | Stakeholder Perceptions Of Barriers And Facilitators To Sexual Health Discussions Between Foster And Kinship Caregivers And Youth In Foster Care: A Qualitative Study. |
| Personal Author: | Serrano, Jessica.,Crouch, Julia M.,Albertson, Katie.,Ahrens, Kym R. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | Purpose Youth in foster care are more likely to contract a sexually transmitted infection (STI) and become pregnant than other youth, who have not been in foster care. This study explored stakeholder perceptions of barriers and facilitators to conversations about sexual health between foster/kinship caregivers and youth in foster care, with the goal of developing a brief, scalable sexual health training for caregivers. Methods We conducted individual phone interviews with twenty stakeholders from a variety of occupations that work closely with foster and kinship caregivers in New York, NY, Seattle, WA and Los Angeles, CA. Stakeholders were asked semi-structured open-ended questions...more |
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| Document Title: | Foundations For Healthy Relationships With Foster Youth. |
| Personal Author: | Belian, Marla. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This federally funded tip sheet explains there are approximately 430,000 children and youth in foster care on any given day, the negative impact of adverse experiences in the early years, and how nurturing caregivers can help increase a child's resilience by building in them strengths at the relational level. It then provides caregivers with ways to be the support system that a child in foster care needs to help them develop the critical relationships skills necessary for future stability, healthy decision making, and overall growth. Tips include: provide youth with a safe space and let your relationship develop naturally; model health...more |
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| Document Title: | Helping Youth Transition to Adulthood: Guidance for Foster Parents |
| Corporate Author: | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | Provides guidance on how foster parents can help youth build a foundation for a successful transition to adult life outside of foster care. It describes the challenges youth face, how the adolescent brain affects them during this time, and Federal laws and programs. It also provides concrete ways they can partner with youth. |
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| Document Title: | Treatment Foster Care Pre-service Trainings: Changes in Parenting Attitudes and Fostering Readiness. |
| Personal Author: | Strickler, Amy.,Trunzo, Annette C.,Kaelin, Michael S. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | The findings suggest an enhanced pre-service training may have potential impact on changing some parenting attitudes and an increased licensing status as a treatment parent. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Role Of Resource Parents in Supporting Family Recovery And Reunification In Family Treatment Drug Courts. |
| Personal Author: | Breitenbucher, Philip. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This article discusses how Family Treatment Drug Courts (FTDC) provide a collaborative solution of enhanced treatment and accountability to better meet the needs of families impacted by parental drug use. Strategies foster parents can use to support family recovery and reunification in FTDC are explained and include participating in the FTDC team, learning more about addiction and brain disease, embracing shared parenting, and supporting and facilitating frequent and quality family time. |
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| Document Title: | Literature & Resource Review: Characteristics of Successful Foster, Adoptive and/or Kinship Caregivers of American Indian, Alaska Native, First Nations and Native Hawaiian (AIAN/FN/NH) Children and Suggested Training Themes for these Parents. |
| Corporate Author: | Spaulding for Children. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This literature review was conducted to help identify characteristics of a successful foster, adoptive and/or kinship caregivers of AIAN/FN/NH youth as well as suggested training themes for these parents. Included studies were retrieved from peer reviewed journal articles, books, government reports, training curriculum, training materials and other sources identified in the gray literature, dated between 1972 and 2018, through web-based searches on Google, Google Scholar, University of Washington Libraries, Washington State University Libraries, Northeastern State University Libraries as well as personal correspondence with AIAN social service leaders, reviews of annotated bibliographies and reference lists. The initial search identified 1017 documents of...more |
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| Document Title: | Together Facing The Challenge: Program Works To Support Foster Parents, Keep Youth Connected To Biological Families. |
| Personal Author: | Murray, Maureen. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This article highlights Together Facing the Challenge (TFTC), an evidence-based training and coaching model developed to train agency staff working in foster care on the core elements embedded within a trauma-informed curriculum. It is designed to support agency staff in their role as coach to their foster parents. Specific steps foster parents can take to strengthen the connection between the foster and birth families are also discussed, as well as barriers and challenges in fully integrating shared parenting into practice. |
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| Document Title: | Ayudando a los jóvenes en su transición a la edad adulta: orientación para los padres de crianza (Helping Youth Transition to Adulthood: Guidance for Foster Parents) |
| Corporate Author: | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | Brinda orientación sobre cómo los padres de crianza pueden ayudar a los jóvenes a construir una base para una transición exitosa a la vida adulta fuera de cuidado de crianza. Describe los desafíos que enfrentan los jóvenes, cómo les afecta el cerebro adolescente durante este tiempo, y las leyes y los programas Federales. También detalla varias formas concretas de colaborar con los jóvenes.Provides guidance on how foster parents can help youth build a foundation for a successful transition to adult life outside of foster care. It describes the challenges youth face, how the adolescent brain affects them during this time, and...more |
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| Document Title: | Trauma-Informed Resource Parent Training and the Impact on Knowledge Acquisition, Parenting Self-Efficacy, and Child Behavior Outcomes: A Pilot of the Resource Parent Curriculum Parent Management Training (RPC+). |
| Personal Author: | Strolin-Goltzman, Jessica.,McCrae, Julie.,Emery, Theresa. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This pilot study illustrates one state’s development, implementation, and outcomes of a trauma-informed curriculum called the Resource Parent Curriculum + CARE (RPC+). The RPC+ is an intensive co-trained curriculum intended to be trauma-informed and skills-based focused on ameliorating child behavior problems that are frequently the source of parenting stress and placement instability. This article will provide a literature review of child and caregiver needs, describe the training curriculum, and present the results from the pilot implementation of the curriculum. Preliminary findings from this study show participants of the RPC+ show positive changes pre- to post-training on a number of dimensions that...more |
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| Document Title: | Empowering Caregivers, Strengthening Families [Learning Experience] |
| Corporate Author: | Capacity Building Center for States |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Offers videos and discussion guides that agencies can use to create a more supportive environment for resource parents, recruit new resource parents, and enlist community and partner support. The video series presents personal accounts from resource parents that illustrate the joys and challenges of their work with children, youth, and their families and the significance of support they receive from agency staff, peers, family, and community members. The accompanying guide helps agencies use videos and promote discussion during staff training, resource parent recruitment, and community planning events. Registration is required to access these videos and discussion guides. |
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| Document Title: | The Role of Fostering for Adoption in Achieving Early Permanence for Children. |
| Personal Author: | Dibben, Elaine.,Howorth, Viv. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This guide describes the development of the Fostering for Adoption (FfA) program in England as a route to early permanence for foster children and explores current best policy and practice. Following an introduction, Chapter 2 explores the FfA model, differences between concurrent planning and FfA, and the use of FfA. Chapter 3 sets out the legal requirements on local authorities when they are care planning for children and identifying FfA carers, and explains the differences between legislation and guidance in England and Wales. Chapter 4 looks at which children will benefit from an FfA placement, and Chapter 5 looks at how...more |
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| Document Title: | Foster Care. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This fact sheet explains foster care services in Ohio. It provides information on the removal of children from their homes and the temporary custody of the child to a public children services agency, determining the best placements for children, how foster care is regulated, how adults can become foster parents, when adoption is considered, and services that are available for children who age out of foster care. |
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| Document Title: | Empowering Caregivers, Strengthening Families Video Series. Karen's Story [YouTube Video and Descriptive Audio]. |
| Corporate Author: | Capacity Building Center for States. Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Highlights some of the factors that motivate caregivers to work through challenges and to provide permanency to children in foster care. In this video, a foster parent discusses lessons learned from fostering over 50 children in her home. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | A National Comparison of Carer Screening, Assessment, Selection and Training and Support in Foster, Kinship and Residential Care: Research Project 4.10 Final Report. |
| Personal Author: | Benton, Murray.,Pigott, Rohan.,Price, Megan.,Shepherdson, Patrick.,Winkworth, Gail. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This final report presents the findings of an Australian study that explored policies and processes each state or territory government has in place for carer screening, assessment, selection, training, and support to prevent or respond effectively to child sexual abuse in foster care, kinship care, and residential care settings; policies and processes non-government (NGO) providers of out-of-home care (OOHC) services have in place; factors that help facilitate the implementation of these policies and processes; and barriers to the implementation of these policies and processes. The study included a review of documentation, interviews and small group discussions with representatives of relevant state...more |
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| Document Title: | The Springfield Project Service: Evaluation Of A Solihull Approach Course For Foster Carers. |
| Personal Author: | Sarah Madigan.,Kate Paton.,Naomi Mackett. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | A study involving 83 Scottish participants explored the effectiveness of the Solihull Approach course for foster carers, a 12-week program that promotes the parent and child relationship by emphasizing the need for emotional containment and a reciprocal relationship so as to form a framework for thinking about, understanding, and effectively managing behavior. The course helped participants to better understand their foster child by clarifying the nature of the relationship and their role, understand the impact of early experiences, and appreciate that she or he is not to blame. 42 references. |
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| Document Title: | Exploring the Relationship: Joint Narratives of Foster Carers and Young People. |
| Personal Author: | Clarkson, Hannah.,Dallos, Rudi.,Stedmon, Jacqui.,Hennessy, Claire. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This study looks at the stories that foster carers and the young people in their care jointly construct as they engage in discussion about their relationship. The research aimed to explore both the meanings that they hold regarding the development of this relationship and the patterns of contributions they make as they engage in their conversations. Four dominant narrative themes emerged: talking being central; the relationship and placement being different to expectations; being included like family, now and always; and sharing laughter through normal experiences. Analysis of the conversations showed that the foster carers made extensive use of ‘imputation questions’ –...more |
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| Document Title: | Empowering Caregivers, Strengthening Families Video Series. Sonita's Story [YouTube Video and Descriptive Audio]. |
| Corporate Author: | Capacity Building Center for States. Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Highlights the importance of recognizing the foster family as an extension of a child’s biological family and the role of effective communication between caregivers and biological family members. This video shares the experience of one caregiver who found that successful collaboration with biological family members, along with agency assistance to promote family engagement, proved effective for family reunification. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Restraint and Physical Intervention in Foster Care. |
| Personal Author: | Adams, Paul. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This brief notes the incidence of child- or adolescent-to-parent violence in the context of adoption and foster care in England, and the controversies surrounding restraint and physical intervention in foster care and the training of foster carers in these methods. It then reviews laws in the United Kingdom governing the use of proportionate force, the prevention of crime, and fostering. Definitions of physical presence, non-restrictive contact, and restraint are offered, as well as case studies to illustrate the use of non-restrictive contact and the use of physical restraint. Guidance is provided for avoiding and minimizing physical intervention and the training of...more |
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| Document Title: | Empowering Caregivers, Strengthening Families Video Series. Don's Story [YouTube Video and Descriptive Audio]. |
| Corporate Author: | Capacity Building Center for States. Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Highlights the beneficial role of agency support and encouragement to caregivers in ensuring effective foster parenting and successful reunification measures. In this video, a foster parent discusses the importance of communication and trust between caregivers and biological family members, along with agency training and resources, for successful reunification. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Support for Parents Who Adopt from Foster Care [Webpage]. |
| Corporate Author: | AdoptUSKids (Program) |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This webpage discusses the availability of financial and medical assistance and services for families who have adopted children from foster care. Information and additional links are provided for resources on: obtaining financial assistance, including adoption tax credits and adoption subsides and financial assistance; meeting medical and mental health needs; accessing educational assistance; addressing emotional needs; and finding respite care and adoption support groups. Additional links are provided for contacting foster care and adoption specialists and stories of families who adopted from foster care. |
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| Document Title: | Improving Outcomes for Children in Out-of-Home Care: The Role of Therapeutic Foster Care. |
| Personal Author: | Frederico, Margarita.,Long, Maureen.,McNamara, Patricia.,McPherson, Lynne.,Rose, Richard. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | How best to support children and young people in foster care remains a challenge for child welfare. There has been little Australian research on the outcomes for children and young people placed in therapeutic foster care (TFC). This article aims to address this knowledge gap, presenting the evaluation of a state-wide model of TFC known as the Circle Program operating in Victoria, Australia. Data sources for the study were case assessment analysis; surveys of foster carers, program workers and other stakeholders in the sector; and both focus groups and individual interviews with foster care workers. The evaluation found that the Circle...more |
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| Document Title: | Children in Family Foster Care (Chapter 11 in Exploring Child Welfare: A Practice Perspective,7th Edition. With Enhanced Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (What's New in Social Work). |
| Personal Author: | Crosson-Tower, Cynthia. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This chapter describes the emergency, development, function, and purpose of foster care, reasons children enter foster care, the role of foster parents and how they are recruited and trained, the reactions, responsibilities, and stresses for the birth parents when their children are place in and returned from foster care, the feelings of children toward their placement and life in foster care, the role of the foster care social workers, and trends for the future of foster care. Critical thinking questions and case examples are included. 3 figures. |
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| Document Title: | Empowering Caregivers, Strengthening Families Video Series. Jamie's Story [YouTube Video and Descriptive Audio]. |
| Corporate Author: | Capacity Building Center for States. Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Exhibits the effect of committed caregivers throughout the process of foster parenting to adoption and demonstrates the power of strong families in promoting positive outcomes and permanency for children. In this video, an adoptive parent shares her reflections on her relationship with her daughter on the day of her adoption. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Empowering Caregivers, Strengthening Families Video Series. |
