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.

This 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 t...

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Main Author: Rosenwald, Mitchell
Other Authors: Riley, Beth N.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2010.
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Summary:This 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, fos.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 252 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780231519359
0231519354
1280599790
9781280599798
9786613629630
6613629634
Language:English.