LEADER 04554nam 2200721 a 450 001 9910823375103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-59979-0 010 $a9786613629630 010 $a0-231-51935-4 024 7 $a10.7312/rose14686 035 $a(CKB)2670000000187320 035 $a(OCoLC)787845105 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10538280 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000644736 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12292456 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000644736 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10679875 035 $a(PQKB)11507807 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC895108 035 $a(DE-B1597)459281 035 $a(OCoLC)979904231 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780231519359 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL895108 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10538280 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL362963 035 $a(OCoLC)826478920 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000187320 100 $a20090710d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAdvocating for children in foster and kinship care $ea guide to getting the best out of the system for caregivers and practitioners /$fMitchell A. Rosenwald and Beth N. Riley 210 $aNew York $cColumbia University Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (271 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-231-14687-6 311 $a0-231-14686-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIn the beginning: assessing commitment and family resources -- Knowing limits: finding the right match between the children in care and the foster parents and kinship caregivers -- Advocating within the social services system -- Advocating within the family court system -- Advocating within the school system -- Advocating within the health and mental health systems -- Advocacy in interdisciplinary teams -- Advocating for agency policy change -- Advocating legislatively -- Advocating in communities. 330 $aThis book is the first to provide strategies for effective advocacy and placement within the foster care and kinship care systems. It also takes a rare look at the dynamics of the foster and kinship relationship, not just among children and the agency workers and service providers who intervene on their behalf, but also between children and those who take in and care for them as permanency develops. Drawing on their experience interacting with and writing about the institution of foster care, Mitchell Rosenwald and Beth N. Riley have composed a unique text that helps practitioners, foster parents, and relative caregivers realize successful transitions for youth, especially considering the traumas these children may suffer both before and after placement.Advocating for a child's best interests must begin early and remain consistent throughout assignment and adjustment. For practitioners, Rosenwald and Riley emphasize the best techniques for assessing a family's capabilities and for guiding families through the challenges of foster care. Part one details the steps potential foster parents and kinship caregivers must take, with the assistance of practitioners, to prepare themselves for placement. Part two describes tactics for successful advocacy within the court system, social service agencies, schools, and the medical and mental health establishments. Part three describes how to lobby for change at the agency and legislative levels, as well as within a given community. The authors illustrate recommendations through real-life scenarios and devote an entire chapter to brokering positive partnerships among practitioners, families, and other teams working to protect and transition children. 606 $aFoster home care$zUnited States 606 $aFoster parents$xServices for$zUnited States 606 $aFoster children$xServices for$zUnited States 606 $aFoster children$xLegal status, laws, etc$zUnited States 606 $aChild welfare$zUnited States 615 0$aFoster home care 615 0$aFoster parents$xServices for 615 0$aFoster children$xServices for 615 0$aFoster children$xLegal status, laws, etc. 615 0$aChild welfare 676 $a362.73/3 700 $aRosenwald$b Mitchell$01594514 701 $aRiley$b Beth N$01594515 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910823375103321 996 $aAdvocating for children in foster and kinship care$93915070 997 $aUNINA