| Corporate Author: | Capacity Building Center for States. Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This webpage presents a video series that demonstrates the importance of agency capacity and community and caregiver networks to strengthen families and achieve positive outcomes for children. Links are provided to 10 videos that address: the importance of recognizing the foster family as an extension of a child’s biological family and the role of effective communication between caregivers and biological family members; motivating factors for caregivers serving children with therapeutic needs; the role of agency support through the difficult decisions that caregivers need to make when moving from foster parenting to adoption; factors that motivate caregivers to work through challenges and...more |
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| Document Title: | The Foster Care Handbook: A Guide for Caregivers. |
| Corporate Author: | Alberta. Community and Social Services. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Intended for caregivers in Alberta, Canada, this guide answers commonly asked questions about foster care, explains the role of foster parents, and provides information about how caseworkers make decisions and how children end up in care. Following an introduction, information is provided on: the Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act and the role of the foster parent; the Children First Act and the role of the foster parent; the Child Intervention Practice Framework; foundations of caregiver support; agreements and court ordered status, including enhancement services and protection services; other orders or agreements relating to guardianships and adoption; the Office of the...more |
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| Document Title: | Empowering Caregivers, Strengthening Families Video Series. Teresa's Story [YouTube Video and Descriptive Audio]. |
| Corporate Author: | Capacity Building Center for States. Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This 3-minute video highlights motivating factors for caregivers serving children with therapeutic needs, including the value of caregiver support networks, continuous training, and a commitment to strengthen families within the caregiver’s community. This video shares a foster mother’s experiences collaborating with biological families toward positive outcomes for the children in her care. The gifts foster parents can provide to foster children are described. (Author abstract modified) |
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| Document Title: | Empowering Caregivers, Strengthening Families Video Series. Joyce's Story [YouTube Video and Descriptive Audio]. |
| Corporate Author: | Capacity Building Center for States. Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Demonstrates the role of agency support through the difficult decisions that caregivers need to make when moving from foster parenting to adoption, including caregiver age. This video highlights the perspective of a parent throughout her transition from temporary foster parent to adoptive parent. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Training and Preparation for Caregiving of Older Foster Youth: Perspectives of Foster Parents. |
| Personal Author: | Greeno, Elizabeth J.,Uretsky, Matthew C.,Lee, Bethany R.,Ahn, Haksoon.,Harburger, Deborah S. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | How to best prepare older youth in foster care for independence remains a child welfare challenge. This article presents findings from a study assessing foster parent perspectives of caregiving and training to care for older youth. Findings suggest gaps in foster parents' knowledge and readiness to prepare young adults for independence. However, their connectedness to foster youth post-placement suggests that foster parents may be an overlooked resource for supporting the transition of older youth. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Empowering Caregivers, Strengthening Families Video Series. Melvin's Story [YouTube Video and Descriptive Audio]. |
| Corporate Author: | Capacity Building Center for States. Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Addresses the importance of agency resources, such as caregiver support groups and specialized training, to equip caregivers to work successfully with children and youth who have severe therapeutic needs. This video highlights a therapeutic foster parent's belief that effective advocacy relies on agency resources and training as well as community support. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | National Campaign to Improve Foster Care. |
| Personal Author: | Haskins, Ron. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This report discusses the challenges Departments of Social Services face in selecting, training, and certifying foster parents and presents a national campaign to promote the highest quality of foster parenting. The national campaign called CHAMPS (CHildren need AMazing ParentS) is designed to work with State policymakers, child welfare administrators, and advocates to leverage research and spur policy reforms in up to 25 States over the next five years. The reforms are focused on: building a robust constituency network and enhancing the capacity of advocates to effectively push for quality foster parenting through a broad-based coalition equipped with the latest evidence and...more |
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| Document Title: | Empowering Caregivers, Strengthening Families Video Series. Lucy's Story [YouTube Video and Descriptive Audio]. |
| Corporate Author: | Capacity Building Center for States. Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Emphasizes the need for agency assistance and openness toward creative therapeutic services such as music lessons and highlights the need for a strong caregiver support group. This video shares one caregiver’s positive experience working with older youth with special needs in therapeutic foster care. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Special Issue Introduction: Finding, Supporting, and Maintaining Adoptive Families for Children in Foster Care. |
| Personal Author: | Madden, Elissa E.,McRoy, Ruth G. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This editorial introduces a journal issue that explores how agencies find families for children needing placement and the experiences of these families and children before and after adoption. It describes articles that address factors influencing the consideration of adoption, barriers to adoption, characteristics of “ideal adoptive families”, the impact of historical trauma and mistrust on the recruitment of resource families of color, kinship adoption, experiences of youth adopted for foster care by lesbian and gay parents, and the effectiveness of a pre-placement education and preparation curriculum for prospective foster and adoptive parents. 1 reference. |
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| Document Title: | Empowering Caregivers, Strengthening Families Video Series. Debra's Story [YouTube Video and Descriptive Audio]. |
| Corporate Author: | Capacity Building Center for States. Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Demonstrates key aspects of agency support to caregivers, including the importance of quality personal contact, training, and resources to empower caregivers through the process of moving from foster parenting to adoption. This video highlights an adoptive mother’s decision to adopt the foster child in her care. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | It's All in the Preparation! (Special Issue: Preparing for, Understanding and Preventing False Allegations). |
| Personal Author: | O'Brien, Pat. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This article explains why foster parents may be accused of child abuse, including children believing that if they accuse the foster parent they will be able to go home, the wish of the biological parent to reunite with their child, and obligations felt by professionals. The need to prepare foster parents for abuse allegations and the role of the child welfare agency in supporting foster parents and remaining neutral about investigations are discussed. |
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| Document Title: | Developing Carers' Skills: The Relationship Between Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches. |
| Personal Author: | Bullock, Roger. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This article explores how to influence the way carers think and behavior and the role of mindfulness in encouraging the development of a set of social traits and dispositions that produces specific moral emotions, informs motivation, guides conduct, and entertains the possibility of embedding in practice a set of virtues and values. The need for mindfulness to be supported by an overarching ideology that addresses issues such as rights, principles, and outcomes is emphasized. |
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| Document Title: | The Treatment of Youth Referred for Sexual Behavior Problems in Forensic Foster Care -- A Social Responsibility Therapy Program Description (Chapter 21 in Sexually Abuse Behavior in Youth: A Handbook of Theory, Assessment, and Treatment). |
| Personal Author: | Yokley, James M. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This chapter describes the treatment of youth referred for sexually abusive behavior along with other types of abuse that warrant treatment with Social Responsibility Therapy (SRT) in Forensic Foster Care. It begins by explaining Forensic Foster Care employs SRT to help youth control multiple forms of abuse by developing social-emotional maturity as a competing response, developing an understanding of how abusive behavior was acquired, maintained, and generalized, and demonstrating the social responsibility to make restitution. Information is provided on the theoretical underpinnings of SRT, key components of SRT, and Forensic Foster Parent recruitment, selection, and training. 2 tables and numerous references....more |
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| Document Title: | Against All Odds: Vital Few Foster Families. |
| Personal Author: | Orme, John G.,Cherry, Donna J.,Brown, Jason D. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | There is a small, methodologically diverse body of research indicating that approximately 20% of families provide disproportionate amounts of foster caregiving, place fewer restrictions on characteristics of children they are willing to foster and actually do foster, and provide caregiving environments as good as or better than those provided by other foster families. Cherry and Orme (2013) conceptualized this phenomenon in terms of the Pareto Principle, also known as the 80-20 rule or the Vital Few, and they refer to these 20% of families as the Vital Few and the remaining 80% as the Useful Many. This review will examine and...more |
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| Document Title: | Strategies for Successfully Recruiting and Retaining Preferred- Placement Foster Homes for American Indian Children: Maintaining Culture and Compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act. |
| Personal Author: | Killos, Lydia.,Lucero, Nancy.,Kauffmann, Megan.,Brammer, Misty J.,Freemont, Sheri.,Maher, Erin. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This brief highlights strategies used by tribal and State teams working to increase the number of foster parents for American Indian children and reflect children's culture and comply with the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). The brief begins by explaining the purpose of the ICWA and key ICWA provisions. It then lists ICWA preferences for child placements in the following order: a member of child’s extended family, a foster home licensed, approved, or specified by the Indian child’s tribe, an Indian foster home licensed or approved by an authorized non-Indian agency, and an institution for children approved by an Indian tribe...more |
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| Document Title: | Empowering Caregivers, Strengthening Families Video Series. The Grant Family's Story [YouTube Video and Descriptive Audio]. |
| Corporate Author: | Capacity Building Center for States. Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Demonstrates the power of positive caregiver perspective alongside child welfare agency encouragement and support. In this video, caregivers share the concerns they had about becoming foster parents and discuss the resources that helped them become committed and effective foster parents. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | FY 2017 Children's Bureau Discretionary Grant Awards |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This brief lists U.S. Children’s Bureau Discretionary Grant Awards for fiscal year 2017. Awardees are listed for the following programs: National Quality Improvement Center for Preventive Services and Interventions in Indian Country; AdoptUSKids; National Quality Improvement Center for Collaborative Community Court Teams to Address the Needs of Infants, Young Children, and Families Affected by Substance Use Disorders; Hospital-Based Adoption Support Services; National Training and Development Initiative for Foster and Adoptive Parents; Regional Partnership Grants to Increase the Well-Being of, and to Improve the Permanency Outcomes for, Children Affected by Substance Abuse; Regional Partnership Grants to Increase the Well-Being of, and to...more |
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| Document Title: | JP Cultural Competency Training. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This 18-question multiple choice assessment is designed to assess the cultural competency of foster parents. It addresses the meaning of cultural competency, the difference between cultural and identity, racial biases, the coming out of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender adolescents, the overrepresentation of minorities in the child welfare system, the benefits of cultural diversity, and confirmation bias. |
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| Document Title: | Assessing Challenges and Barriers for Bilingual Caregivers to Be Effective Placements for Spanish-Speaking Youth. |
| Personal Author: | Valencia, Maribel Andrea. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this project was to assess what bilingual caregivers need to know in order to be effective placements for Spanish-speaking youth in the foster care system in a rural northern California county. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with community service providers, focusing initially on bilingual service providers and others serving the Spanish-speaking community in a rural northern California county.Themes were gathered from the interviews completed with the community service providers. The themes bring forward the service provider’s understanding of the issues facing bilingual caregivers in a rural northern California county. The themes that were found through the interviews describe the...more |
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| Document Title: | Why Foster Parent Pre-Service Training is So Important: What Foster Parents Gain from Learning About Foster Care Before a Child Enters Their Home. |
| Personal Author: | Strickler, Amy.,Trunzo, Annette C. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This article explains the benefits of foster parent pre-service training, and reviews key strategies for three important areas that should be addressed in parent training programs: creating positive interactions with children, disciplinary consistency, and opportunities to practice newly learned skills. |
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| Document Title: | La crianza de un niño que ha experimentado trauma (Parenting a Child Who Has Experienced Trauma) |
| Corporate Author: | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | Analiza la naturaleza del trauma (particularmente trauma causado por abuso o negligencia), sus efectos en niños y jóvenes y las maneras de ayudar a un niño que ha experimentado trauma. Los padres biológicos o de crianza que no entienden las consecuencias del trauma pueden malinterpretar el comportamiento de su hijo, y sus intentos de lidiar con un comportamiento problemático pueden no ser efectivos y, en algunos casos, hasta pueden causar daño. Al aumentar su comprensión sobre el trauma, los padres biológicos y de crianza pueden apoyar mejor la sanación de su hijo, de la relación padre-hijo, y de su familia como...more |
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| Document Title: | Parent Partner Program Manual: Sample Policies and Procedures |
| Corporate Author: | Capacity Building Center for States |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | Provides a template and guidance for program administrators, parent partner coordinators, family leaders, and other key stakeholders to develop their own parent partner program manuals. This document offers recommendations on key parent partner program manual components, guiding principles, and sample statements, policies, and procedures. Together with the Parent Partner Navigator, these documents are designed to help shape parent partner program implementation and operations and enhance the likelihood of their success. |
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| Document Title: | FY 2016 Children's Bureau Discretionary Grant Awards |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This brief lists U.S. Children’s Bureau Discretionary Grant Awards for fiscal year 2016. Awardees are listed for the following programs: Quality Improvement Center on Child Welfare Involved Children and Families Experiencing Domestic Violence; State and Tribal Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Implementation Partnership Grants; Quality Improvement Center for Workforce Development; Grants to Tribes, Tribal Organizations, and Migrant Programs for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention Programs; Foster/Adoptive Parent Preparation, Training, and Development Initiative; Standing Announcement for Tribal Title IV-E Plan Development Grants; and National Quality Improvement Center on Tailored Services, Placement Stability, and Permanency for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) Children...more |
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| Document Title: | Adoption by Foster Carers: A Guide to Preparing, Assessing and Supporting Foster Carers Adopting Children in Their Care. |
