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Author:

Rosenwald, Mitchell.

Title:

Advocating for children in foster and kinship care : a guide to getting the best out of the system for caregivers and practitioners / Mitchell A. Rosenwald and Beth N. Riley.

Publisher:

Columbia University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

xiv, 252 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

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.

Other Authors:

Riley, Beth N.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

In 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.

ISBN:

0231146876 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780231146876 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0231146868 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780231146869 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)320799267

LCCN:

2009026894

Locations:

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

N3AX771 -- Drake Law School Library (Des Moines)