How to screen adoptive and foster parents
Subtitle: a workbook for professionals and students
By: James L. Dickerson, Mardi Allen, and Daniel Pollack
Contributors: Allen, Mardi, 1951-; Pollack, Daniel
Publisher: NASW Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 257
ISBN-13: 9780871014153
Subjects: Foster parents; Adoptive parents
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-245) and index.
Table of contents: title: Interviewing; title: What you need to know before you begin interviews; title: First contact : the do's and don'ts; title: What you need to know about follow-up questions; title: The individual interviews; title: Screening for child predators; title: Using health and reference information as a screening device; title: Screening for (+) and (; title: ) parenting attitudes; title: Applying the foster parent syndrome; title: Understanding your legal obligations; title: How to make recommendations to a supervisor; title: Psychological assessment; title: The power of the question : when to consult psychologists during the home study process; title: Psychological consultations : when parents have mental health problems.