| Personal Author: | Dibben, Elaine.,Howorth, Viv. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This practice guide is designed to assist child welfare workers in the United Kingdom assist foster carers who wish to adopt children in their care. It begins by sharing research findings on foster carer adoption, including foster carer adoption the United States, England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Findings indicate: there has been no significant change in the percentage of children being adopted by their foster carers in the last 15 years; the average age of children adopted by their foster carers is higher than that of children adopted by strangers; the attitudes of key people in the local authorities can...more |
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| Document Title: | Scaling Up Treatment Foster Care Oregon: A Randomized Trial of Two Implementation Strategies (Chapter 9 in Family-Based Prevention Programs for Children and Adolescents: Theory, Research, and Large-Scale Dissemination). |
| Personal Author: | Chamberlain, Patricia.,Saldana, Lisa. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This chapter describes the need for scale-up evidence-based practices and provides a description of a large-scale randomized implementation trial of an evidence-based mental health intervention delivered through county social service systems. A total of 51 counties in California and Ohio were randomly assigned to one of two implementation conditions for Treatment Foster Care Oregon training programs for foster parents. No differences were found between counties who used Community Development Teams and those who did not on key implementation outcomes. 1 table and 30 references. |
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| Document Title: | Child Safety in Substitute Care Independent Review [Oregon]. Comprehensive Assessment. Draft Findings [Presentation Slides]. |
| Corporate Author: | Public Knowledge, LLC. Oregon Department of Human Services. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This slideshow presentation contains draft findings and preliminary recommendations from the comprehensive assessment phase of the Oregon Child Safety in Substitute Care Independent Review. It begins by explaining the scope of the comprehensive review is focused on areas of the system that are closest to the direct experience of children and youth living in substitute care: where they live and what happens when they experience abuse in care. Findings from the review indicate: space availability drives placement decisions; Oregon’s placement capacity for high-needs children and youth is shrinking; the urgency to find placements compromises certification and licensing standards; foster care providers...more |
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| Document Title: | The Impact of Unproven Allegations on Foster Carers. |
| Personal Author: | Plumridge, Gillian.,Sebba, Judy. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This report presents the findings of a study that explored the impact of unproven allegations on carers in England in order to improve the way that allegations are dealt with by fostering services, local authorities, and the police. Phase 1 of the study surveyed 190 fostering providers and Phase 2 conducted in-depth semi-structured interviews with foster carers from 30 families, 23 Supervising Social Workers (SSWs), and 13 fostering managers. Findings indicate: carers working for local authorities were much more likely to continue being paid following an allegation and pending the outcome than those fostering for independent fostering services; in Phase 1,...more |
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| Document Title: | Share Holders Meetings: Advice From the Trenches to Identify Problems and Brainstorm Solutions. |
| Personal Author: | Bond, June. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This article discusses the following systemic problems identified by a South Carolina stakeholders group made up of foster parents, GALS, and citizen review boards: lack of communication between the social services system and the shareholders, artificial barriers to positive home studies, antiquated models of training for adoptive and foster families, lack of information for foster families on legal assistance in the termination of rights, lack of effort to make certain that older teens and their foster parents are informed about resources for independent living, poor use of educational online resources to help foster children recover high school credits, and lack of...more |
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| Document Title: | Parenting a Child Who Has Experienced Trauma. |
| Personal Author: | Hughes, Dan.,Blythe, Matthew. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | Part of series that address the difficulties faced by adopted and foster children, this text looks at traumatic experiences and their effect on children eat different stages of development. It explores how the effects of childhood trauma can be treated, educational and social issues that an affected child may have, and what it may be like to parent a child who has been affected by traumatic experiences. Symptoms, prognosis, and treatment of traumatized children are discussed, and frequently asked questions about parenting a traumatized child are answered. An additional chapter explains specific parenting tasks of parents of traumatized children, including establishing...more |
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| Document Title: | The Ins and Outs of Foster Parent Training. |
| Personal Author: | DeGarmo, John. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | Intended for potential foster parents, this article reviews qualifications for becoming a foster parent, pre-service training using the Model Approach to Partnership in Parenting or the Parent Resource for Information, Development, and Education, day-to-day challenges foster parents need to cope with, and available support groups and associations. |
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| Document Title: | Effects of a Foster Parent Training Intervention on Child Behavior, Caregiver Stress, and Parenting Style. |
| Personal Author: | Greeno, Elizabeth J.,Lee, Bethany R.,Uretsky, Mathew C.,Moore, Jessica E.,Barth, Richard P.,Shaw, Terry V. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | Findings from Maryland KEEP, a replication of KEEP (keeping foster and kinship parents trained and supported), a foster and kinship parent training intervention are presented. The purposes of this study were to evaluate child behavior change, changes in caregiver parenting style, and permanency and placement stability at baseline and then after the KEEP intervention. The KEEP intervention was provided to 65 foster and kinship parents providing care for children ages 4–12. Children who participated in the study were referred due to behavior problems, as reported by foster parents: they all scored in the clinical range for externalizing behavior on the child...more |
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| Document Title: | Are You Getting All Available Information Before Placement? |
| Personal Author: | Sciortino, Rhonda.,Harding, Mike. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This article discusses the high rate of foster family turnover and the need for agencies to get a full disclosure of history of the child, including any dangerous behaviors, before the child is placed in a foster home. It emphasizes the best risk management is prevention and calls for initial placement matches be carefully made, behaviors be tracked, and that appropriate training, oversight, and resources are provided so that foster children are with families that are best equipped to help heal them. |
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| Document Title: | How Two Determined Texas Moms Created a Non-Profit Organization to Help Relatives and Kin Who are Raising Children (Chapter 62 in The Kinship Parenting Toolbox: A Unique Guidebook for the Kinship Care Parenting Journey). |
| Personal Author: | Powell, Beth. |
| Publication Year: | 2015 |
| Abstract: | This chapter highlights Angel Reach, a nonprofit that helps support relatives and kinship caregivers. It discusses how two mothers who had fostered and adopted a number of children developed the organization to help educate and support the families of relative-kinship placements. The Christian organization helps relatives habilitate their houses in order to pass homestudies, provides refers to attorneys, works with other agencies to improve the Texas foster care system, and has a transitional living program for foster youth who have aged out of the system. |
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| Document Title: | Supporting and Strengthening Foster Adoptive Families: Utah's Story of Post-Adoption Service Development, Delivery, and Ongoing Evaluation. |
| Personal Author: | Egbert, Susan Cutler. |
| Publication Year: | 2015 |
| Abstract: | Foster care adoption outcomes and related child and family risk factors, challenges, and needs have been well documented by previous research. Practical and replicable grass roots approaches to address these challenges are warranted. This macro-level case study describes Utah's public–private university collaborative process for addressing the challenges and needs of foster adoptive families utilizing a method for developing and delivering post-adoption services as well as a mixed methods model for giving voice to adoptive families in an ongoing effort to evaluate awareness of, access to, and use of post-adoption services. Specific practical implications and recommendations are included. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Training Plan [Missouri Department of Social Services, Children’s Division] |
| Corporate Author: | Missouri. Department of Social Services. Children’s Division. |
| Publication Year: | 2015 |
| Abstract: | This report presents the training plan for the Missouri Department of Social Services’ Children’s Division. It begins by explaining that during 2014 and ongoing, several steps are being taken to better support communication and practice between training management, quality assurance/improvement (QA/QI) staff, and regional executive staff, and that the Training Coordinator and QA/QI management are now part of the executive team which meets on a regular basis each month. Additional reforms to training procedures are described and include the regionalization of agency trainers, better communication to the front-line staff on the importance family-centered interventions, and collaborative trainings with the Office of...more |
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| Document Title: | What Foster Parents Need to Know: Keeping a Journal, Handling Allegations, Adoption Subsidies, and More. |
| Personal Author: | Kenny, James Andrew.,Kenny, Peter.,Bontrager, Mark.,Gaunt, Tom.,Gaunt, Jean.,Martin-Hushman, Diane. |
| Publication Year: | 2015 |
| Abstract: | Intended for foster parents, this handbook begins by discussing the importance of keeping a daily journal to aid in advocating for foster children. Different ways to keep a journal are described, as well as examples of journal entries and an outline for quarterly summaries. Following chapters address: how to prepare a Life Book, the importance of permanency, the legal definitions of bonding, advocating for foster children and the right of foster parents to be heard, available adoption subsidies, discipline strategies, and strategies for treating reactive detachment disorder. The handbook concludes with a chapter on ow to prevent abuse allegations from occurring...more |
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| Document Title: | Be a Foster or Adoptive Parent. |
| Corporate Author: | New Jersey Department of Children and Families. Child Protection and Permanency. |
| Publication Year: | 2015 |
| Abstract: | This brief explains there are thousands of New Jersey children who need the warmth and guidance of a family and urges individuals to become foster and adoptive families. The role of foster care and adoption are explained and requirements for becoming a foster or adoptive parent are listed. Answers to frequently asked questions about foster children, the role of the foster parent, and financial assistance are provided, as well as information on support for foster/relative care and adoption, licensing information, and PRIDE (Parent Resources for Information, Development, and Education) training for foster and adoptive parents. |
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| Document Title: | How To Adopt From Foster Care. |
| Personal Author: | Bierly, Denise M.,Rabuck, Bobbie L. |
| Publication Year: | 2015 |
| Abstract: | Two legal experts offer advice on where to start and how to navigate the uncertainties of the U.S. foster system. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Kinship in California (Chapter 57 in The Kinship Parenting Toolbox: A Unique Guidebook for the Kinship Care Parenting Journey). |
| Personal Author: | Aguilar, Juline. |
| Publication Year: | 2015 |
| Abstract: | This chapter highlights the Foster and Kinship Care Education program established in 1984 and provided by 62 California Community Colleges. The program provides training to kinship caregivers and foster parents at no cost and addresses the role, rights, and responsibilities of a relative care provider, the child protective system, relationships and safety issues regarding contact with birth parents, and permanency options. |
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| Document Title: | A Foster Care to Adoption Guide. |
| Corporate Author: | Together We Rise. |
| Publication Year: | 2015 |
| Abstract: | Intended for prospective adoptive parents, this guide explains how to adopt a foster child. It begins with information on the number of children waiting to be adopted and the negative outcomes of foster children. Steps are then described for adopting a foster child, including: choosing an adoption method, choosing the type of adoption, covering the cost and financial assistance, working with an agency, beginning the homestudy, getting to know your child, preparing your child, bringing your child home and petitioning to adopt, finalizing the adoption, and celebrating and staying informed. A list of adoption terms and resources is provided. |
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| Document Title: | Resource Parent Preservice Training: An Investigation of the Training Process and Outcomes of the PRIDE Program. |
| Personal Author: | Nash, Jordanna J. |
| Publication Year: | 2015 |
| Abstract: | PRIDE preservice training is a widely-used method of resource parent preparation, yet a program that has been the focus of very little research. This thesis project was carried out in two studies designed to examine the process of training, investigate selected outcomes of the training, and explore the transfer of training into practice. The first study involved 174 prospective resource parents. Investigation of the process of preservice training determined that participant engagement and participant-perceived fidelity, the combination of which was conceptualized as participant-perceived training quality, were high. In terms of outcomes, significant large gains from pre- to posttraining were observed in...more |
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| Document Title: | Effects of Foster Care Placements on the Mental Health of Abused Children in Florida. |
| Personal Author: | Nelson,Sarah M. |
| Publication Year: | 2015 |
| Abstract: | INTRODUCTION: As evidenced in the literature, when maltreated children are admitted into state care, they are frequently not afforded sufficient mental health treatment. Concomitantly, foster parents are often not given proper training in providing complex care for these children. As such, the current study aimed to examine the role that foster care has in the development of psychopathology in maltreated children and their caregivers. METHODS: Participants included 234 maltreated youths (ages 7 to 17) presenting for treatment at a community mental health center specializing in childhood trauma. Children and adolescents currently residing in foster care as well as in their biological...more |
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| Document Title: | Implementation of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy Within Foster Care: An Attempt to Translate an Evidence-Based Program Within a Local Child Welfare Agency. |
| Personal Author: | Topitzes, James.,Mersky, Joshua P.,McNeil, Cheryl B. |
| Publication Year: | 2015 |
| Abstract: | This article describes an implementation project in which parent–child interaction therapy was adapted for and tested within foster parent training services. The authors recount multiple steps involved in translating an evidence-based intervention to child welfare services: (a) specifying the child welfare context for implementation and testing purposes, choosing an intervention model that responded to child welfare service needs, and tailoring the model for the child welfare setting; (b) securing external funding and initiating sustainability plans; and (c) forging a university–community partnership. The article concludes with a discussion of promising preliminary study results, future implementation plans, and lessons learned. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | The Development and Evaluation of a Mental Health Training for Foster Parents. |
| Personal Author: | Morrow, Michael T.,Garwood, Brooke E.,Brutko, Lisa M.,Schneider, Christina A.,Cuttic, Jessica A. |
| Publication Year: | 2015 |
| Abstract: | The authors outline the development, delivery, and evaluation of a mental health workshop series for foster parents. A needs assessment was conducted, and workshops were created by reviewing research on developmental psychopathology and empirically supported psychotherapies. Participants (N = 35 foster parents) reported a moderate level of satisfaction with the workshops and offered valuable open-ended feedback. This paper is intended as a resource for mental health providers conducting similar work with foster families. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Foster parent Recruitment, Retention, Development, and Support (Chapter 34 in Child Welfare for the 21st Century: A Handbook of Practices, Policies, and Programs. 2nd Edition). |
| Personal Author: | Mayers Pasztor, Eileen.,McNitt, Myrna L. |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
| Abstract: | This chapter provides a historical perspective on foster parent recruitment and retention and explains turnover among line staff, supervisors, managers, and administrators mitigates against institutional memories on strategies that have and have not worked over the years. It notes the role shift for foster parents to that of a resource parent and solid team member, a team leader, and an advocate for the children in their care, and discusses the need to create a resource family development and support model of practice. 65 references. |
