Advocating for children in foster and kinship care
Subtitle: a guide to getting the best out of the system for caregivers and practitioners
By: Mitchell A. Rosenwald, Beth N. Riley.
Contributors: Riley, Beth N.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780231146869; 9780231146876; 9780231519359
Subjects: Foster home care -- United States; Foster parents -- Services for -- United States; Foster children -- Services for -- United States; Foster children -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States; Child welfare -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: In the beginning: assessing commitment and family resources; title: Knowing limits: finding the right match between the children in care and the foster parents and kinship caregivers; title: Advocating within the social services system; title: Advocating within the family court system; title: Advocating within the school system; title: Advocating within the health and mental health systems; title: Advocacy in interdisciplinary teams; title: Advocating for agency policy change; title: Advocating legislatively; title: Advocating in communities.