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The foster parenting manual : a practical guide to creating a loving, safe and stable home / John DeGarmo ; foreword by Mary Perdue.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2013Description: 160 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781849059565
  • 184905956X
Subject(s):
Contents:
Foster care: children, parents, and caseworkers -- The history of foster care -- Training -- Placement: what to do beforehand/how to prepare -- Problems foster children face -- Creating rules and expectations -- Your foster child and his development -- Foster children and school -- Working with caseworkers -- Birth parents and you -- Protecting yourself and family -- Finding help as a foster parent -- When a foster child leaves -- Adoption.
Summary: The Foster Parenting Manual is a comprehensive guide offering proven, friendly advice for novice and experienced parents alike. Distilling many years' experience into one book, this book describes what you can expect from foster parenting, how to access help and support and how to ensure the best care for your child.Summary: Provides insight into the foster care system for new and experienced foster parents and caseworkers. Chapters begin with stories from foster parents or others, and they cover foster care and children; the history of foster care in the US and around the world; training; placement; mental health, school, trust, behavior, and other problems foster children face; creating rules and expectations; child development; school; working with caseworkers; birth parents; family welfare; finding help; what to do when a foster child leaves; and adoption.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's 306.874 D317 Available 33111008158376
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The Foster Parenting Manual is a comprehensive guide offeringproven, friendly advice for novice and experienced parents alike.Distilling many years' experience into one book, foster andadoptive parent John DeGarmo combines his own hard-won wisdom with thatof fellow foster parents. He describe what to expect from the process,how to access help and support and how to ensure the best care for yourchild. The Foster Parenting Manual will offer seasoned,sympathetic advice that will be valued by foster parents and theprofessionals who support them, including caseworkers, counsellors, andsocial workers.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 142-154) and index.

Foster care: children, parents, and caseworkers -- The history of foster care -- Training -- Placement: what to do beforehand/how to prepare -- Problems foster children face -- Creating rules and expectations -- Your foster child and his development -- Foster children and school -- Working with caseworkers -- Birth parents and you -- Protecting yourself and family -- Finding help as a foster parent -- When a foster child leaves -- Adoption.

The Foster Parenting Manual is a comprehensive guide offering proven, friendly advice for novice and experienced parents alike. Distilling many years' experience into one book, this book describes what you can expect from foster parenting, how to access help and support and how to ensure the best care for your child.

Provides insight into the foster care system for new and experienced foster parents and caseworkers. Chapters begin with stories from foster parents or others, and they cover foster care and children; the history of foster care in the US and around the world; training; placement; mental health, school, trust, behavior, and other problems foster children face; creating rules and expectations; child development; school; working with caseworkers; birth parents; family welfare; finding help; what to do when a foster child leaves; and adoption.

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