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| Document Title: | Children in Foster Care: What Behaviours do Carers Find Challenging? |
| Personal Author: | Octoman, Olivia.,Mclean, Sara.,Sleep, Julie. |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
| Abstract: | Background: Children placed in care because of abuse or neglect can display a range of challenging behaviours that can be difficult for foster carers to manage. While much is known about the prevalence of behavioural disorders among children in care, little quantitative information exists about which behaviours are problematic for carers. Method: Two hundred and one foster carers of children aged 4?12 were asked to rate a range of potentially problematic behaviours via online survey. Items were drawn from existing clinical measures, a review of the practice literature, and focus group consultation. Results: Principal component analysis yielded four distinct profiles of behaviours that...more |
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| Document Title: | Latino Foster Parent Health Perceptions of Chronic Conditions: A Qualitative Exploration. |
| Personal Author: | Jee, Sandra H.,Salter, Mary Del Balso.,Gonka, Jacquelyn.,Chin, Nancy P. |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
| Abstract: | Prior work using nationally representative data of children in the child welfare system suggested that Latino foster parents were less likely to identify children in their care as having chronic conditions. Hispanics comprise over one-fifth of children in foster care, the majority of whom have special health care needs, and there is a growing need to recruit qualified Latino families into the child welfare system. Little is known about Latino parents' health perceptions regarding chronic conditions, and potential reasons for differing identification rates of children with special health care needs. We conducted 17 home-based, in-depth interviews with Latino foster parents to...more |
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| Document Title: | Resource Family Handbook / New Jersey Department of Children and Families. |
| Corporate Author: | New Jersey Department of Children and Families (DCF). |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
| Abstract: | This handbook for New Jersey foster parents begins by explaining Child Protection and Permanency (CP&P) is New Jersey’s child protection and child welfare agency. Residing within the New Jersey Department of Children and Families, CP&P investigates allegations of child abuse and neglect, makes arrangements to ensure that children are safe and protected, and helps families receive needed treatment and services. CP&P also provides foster and adoption services and is called upon to intervene and provide social services to address family and juvenile problems. CP&P provides services to families through its 47 local offices throughout New Jersey. The handbook then explains there...more |
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| Document Title: | Undertaking a Foster Carer Review: A Guide to Collecting and Analysing Information for a Foster Carer Review Using Form FR (England). |
| Personal Author: | Adams, Paul. |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
| Abstract: | This guide is designed to help social workers plan and carry out a comprehensive and evidence-based review of foster carers in England. It is to be used by supervising social workers to complete a Foster Carer Review using the BAAF Form FR (England). The guide explores the legal framework behind foster carer reviews and offers advice on how to conduct the review process, looking at actions that agencies should take before, during, and after a foster review meeting. Each part of Form FR is considered, with information on how to best use each section, along with an exploration of practice issues...more |
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| Document Title: | Diligent Recruitment Grant Final Report. December 30, 2014 [Colorado]. |
| Corporate Author: | Denver Department of Human Services. |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
| Abstract: | This final report discusses the activities and accomplishments of a six-year federally funded project designed to expand the base and distribution of foster, kinship, and adoption homes for Colorado African American, Latino, and Native American children in or at risk of out-of-home placement through a data-driven, diligent recruitment plan. Denver’s Village was conceptualized as a community partnership using Community Based Resource Teams as the primary conduit for recruitment and retention of resource families including foster, kinship, and adoptive families. The plan featured community-based analysis and strategic planning to create a multi-faceted recruitment plan shaped by the racial, ethnic-cultural, and socioeconomic characteristics...more |
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| Document Title: | Foster Adoption: Resources. |
| Corporate Author: | Adoptive Families. |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
| Abstract: | This article lists information and organizational resources for adopting from foster care, including: AdoptUSKids, the Dave Thomas Adoption Foundation, National Adoption Day, the Heart Gallery, the National Adoption Center, Court Appointed Special Advocates for foster children, the Child Welfare Information Gateway, the National Foster Parent Association, the North American Council on Adoptable Children, the Donaldson Adoption Institute, “Fostering Families TODAY” magazine, and the National Center on Adoption and Permanency. |
| 118 | |
| Document Title: | Nurturing Attachments Training Resource: Running Parenting Groups for Adoptive Parents and Foster or Kinship Carers. |
| Personal Author: | Golding, Kim S. |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
| Abstract: | This training resource presents a group work program designed to provide support and guidance to adoptive parents and foster or kinship carers. Based on attachment theory and an understanding of the impact of trauma on children?s development and security, it provides an authoritative set of ideas for therapeutically parenting children. The training resource includes theoretical content and process notes for facilitators, and a range of activities supported by a CD-ROM with photocopiable reflective diary sheets, activity sheets, and handouts. The program is structured into three modules with six sessions per module. An introduction provides information on the development of the group...more |
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| Document Title: | Shining a Light on Foster Care. |
| Corporate Author: | Marin County Civil Grand Jury (Calif.) |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
| Abstract: | This report discusses the findings of the Marin County Civil Grand Jury that investigated the provision of foster care in Marin County, California. The Grand Jury met with social workers and management staff, interviewed foster parents, and researched manuals and relevant publications. Findings indicate: the Marin County Department of Health and Human Services annual budget for foster care recruitment is not adequate, communication between social workers and foster parents needs improvement, and foster children are not receiving consistent therapy from licensed clinical psychologists or therapists. Recommendations are made that call for the Marin County Department of Health and Human Services to...more |
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| Document Title: | Identifying Barriers to Permanency: The Recruitment, Selection, and Training of Resource Parents. |
| Personal Author: | Sullivan, Dana J.,Collins-Camargo, Crystal.,Murphy, April L. |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
| Abstract: | Staff and resource parents in the public child welfare agency and private child care facilities were invited to participate in research in one state to examine the barriers surrounding resource parent recruitment, training and selection, and strategies for achieving more timely permanency. Issues identified included the need for a shared vision among all stakeholders and the need to focus more on developing public and private agency partnerships. Data-driven strategies were then designed to address identified barriers. This process can serve as an example of how systems may use solicited input from the field to develop interventions or modify casework practice in...more |
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| Document Title: | Related Foster Parents Less Likely to Receive Support Services Compared With Nonrelative Foster Parents. |
| Personal Author: | Walsh, Wendy A.,Mattingly, Marybeth J. |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
| Abstract: | This brief identifies gaps in support services among foster parents using data from a nationally representative survey of children involved in the child welfare system (the second National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being). Authors Wendy Walsh and Marybeth Mattingly report that the percentage of foster parents who received recent support services (within a six month timeframe) varies dramatically by foster placement and support service type. Kinship foster parents (both formal and informal) in all households regardless of poverty status are less likely to have received training, used respite care, or participated in peer support groups in the past six months...more |
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| Document Title: | Long-term Foster Care in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: Views From Members of the Fostering Network. |
| Personal Author: | Tearse, Madeleine. |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
| Abstract: | The Fostering Network conducted a survey on long-term foster care with 216 members in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland between November 2012 and January 2013 in order to get an informed picture of the perspectives of those involved in foster care. This report discusses findings from an examination of the views of long-term foster carers and other professionals connected with long-term foster care about their experiences, and what change might be required. Findings indicate: the peak ages for children being confirmed in a long-term foster care placement were from 7 to 12; 85% foster carers thought that placement decisions they have...more |
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| Document Title: | Parenting a Child Who Has Experienced Trauma |
| Corporate Author: | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
| Abstract: | Discusses the nature of trauma, especially abuse or neglect, the effects of trauma on children and youth, and ways to help a child who has experienced trauma. Parents or foster parents who do not understand the effects of trauma may misinterpret their child’s behavior, and attempts to address troubling behavior may be ineffective or, in some cases, even harmful. By understanding trauma, parents and foster parents can help support a child’s healing, the parent-child relationship, and their family as a whole. |
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| Document Title: | [Wisconsin Foster Family Home Study]: Wisconsin Administrative Code. Department of Children and Families. Chapter DCF 56, Foster Home Care for Children. Wis. Adm. Code DCF 56.02 (2014) |
| Corporate Author: | Wisconsin. Laws, Statutes, etc. |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
| Abstract: | This chapter presents Wisconsin State regulations for foster care. The provisions are current through January 31, 2014, and address: non-safety-related waiver for relatives; relevant definitions; licensee qualifications; physical environment requirements; safety requirements; requirements for the care of foster children; requirements for providing a foster parent handbook to each licensed or prospective foster parent; foster home level of care certification; and required foster parent training. |
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| Document Title: | Australia and New Zealand: Assessing Parenting Capacity in Kinship Care (Chapter 13 in Inside Kinship Care: Understanding Family Dynamics and Providing Effective Support). |
| Personal Author: | McHugh, Marilyn.,Hayden, Paula. |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
| Abstract: | This chapter explains Australia and New Zealand incorporate statutory kinship care as part of their general foster care programs and describes key parental capabilities that need to be assessed to determine the suitability of family members to provide care: keeping children safe and supported, understanding of children's needs, self-insight, understanding of family dynamics, acceptance of placement support, and understanding of the job of kinship care. 37 references. |
| 126 | |
| Document Title: | Long-term Foster Care in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: Views From Members of the Fostering Network. A Summary of the Report. |
| Personal Author: | Tearse, Madeleine. |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
| Abstract: | The Fostering Network conducted a survey on long-term foster care with 216 members in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland between November 2012 and January 2013 in order to get an informed picture of the perspectives of those involved in foster care. This report summarizes findings from an examination of the views of long-term foster carers and other professionals connected with long-term foster care about their experiences, and what change might be required. Findings indicate: the peak ages for children being confirmed in a long-term foster care placement were from 7 to 12; 85% foster carers thought that placement decisions they have...more |
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| Document Title: | FEDCAP PrepNow! : Interim Report to Our Partners. |
| Corporate Author: | Fedcap. |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
| Abstract: | This interim report explains PrepNOW! is a professional development course designed by Fedcap to help foster parents create a college-going culture in their home. The curriculum is structured to assist foster parents in assessing their own values around education and specifically their expectations of youth in care as it relates to going to college. The agencies who have committed to the effort include: Children’s Aid Society, Forestdale. Good Shepherd, Graham Windham, Leake and Watts, MercyFirst, New York Foundling, and SCO. Each agency committed to recruiting 50 foster parents. It notes the program has held 26 orientation sessions that have engaged 237...more |
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| Document Title: | Fathers' Involvement with the Child Welfare Service. |
| Personal Author: | Skårstad Storhaug, Anita. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | Despite an increased focus on fathers' importance for children's development and the Nordic countries' focus on gender equality, a number of studies claim that the Child Welfare Service (CWS) fails to involve fathers. However, few studies have taken the perspective of CWS workers. The aim of the article is to identify central discourses on fathers among CWS workers in Norway. Two central questions are: How do CWS workers understand fathers? And from their perspectives: What promotes and inhibits the involvement of fathers? To explore these themes, four focus group interviews were conducted, with 14 CWS workers. Four central discourses on fathers...more |
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| Document Title: | Permanent Families Recruitment Project: Final Report. |
| Corporate Author: | Ramsey County (Ca.) Community Human Services Department. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | This final report discusses findings from an evaluation of the federally funded Ramsey County Community Human Services Department's (RCCHSD) Permanent Families Recruitment Project (PFRP), a project that focused on developing, implementing, and evaluating a multi-faceted diligent recruitment plan to increase the number of foster and adoptive homes and thereby increase the number of adoptions and children reaching permanency. The project focused on increasing the number of African American foster/adoptive homes and permanent homes for older youth throughout the project, and expanded its focus during the second half of year four to also include the recruitment of Hispanic/Latino foster/adoptive homes. Findings from...more |
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| Document Title: | The Quality of Evaluations of Foster Parent Training: An Empirical Review. |
| Personal Author: | Festinger, Trudy.,Baker, Amy J.L. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | A comprehensive literature review was undertaken to identify published evaluations of foster parent training programs (pre-service, in-service single session, and in-service multi-session). Results of the review of the literature revealed that few evaluations have been conducted on the preservice training programs most widely used and the results are mixed at best in the evaluations conducted. Moreover, the best evaluations of in-service training were for the programs least likely to be offered to foster parents: multi-session programs. Taken together, the results point to gaps in the knowledge base and directions for future research. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | For Children Preparing to Move to an Adoptive Family With Two Dads or Two Mums. |
| Corporate Author: | British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | Intended for foster children in Great Britain, this booklet is designed to answer questions children might have about being adopted by lesbians or gay men. Information is provided on the different kinds of families, other children who have two mums or two dads, what to call the new parents, and questions friends might have and how to answer the questions. Concerns about not having a mum or dad and growing up to be homosexual are also addressed. A list of relevant children's books is provided. |
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| Document Title: | Recommendations for Building a Resource Parent Learning System for North Carolina. |
| Personal Author: | McMahon, John.,Blythe, Mellicent. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | In 2010 the North Carolina Division of Social Services, the entity that oversees North Carolina's child welfare system, asked the Family and Children's Resource Program within the Jordan Institute forFamilies at the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Social Work to help it assess foster parent training in North Carolina and explore ways it could be strengthened. The assessment concluded that despite areas of strength, North Carolina needs a more holistic and comprehensive approach to training resource parents, especially after they are licensed. As a follow-up to the Jordan Institute for Families' report, in autumn 2011 the Division convened the North Carolina Resource...more |
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| Document Title: | Fostering for Adoption: Practice Guidance. |
| Personal Author: | Simmonds, John. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | This practice guidance provides British practitioners with information on the Fostering for Adoption initiative. It explains where Fostering for Adoption fits into the changing landscape of delivery, the practice implications, and how it shares the same principles of early permanence as concurrent planning. The monograph begins by discussing circumstances where it is appropriate and lawful to place a child with carers who are dually approved as adopters and foster carers during the period of temporary care and until the court makes its decision about the appropriate order to secure the child's long-term future. The benefits of stable placement are discussed, as...more |
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| Document Title: | Foster Parent Handbook. |
| Corporate Author: | Arkansas Department of Human Services. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | This handbook has been prepared to provide foster parents with information they will need to become a foster family and to maintain standing as a foster family. This handbook contains the standards that are required for a family to become approved to operate as a foster home and information about the role of a foster family. Please read this entire handbook to be familiar with the standards for which a family is responsible, and to ensure the family's continued compliance. Please contact the designated resource worker with questions about compliance or any of the licensing standards. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | For Birth Parents (and other relatives) Whose Child is Going to Live with Lesbian or Gay Adoptive Parents or Foster Carers. |
| Personal Author: | de Jong, Anisa.,Leary-May, Andy. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | Intended for birth parents and other birth relatives in Great Britain, this booklet discusses concerns birth relatives may have over the child's placement in a lesbian or gay family. It begins by citing research results indicating that children growing up with lesbian or gay parents are in no way disadvantaged, that the parents' or carers' sexual orientation does not affect children's happiness, health, development, or abilities. Concerns about the lack of a male or female role model are addressed, as well as concerns the child will grow up to be homosexual, religious concerns, and concerns about whether children adopted by lesbians...more |
| 136 | |
| Document Title: | Santa Cruz County "Roots & Wings" Initiative. Evaluation Final Report For 2013, October 29, 2013. |
| Corporate Author: | County of Santa Cruz |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | This final report discusses evaluation findings in three outcome areas of the federally funded Roots and Wings initiative in Santa Cruz County, California. The initiative sought to improve permanency and stability for children in care through general recruitment activities, targeted recruitment activities for high removal communities, child-specific recruitment activities and services, systems-change to promote concurrent planning and permanency, and enhanced resource family support, training, and services. The Roots and Wings logic model is provided and then findings from the evaluation are shared that relate to: systems change to promote concurrent planning and permanency, recruitment and licensing outcomes, and long-term outcomes related...more |
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| Document Title: | Linking, Matching, and Placing Children with Lesbian or Gay Adopters or Foster Carers. |
| Personal Author: | de Jong, Anisa.,Leary-May, Andy. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | Intended for social workers in Great Britain, this booklet is designed to assist social workers in making informed, confident, and considered decisions when involved in linking, matching, and placing children with lesbians and gay men. It begins by citing research results indicating that children growing up with lesbian or gay parents are in no way disadvantaged and that the parents' or carers' sexual orientation does not affect children's happiness, health, development, or abilities. Findings from the 2011 New Family Social survey are shared on the experiences of lesbian and gay applicants and indicate 45% felt that they had been passed over...more |
| 138 | |
| Document Title: | Parenting a Child With Developmental Delay. |
| Personal Author: | Bartram, Pamela.,Clifford, Sue.,Clifford, Jim. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | Part of a series of books designed to assist foster and adoptive parents parenting a child with a disability in the United Kingdom, this book explores the challenges of raising children with developmental delays. Section 1 provides information on the symptoms, causes, assessment, and diagnosis of developmental delays, the emotional trauma felt by children and parents, individual characteristics that interplay and contribute to the individuality of children with developmental delays, stages of child development, stresses and protective factors in the family, and findings from psychotherapy on the communication of children with developmental delays. The second half of the book tells the...more |
| 139 | |
| Document Title: | Parenting Stress and Parenting Behavior Among Foster Mothers of Foster Children with Externalizing problems. |
| Personal Author: | Vanschoonlandt, Femke.,Vanderfaeillie, Johan.,Van Holen, Frank.,De Maeyer, Skrällan.,Robberechts, Marijke. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | Foster children often have externalizing problems. Since foster parents are selected and trained, they are often expected to be able to handle the externalizing problems of these children. Very little is, however, known about foster parents' parenting stress and parenting behavior in the context of challenging foster caregiving. In this study, the parenting stress and parenting behavior of 39 foster mothers of recently placed foster children with externalizing problems were studied. By using standardized measures with normative data, foster mothers' scores on different parenting stress and parenting behavior subscales were compared to published norms. Foster mothers of children with externalizing problems...more |
| 140 | |
| Document Title: | Differentiating Between Therapeutic And Traditional Foster Care. |
| Personal Author: | Kwesell, Sandra. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | This article explains therapeutic tic foster care is the placement of children with foster families who have been specially trained to care for children with certain medical or behavioral needs. It questions the division between therapeutic and traditional foster care and argues that every child who enters the foster care system requires and deserved to have the same level of care provided by therapeutic foster homes by specially trained foster parents. |
| 141 | |
| Document Title: | Giving a Trauma Lens to Resource Parents. |
| Personal Author: | Sharda, Liz. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | The Caring for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma Workshop is described as an eight module training program for teaching resource parents about the impact of traumatic events on children involved in the child welfare system. Modules address the effects of trauma, building a safe place, dealing with feelings and behavior, connections and healing, becoming an advocate, and self-care. |
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| 142 | |
| Document Title: | For Foster Carers Preparing a Child to Live with Lesbian or Gay Adopters or Foster Carers. |
| Personal Author: | de Jong, Anisa.,Leary-May, Andy. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | Intended for foster carers in Great Britain, this booklet discusses concerns carers may have over the child's placement in a lesbian or gay family and ways they can prepare the child for the placement. It begins by citing research results indicating that children growing up with lesbian or gay parents are in no way disadvantaged, that the parents' or carers' sexual orientation does not affect children's happiness, health, development, or abilities. Concerns about the lack of a male or female role model are addressed, as well as the benefits of gay or lesbian adoption to children and prohibitions against discrimination because...more |
| 143 | |
| Document Title: | Team Parenting for Children in Foster Care: A Model for Integrated Therapeutic Care. |
| Personal Author: | Caw, Jeanette. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | This book describes a unique model of supporting children in care which involves foster carers and professionals working together in the best interests of the child. This book lays out the key principles of Team Parenting - to meet the needs of troubled young people in an integrated way and incorporate therapy within a wider team of social workers, therapists, psychologists and foster carers - as well as the theory behind it and interventions used. It details how the approach contributes to the recovery of looked after children and each chapter includes examples that illustrates how Team Parenting works in practice....more |
| 144 | |
| Document Title: | Extraordinary Foster Parents in Los Angeles County: Child Welfare Initiative's Implementation of Best Practices in Recruiting and Retaining New Therapeutic Foster Parents. |
| Corporate Author: | Child Welfare Initiative (Los Angeles, Calif.) |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | This report discusses the findings of a study that explores the motivations of extraordinary foster parents in Los Angeles County. A total of 24 transition foster parents and 16 ITFC parents were divided into seven focus groups and interviewed for two hours. Foster parents were asked about their challenges, rewards, and motivations for parenting and then asked about a series of messaging themes for foster parent recruitment. In addition, parents were asked to complete the Big Five Inventory (BFI), a nationally normed self-reported personality questionnaire that locates individuals along five continua of personality traits: extroversion v. introversion, agreeableness v. antagonism, conscientiousness...more |
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| 145 | |
| Document Title: | Exceptional Kids Need Exceptional Care. |
| Personal Author: | Boyd, Laura W. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | This article explains therapeutic foster care, criteria that determines a child qualifies for treatment foster care, qualifications to be a treatment foster parent, and the training of therapeutic foster parents. It notes that treatment foster homes have access at all times to licensed clinical staff for support, consultation, and crisis intervention, in addition to the weekly professional contacts and therapy sessions provided by the treatment foster care agencies. |
| 146 | |
| Document Title: | A Parent for Every Child: Youth Vignettes: The Journey to Permanency. |
| Corporate Author: | ParentforEveryChild.org New York State Office of Children and Family Services. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | This report includes 13 vignettes that summarize the journey to permanency for youth assigned to the Parent for Every Child (PFEC) project, a federally funded five-year recruitment project to identify and prepare permanent families for freed youth with serious emotional, behavioral, and developmental challenges in New York. The stories are based on interviews with the PFEC Project Director and the PFEC Permanency Specialists, as well as adoptive parents and representatives from counties and agencies who were willing to be interviewed. Following the stories, information is provided on barriers encountered by permanency specialists and recommended changes that would help them find adoptive...more |
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| 147 | |
| Document Title: | Parenting a Child With Autism Spectrum Disorder. |
| Personal Author: | Carter, Paul. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | Part of a series of books designed to assist foster and adoptive parents parenting a child with a disability in the United Kingdom, this book explores the challenges of raising children with autism spectrum disorders. Section 1 provides information on the symptoms, prognosis, and treatment of autism, answers frequently asked questions about autism, specific parenting tasks of parents with children with autism spectrum disorders, education issues, and accessing help. The second half of the book tells the stories of parents who have adopted children who have been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder and how this has affected their day-to-day family...more |
| 148 | |
| Document Title: | Delivering the Incredible Years Parent Programme to Foster Carers in Wales: Reflections from Group Leader Supervision. |
| Personal Author: | Hutchings, Judy.,Bywater, Tracey. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | Growing numbers of children in the UK enter the care system with significant emotional and behavioural problems. The recent increase in numbers of children and the reduction in residential children's homes have contributed to a growth in foster carer provision. As a result, carers are looking after more vulnerable children. Challenging child behaviours and carers' lack of skill in dealing with them are the two most common reasons for placement breakdown and foster carers need comprehensive support and additional training to avoid this happening. This article describes carer-specific issues discussed during group leader supervision during a small platform trial of the...more |
| 149 | |
| Document Title: | Child-Centered Foster Care: A Rights-Based Model for Practice. |
| Personal Author: | Goodyer, Annabel. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | This book sets out a child-centered approach to foster care which argues against thinking about children purely from a psychological perspective and instead places children’s views, rights, and needs at the center of care. Part 1 of the text explains the theory behind working in partnerships with children who are fostered, discusses findings on children’s views about fostering systems and living with foster carers, and explores the way in which listening to the key messages from children and young people who are fostered forces the re-examination of the theoretical context of social work in this area. Part 2 of the book...more |
| 150 | |
| Document Title: | Panel Members Considering Applications from Prospective Lesbian or Gay Adopters or Foster Carers. |
| Personal Author: | de Jong, Anisa.,Leary-May, Andy. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | This booklet is designed to assist panel members in Great Britain in making informed, confident, and considered recommendations in adoption and fostering applications made by lesbians and gay men. It begins by citing research results indicating that children growing up with lesbian or gay parents are in no way disadvantaged and that the parents' or carers' sexual orientation does not affect children's happiness, health, development, or abilities. Panel members are then reminded that the focus of the panel should always remain on the relevant qualities of the applicants and how the applicants can meet the needs of children in care. Findings...more |
| 151 | |
| Document Title: | Training Foster Parents in Loyalty Conflict: A Training Evaluation. |
| Personal Author: | Mehta, Nirav.,Baker, Amy J.L.,Chong, Jeannette. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | Fifty two foster parents participated in one of seven offerings of a two-and-a-half hour training on the issue of children caught in a loyalty conflict. Prior to the training foster parents completed a measure of their demographics, receptivity to learning about the issue, and their knowledge about the issue. Following the training the participants completed a measure of their perception that the training was helpful, their intent to change based on the training, and their knowledge about loyalty conflicts. They also participated in a focused discussion about loyalty conflicts. In this sample foster parents were found to have high levels of...more |
| 152 | |
| Document Title: | Evaluation Final Report: Evaluation Final Report: Santa Cruz County "Roots & Wings" Initiative. |
| Personal Author: | Lemon, Kathy.,D’Andrade, Amy C. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | This final report discusses evaluation findings in key outcome areas of the federally funded Roots and Wings initiative in Santa Cruz County, California. The initiative sought to improve permanency and stability for children in care through general recruitment activities, targeted recruitment activities for high removal communities, child-specific recruitment activities and services, systems-change to promote concurrent planning and permanency, and enhanced resource family support, training, and services. The Roots and Wings logic model is provided and then findings from the evaluation are shared that relate to: systems change to promote concurrent planning and permanency, recruitment and licensing outcomes, and long-term outcomes related...more |
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| 153 | |
| Document Title: | Learn the Child: Helping Looked After Children to Learn. |
| Personal Author: | Cairns, Kate.,Stanway, Chris. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | Intended for professionals and parents involved in the care and education of looked after children in the United Kingdom, this resource pack includes a book and a CD-ROM containing a PowerPoint presentation and a set of handouts. The first part of the book sets the context for the training material and provides case studies constructed by practitioners in schools to illustrate the complexity of the lives of the children with whom they work. Information is provided on the number of children and young people in public care in the United Kingdom, legislation governing the care system and education services for looked...more |
| 154 | |
| Document Title: | A Parent for Every Child: Final Program Report. |
| Personal Author: | Rumpel, Joanne. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | This final report shares findings from an evaluation of the Parent for Every Child (PFEC) project, a federally funded five-year recruitment project to identify and prepare permanent families for freed youth with serious emotional, behavioral, and developmental challenges in New York. For the evaluation, 80 PFEC-eligible children were randomly selected and assigned to treatment or control groups in the first year of service. In subsequent years, additional children were also randomly selected and assigned to either group. The Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) contracted with three geographically dispersed service agencies with experience in serving older youth in foster care...more |
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| 155 | |
| Document Title: | The Foster Parenting Manual: A Practical Guide to Creating a Loving, Safe and Stable Home. |
| Personal Author: | DeGarmo, John. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | Intended for foster parents and the professionals who support them, this manual explores the foster care process, how foster parents can access help, and how to ensure the best care for foster children. Chapter 1 explains what foster care is, characteristics of foster children, and the role of foster parents and caseworkers. Chapter 2 reviews the history of foster care, and Chapter 3 reviews the training requirements for becoming a foster parent. Child placement is discussed in Chapter 4 and tips are provided for preparing for placement and handling the first few days. Chapter 5 discusses problems foster children face, including...more |
| 156 | |
| Document Title: | Lessons Learned from Implementing the Resource Parenting Curriculum with Foster and Adoptive Parents. |
| Personal Author: | Ake, George S. |
| Publication Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | Developed by the Child Welfare workgroup within The National Child Traumatic Stress Network, the "Caring for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma: A Workshop for Resource Parents," also referred to as the Resource Parent Curriculum (RPC), is designed to address the need for training and support of resource parents. The RPC was developed to help resource parents who may be parenting children with complex trauma histories and equally complex behaviors and emotions. Results of pilot programs are reported and indicate a positive response to the curriculum. |
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| 157 | |
| Document Title: | Foster Parents in Need: Strategies to Improve Foster Parent Training, Support and Retention. |
| Corporate Author: | Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies. |
| Publication Year: | 2012 |
| Abstract: | This report points to some promising strategies and practices to support and retain foster parents, which are now being employed by several New York City foster care agencies. In addition, it notes how other states have pioneered innovative government agency programs to recruit, train and retain foster parents. Since ACS has undertaken steps to encourage the widespread implementation of evidence-based models of foster care, this report also surveys some evidence-based models that have proven effective in equipping foster parents with the necessary skills to manage their children and stay in the system. (Author abstract) |
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| 158 | |
| Document Title: | 922: Sexual Abuse Language: What did my Foster Child Say? |
| Personal Author: | Marchi, Maryann. |
| Publication Year: | 2012 |
| Abstract: | In this workshop, resource parents will learn normal development of children's sexual knowledge and behavior. The definition of child sexual abuse will be discussed. The workshop will focus on how to identify sexually reactive behavior and perpetrating behavior in children. Also, parenting techniques for foster children who exhibit sexually reactive behavior will be presented. (Author abstract) |
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| 159 | |
| Document Title: | Supporting Foster Carers (Chapter 13 in Fostering Unaccompanied Asylum-seeking Young People: Creating a Family Life Across a World of Difference). |
| Personal Author: | Wade, Jim.,Sirriyeh, Ala.,Kohli, Ravi.,Simmonds, John. |
| Publication Year: | 2012 |
| Abstract: | Using data from a research study that included a postal survey of 133 foster carers and interviews with 23 foster carers and 21 unaccompanied young people seeking asylum in the United Kingdom, this chapter explores the experiences of the foster carers and training they received. Results indicate only one-third of foster carers felt well prepared for fostering the young people; foster carers were satisfied with their fostering experience and felt that it had enriched their lives; and most showed a very high degree of commitment to the young people in their care. |
| 160 | |
| Document Title: | Tips and suggestions, foster and adoptive parents to help youth thrive. |
| Corporate Author: | Ramsey County (Minn.). Community Human Services. Permanent Families Recruitment Project. |
| Publication Year: | 2012 |
| Abstract: | Intended for foster and adoptive parents, this guide shares information from the Ramsey County Permanent Families Recruitment Project, a five-yeardemonstration project funded by the U.S. Children's Bureau. In order to collect information from foster and adoptive youth that could be used to provide feedback to key stakeholders to improve the licensing, training, and placement process, focus groups were conducted in May and June of 2012. A total of 17 Ramsey County youth (ages 12-22) participated in four focus groups: 1 group of foster, waiting, and adopted youth, 1 group of aged-out youth, and 2 groups of Hispanic/Latino youth. Youth in relative...more |
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| 161 | |
| Document Title: | Behavior Problems, Foster Home Integration, and Evidence-based Behavioral Interventions: What Predicts Adoption of Foster Children? |
| Personal Author: | Leathers, Sonya J.,Spielfogel, Jill E.,Gleson, James P.,Rolock, Nancy. |
| Publication Year: | 2012 |
| Abstract: | ObjectivesAdoption is particularly important for foster children with special mental health needs who are unable to return home, as adoption increases parental support often critically needed by youth with mental health issues. Unfortunately, significant behavior problems frequently inhibit foster parents from adopting, and little is known about factors that predict adoption when a child has behavior problems. Previous research suggests that foster parent behavioral training could potentially increase rates of successful adoptions for pre-school-aged foster children with behavior problems (Fisher, Kim, & Pears, 2009), but this has not been previously tested in older samples. In older children, effective treatment of behavior...more |
| 162 | |
| Document Title: | Tips and suggestions for social workers to help youth thrive. |
| Corporate Author: | Ramsey County (Minn.). Community Human Services. Permanent Families Recruitment Project. |
| Publication Year: | 2012 |
| Abstract: | Intended for social workers, this guide shares information from the Ramsey County Permanent Families Recruitment Project, a five-year demonstration project funded by the U.S. Children's Bureau. In order to collect information from foster and adoptive youth that could be used to provide feedback to key stakeholders to improve the licensing, training, and placement process, focus groups were conducted in May and June of 2012. A total of 17 Ramsey County youth (ages 12-22) participated in four focus groups: 1 group of foster, waiting, and adopted youth, 1 group of aged-out youth, and 2 groups of Hispanic/Latino youth. Youth in relative and...more |
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| 163 | |
| Document Title: | Benefits for Children of Recruiting Latino Foster and Adoptive Families: Who Are the Latinos? The Importance of Language in Serving Latino Families. |
| Corporate Author: | AdoptUSKids. |
| Publication Year: | 2012 |
| Abstract: | This guide explains the benefits of recruiting Latino foster and adoptive parents, reviews population trends and projections for the Latino population in the United States, and highlights the importance of language in serving Latino families. Professionals are urged to not make assumptions about language and culture when engaging Latino families and to ensure agencies have an adequate number of bicultural and bilingual social workers. Ten things top level, professionally trained interpreters do are reviewed, and reasons families why an agency should offer adoption or foster care classes in Spanish rather than provide an interpreter are discussed. The following tips from foster...more |
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| 164 | |
| Document Title: | The Efficacy of a Short Cognitive-Behavioral Parent Program in the Treatment of Externalizing Behavior Disorders in Romanian Foster Care Children: Building Parental Emotion-Regulation Through Unconditional Self- and Child-Acceptance Strategies. |
| Personal Author: | Gaviţa, Oana A.,David, Daniel.,Bujoreanu, Simona.,Tiba, Alexandru.,Ionuţiu, Dafina R. |
| Publication Year: | 2012 |
| Abstract: | Foster children manifest a high incidence of externalizing behavior disorders compared with children from the general population and these problems are associated with unplanned disruptions in foster care placement. This study is a randomized trial (Treatment vs. Waiting list) for investigating the efficacy of a short enhanced cognitive?behavioral group parenting program delivered to Romanian foster parents (N = 97) for reducing externalizing behavior disorders in foster children, increasing placement stability, and reducing foster parents' emotional distress. Results supported the efficacy of the program, as compared to the waiting list, in treating child behavior problems and reducing parental emotional distress, but no...more |
| 165 | |
| Document Title: | Understanding Infant Adoption: Program Replication Manual. |
| Corporate Author: | Spaulding for Children. |
| Publication Year: | 2012 |
| Abstract: | This manual is designed to assist States in replicating a curriculum and training model developed by Spaulding for Children for the federally funded Infant Adoption Awareness Training Program (IAATP). The manual begins by providing background information on the federal effort to fund programs to train staff at federally funded health centers and non-profit health clinics to provide adoption information and referrals to pregnant women on an equal basis with other alternatives. The goals and guidelines of the IAATP are explained. Section 2 provides information about Spaulding for Children, and Section 3 describes the IAATP model. Key features of components of the...more |
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| 166 | |
| Document Title: | Infant Adoption Awareness Training Program: Final report. |
| Corporate Author: | Spaulding for Children. |
| Publication Year: | 2012 |
| Abstract: | This final report describes the activities and outcomes of a 6-year federally funded project designed to increase the number of health care workers who are comfortable presenting the adoption option and feel confident in their knowledge of adoption and the legal process. The Spaulding for Children's National Infant Adoption Awareness Training Program (IAATP) built the capacity of hundreds of State specific adoption and adoption exchanges to perform a two-day, one-day, 4.5 hour and self-study workbook, computer, and web based training modules. Key accomplishments of the project are discussed and include the development of a training curriculum that was responsive to the...more |
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| 167 | |
| Document Title: | The Foster Parenting Toolbox: A Practical, Hands-On Approach to Parenting in Foster Care. |
| Personal Author: | Phagan-Hansel, Kim. |
| Publication Year: | 2012 |
| Abstract: | This resource includes information from more than 100 contributors and is designed to assist foster parents and the professionals who work with them provide appropriate and effective care for foster children. It is formatted to provide quick bits of information that foster parents can read in short periods of time to address specific issues. The toolbox begins with personal narratives from foster parents on becoming and staying a foster parent. Following sections provide perspectives from foster children, judges, and others in the foster care system; tips and strategies for easing the pain of separation, making transitions into care, and preparing for...more |
| 168 | |
| Document Title: | Welcome to Our Family: The Board Game of Fostering. |
| Personal Author: | Chapman, Roger. |
| Publication Year: | 2012 |
| Abstract: | This board game has been designed for use with families with children who are going through the application process to become foster carers. The game traces a journey through a town, starting from a social services office and finishing at a foster home, with a range of fun, interesting and challenging questions to answer along the way. Welcome to our family will: Engage children and their parents in the assessment process in a fun and relaxed way; Promote discussion about real life fostering experiences as they relate to children, their parents and staff from the fostering service; Provide the family with...more |
| 169 | |
| Document Title: | Children in Foster Care: Loss Issues from Their Perspective. |
| Personal Author: | Vogel, Paula. |
| Publication Year: | 2011 |
| Abstract: | This article explains the importance of prospective foster and adoptive parents and families understanding both the short- and long-term impacts loss can have on the lives of the children in their care. It highlights the use of postcards from foster care alumni that portray their observations, feelings, and personal insights of being a foster child in training sessions. |
| 170 | |
| Document Title: | Foster Parent Handbook |
| Corporate Author: | Arkansas Department of Human Services. Division of Children and Family Services. |
| Publication Year: | 2011 |
| Abstract: | This handbook has been prepared to provide foster parents with information they will need to become a foster family and to maintain standing as a foster family. This handbook contains the standards that are required for a family to become approved to operate as a foster home and information about the role of a foster family. Please read this entire handbook to be familiar with the standards for which a family is responsible, and to ensure the family's continued compliance. Please contact the designated resource worker with questions about compliance or any of the licensing standards. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Turn a Life Around: www.fosterparentsrock.org. |
| Corporate Author: | Adoption Resources of Wisconsin. Wisconsin Department of Children and Families. Foster Care and Adoption Resource Center (Wis.). |
| Publication Year: | 2011 |
| Abstract: | This brochure explains what foster care is, why foster parents are needed in Wisconsin, characteristics of children in foster care, steps for becoming a foster parent, and support that is available for foster parents. The responsibilities of a foster parent are reviewed, the benefits of foster parenting are listed, and resources are identified for finding out more about becoming a foster parent. |
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| 172 | |
| Document Title: | An Assessment of Foster Parent Training in North Carolina. |
| Personal Author: | McMahon, John.,Blythe, Mellicent.,Gimenez, Vilma.,Price, Tiffany. |
| Publication Year: | 2011 |
| Abstract: | In State Fiscal Year 2010-11, the North Carolina Division of Social Services, the entity that oversees North Carolina's foster parent training system, asked the Family and Children's Resource Program within the Jordan Institute for Families at the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Social Work to help it assess foster parent training in North Carolina and explore ways it could be strengthened. Information was gathered through a review of research on foster parent training, a study of other States' approaches to foster parent training, an examination of North Carolina outcome and administrative data, consultation with foster parents and child-placing agencies in North Carolina...more |
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| 173 | |
| Document Title: | Being a Foster Family: What it Means and How it Feels. A Guide for Young Children. |
| Personal Author: | Argent, Hedi. |
| Publication Year: | 2011 |
| Abstract: | Intended for foster children or children entering the foster care system in Great Britain, this booklet tells the story of Max and his brother Josh who live with a foster family. Information is provided on the role of social workers, famous people who have lived in foster homes, different kinds of fostering, different types of people who foster, why children need foster families, foster siblings, contact with birth families, how long children stay in foster care, sharing and keeping some things private, leaving foster families, and how biological children can help foster children in the family home. A glossary is included....more |
| 174 | |
| Document Title: | Parent and Child Fostering. |
| Personal Author: | Adams, Paul.,Dibben, Elaine. |
| Publication Year: | 2011 |
| Abstract: | Intended for local authorities and fostering agencies in the United Kingdom, this guide discusses best practices for parent and child fostering arrangements. It begins by describing the expansion in parent and child fostering, reasons for the expansion, and the legal context of parent and child arrangements in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. Chapter 2 reviews outcomes from studies on parent and child foster placements, including findings on the positive benefits of parent and child fostering, the relationship between the foster carer and the parent, effective supports to parent and child foster carers, the contribution of good multi-agency working, and the...more |
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| Document Title: | Title IV-E Pass-Through Funding [Wisconsin]. |
| Personal Author: | Bove, Fredi-Ellen. |
| Publication Year: | 2011 |
| Abstract: | This memorandum explains mandatory foster parent training in Wisconsin that is required as of January 1, 2011, and the availability of Title IV-E pass-through funding for all counties as they support their foster parents through the required training. It notes that for 2011, the federal reimbursement rate will be 36% and that for future years, reimbursement rates will depend upon the federal penetration rate. Information is provided on applications for Title IV-E pass-through funding, reimbursable activities, exceptions to foster parent training, and the training mandate rollout. |
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| Document Title: | Information Memorandum To State, Tribal and Territorial Agencies Administering or Supervising the Administration of Titles IV-B and IV-E of the Social Security Act, Indian Tribes and Indian Tribal Organizations: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Youth in Foster Care. |
| Corporate Author: | United States. Children's Bureau. |
| Publication Year: | 2011 |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this memo is to encourage child welfare agencies, foster and adoptive parents and others who work with young people in foster care to ensure that children are protected and supported while they are in foster care. It includes information on workforce development; biological, relative legal guardian, foster and adoptive parent training, support and recruitment; and, safety of young people in foster care who are LGBTQ. |
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| 177 | |
| Document Title: | Making Children and Youth the Centerpiece of Social Policy: PRIDE as Principled Advocacy. |
| Personal Author: | Herczog, Maria. |
| Publication Year: | 2011 |
| Abstract: | This article describes the implementation of the PRIDE Model of Practice to provide foster parent development, training, and support in Hungary. The adaptation of the model and the development of 32 additional training hours on legal framework, health, and other practical knowledge are explained, as well as the inclusion of PRIDE in new child welfare legislation. |
| 178 | |
| Document Title: | Answering Oklahoma's Call: A Bridge Resource Family Guide. |
| Corporate Author: | Oklahome Department of Human Services. AdoptUSKids. |
| Publication Year: | 2011 |
| Abstract: | Intended for Oklahoma foster and adoptive parents, this guide begins by reviewing characteristics necessary to be a good resource person and requirements for the assessment and approval of prospective resource parents, Following sections discuss the following steps for becoming a resource parent: first contact, initial orientation, application process, pre-service training and mutual assessment and home study, approval, and child placement. The guide closes with answers to frequently asked questions on financial help, income requirements, and training requirements. |
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| Document Title: | The Effects of Multiple Placements on Children in Foster Care and How to Prevent Them [Presentation Slides]. |
| Personal Author: | Brown, Anna.,McCarty, Soni.,Tobey, Marisol.,Brenenstuhl, Nicole. |
| Publication Year: | 2011 |
| Abstract: | Intended for use in foster parent training, this slide presentation explores the impact of multiple placements on children in the Florida foster care system. It begins by listing foster parent competencies and noting the average number of moves per child in Seminole County was 4.19 as of July 2011. Information is then provided on: reasons children are asked to leave a placement, the negative outcomes of placement instability, the impact of trauma on the brain, psychological, social, physical, and sexual reactions to trauma, and common clinical responses to foster care drift. Case studies are offered of youth with post-traumatic stress disorders,...more |
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| Document Title: | Getting Down to Basics: Tools to Support LGBTQ Youth in Care: Recommendations for Training and Education on LGBTQ Issues. |
| Corporate Author: | Fostering Transitions. Child Welfare League of America. Lambda Legal. |
| Publication Year: | 2010 |
| Abstract: | Education and training on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) issues are vital first steps to ensuring that child welfare systems provide safe and appropriate care to LGBTQ young people. Everyone working or living in the system -- from administrators, agency staff, caseworkers and foster parents to young people in care -- should understand that LGBTQ people are entitled to safety and respect. The following recommendations and resources are intended to offer guidance in creating competent training and education programs based upon existing professional best practice standards. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Preventing Placement Disruptions in Foster Care: A Research-Based Approach (Spring 2010 Issue of CW360). |
| Personal Author: | Chamberlain, Patricia.,Lewis, Katie. |
| Publication Year: | 2010 |
| Abstract: | The impact of frequent disruptions on the ability of child welfare agencies to promote safety and permanency is discussed, as well as reasons for failed foster care placements, and the effectiveness of parent-mediated treatments for reducing the rate and severity of child behavior problems by strengthening parenting skills. The use of Multidimensional Treatment Foster care and KEEP (Keeping foster parent supported and trained) are highlighted. 2 figures. |
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| Document Title: | Parenting a Child with Autism. |
| Corporate Author: | New York State Office of Children and Family Services. Bureau of Training. Research Foundation of SUNY. Buffalo State College. Center for Development of Human Services. New York State Child Welfare Training Institute. |
| Publication Year: | 2010 |
| Abstract: | Intended for foster parents, this guide discusses the challenges of parenting a child with autism and presents strategies for child-rearing. Information is provided on: the definition of autism, the incidence of autism, characteristics of children with autism, principles and tips for teaching children with autism, strategies for working with professionals, ways to choose appropriate interventions for children with autism, understanding and evaluating interventions, and intervention strategies. Case studies are offered to illustrate the differences between children with autism and how parent and teachers can work together to plan to meet the individual needs of children with autism. Activities are included to...more |
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| Document Title: | Your Guide to Foster Parenting in Massachusetts. |
| Corporate Author: | Massachusetts Department of Children and Families. |
| Publication Year: | 2010 |
| Abstract: | Intended for prospective foster parents in Massachusetts, this fact sheet explains why children need foster care, characteristics of children waiting for foster care, how long children stay in foster care, and parental visitation. Requirements for foster parents are reviewed, as well as foster parent training, important qualities for being a foster parent, medical expenses for children, and support services available to foster parents. A list of Department of Children and Families Area Offices is provided. |
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| Document Title: | The Preparation and Assessment Process (Fostering). |
| Personal Author: | Lord, Jenifer. |
| Publication Year: | 2010 |
| Abstract: | Designed for prospective fostering families in the United Kingdom, this booklet describes the preparation and assessment process. It includes information on the issues that will be covered for the preparation course, standards for fostering, the assessment or home study, and reasons for the preparation and assessment process. Questions are answered on the length of the process, characteristics of children who need fostering, characteristics of foster carers, and the impact of fostering on other children in the house and extended family. The booklet reviews what will be covered during the assessment, how parental health will be assessed, personal reference checks, the assessment...more |
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| Document Title: | Parent Leadership. |
| Corporate Author: | FRIENDS National Resource Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention. |
| Publication Year: | 2010 |
| Abstract: | This website provides access to a number of publications on parent support, education and leadership including: Parent Leadership Self-Assessment Tool; Family Leadership Self-Assessment Tool for System-Building Collaboratives; Parent Education; Parent Leadership Ambassador Training Guide; Circle of Parents (English and Spanish versions); Core Principles of Parent Support Groups; Parent Leadership Development Checklist; Successful Strategies of Parent Leadership; The Role of Parent Mutual Support; Successful Models of Parent Leadership. |
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| Document Title: | Foster Parent College [website]: Training for Adoptive, Kinship and Foster Parents. |
| Corporate Author: | Northwest Media. |
| Publication Year: | 2010 |
| Abstract: | Interactive courses for foster and adoptive parents are available through SocialLearning.com. Online sessions examine topics of common concern to parents, such as running away, sexualized behavior, sleep problems, fire-setting, and anger. This website provides information about fees, services, and previews of each course. |
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| Document Title: | About Foster Parenting. |
| Corporate Author: | AdoptUsKids. |
| Publication Year: | 2010 |
| Abstract: | This fact sheet explains the differences between foster care and adoption and steps for becoming a foster parent. Information is provided on the foster parent licensing process, the application, foster parent pre-service training, and limitations on the number of children in a foster home. Links are included to access additional resources. |
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| Document Title: | Caring for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma. |
| Corporate Author: | New York State Office of Children and Family Services. Bureau of Training. Research Foundation of SUNY. Buffalo State College. Center for Development of Human Services. New York State Child Welfare Training Institute. |
| Publication Year: | 2010 |
| Abstract: | Five modules are presented for training parents in helping children who have experienced trauma. Module 4 discusses building a safe place and describes key components of a safety message, defines trauma reminders, and explains strategies for helping children cope with trauma reminders. Module 5 focuses on dealing with feelings and behaviors. Information is provided on the cognitive triangle and applying it to a child who has experienced trauma, reasons children who have experienced trauma may act out, and ways to help children develop new emotional skills and positive behaviors. Module 6 helps parents identify important connections in their child's life, understand...more |
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| Document Title: | Early Specialized Foster Care, Developmental Outcomes and Home Salivary Cortisol Patterns in Prenatally Substance-Exposed Infants. |
| Personal Author: | D'Angiulli, Amedeo.,Sullivan, Richard. |
| Publication Year: | 2010 |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to investigate possible associations between developmental outcomes of prenatally substance-exposed infants and early specialized foster care. Participants were volunteer foster families and 22 infants from the Vancouver Coastal Safe Babies program; this specialized care program included selective recruitment of foster parents, training and support for foster infant retention. Subdivided in two gestational groups (preterm and full-term), the infants were assessed at home using BDI-2 Screening Test to determine their development in cognitive and social domains. Salivary cortisol was sampled three times (awakening, morning and evening) on two different days to determine the infants' basal cortisol...more |
| 190 | |
| Document Title: | Introduction to Chemical Dependence [Handouts]. |
| Corporate Author: | New York State Office of Children and Family Services. Bureau of Training. Research Foundation of SUNY. Buffalo State College. Center for Development of Human Services. New York State Child Welfare Training Institute. |
| Publication Year: | 2010 |
| Abstract: | These handouts explore the relationship between child maltreatment and substance abuse and explains chemical dependency. Facts about women and drug abuse and their risk factors for drug abuse are shared, as well as information on necessary elements of treatment training programs for women, characteristics of addiction and dependence, and factors contributing to chemical dependence. A glossary of drugs is then provided that identifies the street names of each drug, methods of use, effects, prevalence, chronic abuse, and signs and symptoms of use. Additional information is provided on the addictive properties of different drugs, various models of chemical dependency and treatment, characteristics...more |
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| Document Title: | Parenting and Care-giving (Chapter 3 in Child Development for Child Care and Protection Workers, 2nd ed.) |
| Personal Author: | Daniel, Brigid.,Wassell, Sally.,Gilligan, Robbie. |
| Publication Year: | 2010 |
| Abstract: | This chapter describes different styles of parenting, outlines what children need from caregivers, and offers frameworks for assessment and intervention. Different aspects of support for parenting, key components of the process of change in parents and caregivers towards care-giving, and the impact of the caregiver's own childhood experience of attachment on the quality of their caregiving are discussed. 2 figures. |
| 192 | |
| Document Title: | Building a Home With Heart: Couples Curriculum for Adoptive, Foster and Kinship Parents. Couple's Notebook. |
| Personal Author: | McKenzie, Judith.,McKenzie, John.,Jackson, Rosemary. |
| Publication Year: | 2009 |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this curriculum is: 1. To acknowledge and understand that raising children from foster care presents unique challenges and opportunities for a couple's relationship; 2. To help couples strengthen their friendship by honoring each other's history, feelings and uniqueness as a person; 3. To help couples manage the inevitable decisions and conflicts that arise in marriage and raising children; and 4. To help couples strengthen family bonds and loyalty. This Couples Notebook contains objectives, activities, case studies, tools, graphics and some brief notes. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Building a Home With Heart: Couples Curriculum for Adoptive, Foster and Kinship Parents. Helping Professional's and Facilitator's Guide. |
| Personal Author: | McKenzie, Judith.,McKenzie, John.,Jackson, Rosemary. |
| Publication Year: | 2009 |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this curriculum is: 1. To acknowledge and understand that raising children from foster care presents unique challenges and opportunities for a couple's relationship; 2. To help couples strengthen their friendship by honoring each other's history, feelings and uniqueness as a person; 3. To help couples manage the inevitable decisions and conflicts that arise in marriage and raising children; and 4. To help couples strengthen family bonds and loyalty. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Foster Parents Speak: Crossing Bridges and Fostering Change: Discussion and Resource Guide. |
| Corporate Author: | New York State Citizens' Coalition for Children. |
| Publication Year: | 2009 |
| Abstract: | This discussion and resource guide is designed to be used with the video, "Foster Parents Speak: Crossing Bridges and Fostering Change". The video presents ten foster parents who speak candidly about the challenges in developing and nurturing shared parenting relationships with birth families and professionals to benefit the children in their care. The foster parents share real life techniques and strategies for improving communication and cooperation to create partnerships that support children in the foster care system. Starter questions are provided for stimulating discussion before watching the video followed by suggested discussion topics to in eight areas that address: the challenges...more |
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| 195 | |
| Document Title: | Foster Parent Training in America. |
| Personal Author: | Gerstenzang, Sarah. |
| Publication Year: | 2009 |
| Abstract: | Brief description of foster parent training including mandatory hours, source, and content of training. |
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| Document Title: | Is Fostering a Good Fit for Us?: Things to Consider. |
| Corporate Author: | Adoption Resources of Wisconsin. Foster Care and Adoption Resource Center (Wis.). |
| Publication Year: | 2009 |
| Abstract: | Designed for prospective foster parents in Wisconsin, this tip sheet discusses key considerations to evaluate before providing foster care. It explores the purpose of foster care, reasons children enter foster care, emotional and behavior problems that children may have, time frames, the ages of children involved, challenges faced by foster parents, and preparing other children in the home for foster children. Prospective parents are urged to get more information about foster care and to include the entire family in the decision to foster. A list of additional resources for foster parents is provided. 3 references. |
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| Document Title: | Resource Parent Recruitment and Training [Website]. |
| Corporate Author: | California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare. |
| Publication Year: | 2009 |
| Abstract: | The California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC) website is designed to allow you access to a summary of practice topical areas or programs relevant to one or more major child welfare goals. This link allows you to view the programs that have been reviewed and rated by the CEBC in the Resource Parent Recruitment and Training topical area. Results are shown only for the programs that have been rated in each category. (Author abstract modified) |
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| 198 | |
| Document Title: | Providing Support to Traumatized Children. |
| Corporate Author: | New York State Office of Children and Family Services. Bureau of Training. Research Foundation of SUNY. Buffalo State College. Center for Development of Human Services. New York State Child Welfare Training Institute. |
| Publication Year: | 2009 |
| Abstract: | Handouts are provided to assist foster parents in helping children who have experienced trauma. The handouts list common behaviors in children who have posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), relaxation skills that can be taught to children with PTSD, types of skills that foster parents can teach children with PTSD, specific actions a foster parent can take to be a compassionate presence and support traumatized children immediately following a trauma, and guidelines for helping traumatized children. Additional information is provided on trauma symptoms, the impact of trauma on neurological development and bonding and attachment, interventions, ways to foster attachment, helping children through the...more |
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| Document Title: | Self-Study Course: Helping Your Foster Child Transition to Your Adopted Child [Webpage]. |
| Corporate Author: | Alaska Center for Resource Families. |
| Publication Year: | 2009 |
| Abstract: | This 2-hour online course is designed to prepare foster parents for transitioning a foster child to an adopted child. The course counts for 2.0 hours of training credit toward a foster parent licensure. Materials address: the differences between foster parenting and adopting, advantages of foster parent adoption, strategies for foster/adoptive families, talking with children about the changes, helping children understand their histories and losses, helping children cope with trauma and loss, and helping children transfer attachments, and strategies for preparing children for their adoption finalization. The course includes a questionnaire for assessing understanding of the material and direction for completing the...more |
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| Document Title: | Confessions of a Foster Parent Trainer. |
| Personal Author: | Pasztor, Eileen Mayers. |
| Publication Year: | 2009 |
| Abstract: | The experiences and perspective of a foster parent trainer are shared on the evolution of foster parent training in the United States and reasons are suggested as to why this training has not produced more systemic changes or specific outcomes. Issues are then identified that should be considered before investing time and money into training and additional resources are referenced. 16 references. |
| 201 | |
| Document Title: | So You Want to be a Foster Parent -- What do You Want to do that For? |
| Personal Author: | Grummell, Tom.,Grummell, Suzanne. |
| Publication Year: | 2009 |
| Abstract: | Designed for prospective or new foster parents, this book includes tools to help foster parents become more knowledgeable about the issues they will be dealing with on a day-to day basis in foster care. The text begins with an overview of the Adoption and Safe Families Act and other relevant legislation and then discusses the first steps for becoming a foster parent. Information is provided on documentation and record keeping, foster care boarding payments, boarding agreements, foster care maintenance payments, and clothing. The following chapters provide training curriculums for prospective foster parents, licensing forms, medical information; the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program...more |
| 202 | |
| Document Title: | Fostering the Child Witness of Domestic Violence. |
| Personal Author: | Williams, Crystalle. |
| Publication Year: | 2008 |
| Abstract: | Designed for foster parents, this brief discusses the experiences of children who have witnessed domestic violence, how the violence can impact them, and strategies foster parents can use to help such children. The different roles children adopt when coping with domestic violence are explained, as well as factors that booster the resiliency in children. Foster parents are cautioned about what they should not say when talking to a victim or witness of abuse, and information is provided on identifying a child witness of domestic violence and modeling non-violent relationships. |
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| 203 | |
| Document Title: | Effects of a Foster Parent Training Intervention on Placement Changes of Children in Foster Care. |
| Personal Author: | Price, Joseph M.,Chamberlain, Patricia.,Landsverk, John.,Reid, John B.,Leve, Leslie.,Laurent, Heidemarie. |
| Publication Year: | 2008 |
| Abstract: | Placement disruptions undermine efforts of child welfare agencies to promote safety, permanency, and child well-being. Child behavior problems significantly contribute to placement changes. The aims of this investigation were to examine the impact of a foster parent training and support intervention (KEEP) on placement changes and to determine whether the intervention mitigates placement disruption risks associated with children's placement histories. The sample included 700 families with children between ages 5 and 12 years, from a variety of ethnic backgrounds. Families were randomly assigned to the intervention or control condition. The number of prior placements was predictive of negative exits from current...more |
| 204 | |
| Document Title: | Evidence-Based Practice in Foster Parent Training and Support: Implications for Treatment Foster Care Providers. |
| Personal Author: | Piescher, Kristine N.,Schmidt, Melissa.,LaLiberte, Traci. |
| Publication Year: | 2008 |
| Abstract: | This report on evidence-based practice in foster parent training and support is based on a comprehensive review of empirical literature conducted between May 20, 2008 and August 15, 2008 by the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW) at the University of Minnesota's School of Social Work. The report was developed under the auspices of Federal Title IV-E Funding, the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare, and the Foster Family-Based Treatment Association (FFTA) as part of the Technical Assistance to FFTA Project. The executive summary of this report highlights the key findings and discusses potential practice implications for treatment...more |
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| Document Title: | PRIDE: Foster PRIDE/Adopt PRIDE Program Vignettes. English. [DVD] |
| Corporate Author: | Child Welfare League of America. |
| Publication Year: | 2008 |
| Abstract: | This 35-minute DVD comprises a series of video clips that portray different types of situations in the placement process to promote discussion on how to manage typical challenges of day-to-day foster parenting. |
| 206 | |
| Document Title: | Educating Others About Adoption And Foster Care: Tools for Families. |
| Corporate Author: | New York State Citizens' Coalition For Children. |
| Publication Year: | 2008 |
| Abstract: | Designed for training foster and adoptive families parenting children with special needs in New York State, this guide presents a workshop curriculum that teaches parents how to educate others about adoption and foster care. Steps are discussed for knowing issues and circumstances that most adoptive and /or foster families deal with, identifying who needs to know and why, helping professionals to learn the things they need to know to better serve a child, crafting a lesson plan and recognizing teachable moments, and community education opportunities and strategies. Workshop handouts are included that address the seven core issues of adoption, the realities...more |
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| 207 | |
| Document Title: | Current Status and Evidence Base of Training for Foster and Treatment Foster Parents. |
| Personal Author: | Dorsey, Shannon.,Farmer, Elizabeth M.Z.,Barth, Richard P.,Greene, Kaylin M.,Reid, John.,Landsverk, John. |
| Publication Year: | 2008 |
| Abstract: | Nearly every state in the nation requires training for foster parents and treatment foster parents. However, very little is known about the effectiveness of this required training. The current paper provides a comprehensive research synthesis on training of caregivers for youth in these out-of-home settings. The review shows potentially promising directions; however, there is little empirical support for the most widely-used curricula of foster parent training. Scattered research on a wide variety of training protocols and approaches provides little empirical evidence for any specific program. Additionally, research on treatment foster care shows promising and positive results, but has paid little attention...more |
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| Document Title: | Kinship Care [e-learning]. |
| Corporate Author: | Foster Parent College. |
| Publication Year: | 2008 |
| Abstract: | Discusses several common issues in kinship care situations including family feuds, allegiance to birth parents, distance and defiance with the kinship family in a two-hour, online course. This course requires a registration fee. |
| 209 | |
| Document Title: | Report of the ACF Region V Roundtable on Child Welfare Training Systems. |
| Corporate Author: | United States. Administration on Children and Families. |
| Publication Year: | 2008 |
| Abstract: | To increase information sharing and collaboration, the ACF Region V office hosted a Roundtable on Child Welfare Training Systems for Region V states. The roundtable was held in Chicago, Illinois on October 23-24, 2007. This event provided a forum for 23 child welfare training directors, state agency executives, university partners, curriculum writers and stipend program representatives from Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin to gather together to discuss mutual training issues, challenges and successes. Personnel from the ACF Region V office and the National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement at the University of Southern Maine also attended this event....more |
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| Document Title: | Foster Parents Speak: Crossing Bridges and Fostering Change: Printable Resources. |
| Corporate Author: | New York State Citizens' Coalition for Children. |
| Publication Year: | 2008 |
| Abstract: | This collection of printable resources is designed to be used with the video, "Foster Parents Speak: Crossing Bridges and Fostering Change", a video that presents ten foster parents who speak candidly about the challenges in developing and nurturing shared parenting relationships with birth families and professionals to benefit the children in their care. The resources address: a young child's point of view on foster care and adoption; advice for foster parents in the post-ASFA World; strategies for advocating for creative visitation plans; assessing strengths in children and families; becoming a service detective to locate helping resources and financial supports for families;...more |
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| Document Title: | Training Kin to be Foster Parents: Best Practices from the Field. |
| Personal Author: | Cawthon, Shalonda. |
| Publication Year: | 2008 |
| Abstract: | This issue brief provides an overview of efforts to adapt foster parent training to the unique needs and circumstances of kinship caregivers. The following topics are addressed: federal licensing requirements, including requirements for foster care training as a condition of licensing; limitations of traditional foster parent training for kinship caregivers; state and county efforts to develop foster parent training programs tailored specifically for kin; common themes related to kin-specific training; and questions that states and localities should consider as they develop kin-specific training. (Author abstract) |
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| 212 | |
| Document Title: | Effects of a Foster Parent Training Intervention on Placement Changes of Children in Foster Care [Author Manuscript]. |
| Personal Author: | Price, Joseph M.,Chamberlain, Patricia.,Landsverk, John.,Reid, John B.,Leve, Leslie.,Laurent, Heidemarie. |
| Publication Year: | 2008 |
| Abstract: | Placement disruptions undermine efforts of child welfare agencies to promote safety, permanency, and child well-being. Child behavior problems significantly contribute to placement changes. The aims of this investigation were to examine the impact of a foster parent training and supportintervention (KEEP) on placement changes and to determine whether the intervention mitigates placement disruption risks associated with children's placement histories. The sample consisted of 700 families with children between ages 5 and 12 years, from a variety of ethnic backgrounds. Families were randomly assigned to the intervention or control condition. The number of prior placements was predictive of negative exits from current...more |
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| 213 | |
| Document Title: | Becoming a Service Detective: Locating Helping Resources and Financial Supports for Families. |
| Corporate Author: | New York State Citizens' Coalition For Children. |
| Publication Year: | 2008 |
| Abstract: | Designed for training foster and adoptive families parenting children with special needs in New York State, this guide presents a workshop curriculum that teaches parents to look for helping services, ask questions, and imagine solutions. Steps are discussed for knowing the name of the problem and gathering relevant facts, the skills and personal qualifications of service detectives, tips and tools for investigating service systems, accessing financial supports for adoptive families, working with service providers, and self-care. Workshop handouts are included that address the seven core issues of adoption, when to seek treatment, keeping good records, New York adoption subsidies, and support...more |
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| Document Title: | Foster Parent Pre-Service Training. |
| Corporate Author: | National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning. |
| Publication Year: | 2008 |
| Abstract: | States have a variety of policies regarding pre-service training for foster parents. We have assembled those we were able to locate here. Note that this is not a comprehensive list of all policies. (Author abstract) |
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| 215 | |
| Document Title: | The Road to Adoption and Foster Care [DVD]. |
| Corporate Author: | AdoptUSKids. |
| Publication Year: | 2008 |
| Abstract: | Short clips from Rich Newman's video featuring messages from moms and kids. (Author abstract). |
| 216 | |
| Document Title: | Campaign Toolkit CD. |
| Corporate Author: | United States. Children’s Bureau. |
| Publication Year: | 2008 |
| Abstract: | This CD-ROM notes the 20th anniversary of the National Forster Care Month, an annual awareness campaign on behalf of America’s youth in foster care. It includes tools to help child advocates organize local activities and honor people making a difference in the community. Key sections of the CD-ROM address the national campaign, tips on recognizing community advocates, strategies for promoting National Foster Care Month, information on how to support advocates, tips for working with the media, and ways to engage youth in National Foster Care Month activities. |
| 217 | |
| Document Title: | From Foster Family to Forever Family [e-learning]. |
| Corporate Author: | National Adoption Center. |
| Publication Year: | 2008 |
| Abstract: | This course provides an interactive overview of the process of adopting one's foster child. This course will help you: * Understand the entire process of adopting your foster child. * Prepare yourself and family for the transition to adoptive family. * Guide your decision-making with interactive exercises designed to assist you in your mental and emotional preparation for adoption. * Prepare you with checklists and exercises to make the most of your time with your adoption professionals. * Become aware of the truth surrounding most common myths and misconceptions regarding adopting children from the foster care system. * Identify the post-adoption...more |
| 218 | |
| Document Title: | Prevention of Behavior Problems for Children in Foster Care: Outcomes and Mediation Effects. |
| Personal Author: | Chamberlain, Patricia.,Price, Joe.,Leve, Leslie D.,Laurent, Heidemarie.,Landsverk, John A.,Reid, John B. |
| Publication Year: | 2008 |
| Abstract: | Parent training for foster parents is mandated by federal law and supported by state statutes in nearly all states; however, little is known about the efficacy of that training, and recent reviews underscore that the most widely used curricula in the child welfare system (CWS) have virtually no empirical support. On the other hand, numerous theoretically based, developmentally sensitive parent training interventions have been found to be effective in experimental clinical and prevention intervention trials. One of these, Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care, has been used with foster parents of youth referred from juvenile justice. The effectiveness of a universal intervention, KEEP...more |
| 219 | |
| Document Title: | Pride: Making A Difference. Spanish. [DVD] |
| Corporate Author: | Child Welfare League of America. |
| Publication Year: | 2008 |
| Abstract: | This DVD demonstrates the competencies essential for fostering and for adopting and explaining the differences between "making a commitment to be meaningful to a child's lifetime and making a lifetime commitment to a child."Este DVD demuestra las capacidades esenciales para servir como padres de cuidado de crianza y padres adoptivos y para explicar las diferencias entre ?comprometerse a ser significativo en la vida de un niño y comprometerse de por vida a un niño?. |
| 220 | |
| Document Title: | Indiana Foster Family Handbook. |
| Corporate Author: | Indiana Department of Child Services. |
| Publication Year: | 2008 |
| Abstract: | Developed for foster parents in Indiana, this handbook is designed to provide further insight into areas of foster parenting that will be most helpful to foster parents. It begins with an explanation of the mission, vision, and values of the Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS), and then presents the Bill of Rights for Foster Children and the Bill of Rights for Foster Parents. The responsibilities of the DCS are also listed. Following sections address: reasons to immediately notify DCS; the Child in Need of Services (CHINS) processes, including Child and Family Team meetings, court hearings, pointers for attending a court...more |
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| 221 | |
| Document Title: | The Knowledge of Caring: Revisiting the Need for Knowledge Support of Carers. |
| Personal Author: | Osmond, Jennifer.,Scott, Teresa.,Clark, Julie. |
| Publication Year: | 2008 |
| Abstract: | Foster carers' knowledge of caring for abused and neglected children is a largely under-researched area. We know very little about the nature of carers' knowledge in relation to caring for children who have been abused or neglected. This paper reports on an exploratory study which examined the knowledge of caring. Qualitative data were analysed based on in-depth interviews with 10 foster carers in Queensland, Australia. A range of knowledge was identified showing an interaction of both personalized and formal understandings in the caring response. Given the breadth of knowledge recognized from the analysis, this paper presents one dimension of their knowing:...more |
| 222 | |
| Document Title: | PRIDE: Foster PRIDE/Adopt PRIDE Program Vignettes. Spanish. [DVD] |
| Corporate Author: | Child Welfare League of America. |