Download or read book Foster Parents Perceptions on the Implementation of Extended Foster Care written by Sandy Lee Melancon and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to explore, from the perspectives of the foster parents, what services were being utilized, what assistance have been provided, and what more can be done to assist young adults in the process of transitioning from foster care to extended foster care. This study focused on the implementation process and beginning outcomes of extended foster care using the unique perspective of foster parents who currently care for a foster care young adult. This study examined San Bernardino County Department of Children and Family Services (CFS) foster parents' views on the implementation of Ecological Systems Theory (EFC). The sample size for this study consisted of ten foster parents who are working with young foster adults (non-minor dependents).
Download or read book Extended Foster Care written by Tosha Thomas and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study proposes to examine AB 12; California's Fostering Connections to Success Act, as it relates to the experiences of foster parents that choose to care for young adults after they turn 18. Assembly Bill 12 (AB 12) was passed in 2010 and formerly extends the time youth can remain in foster care in California. The purpose of this study was to identify the impact of the implementation of California's Fostering Connections to Success Act, AB 12 on foster parents working with young adults in extended foster care. The goals of this study include identifying gaps in and lack of knowledge or skills needed to successfully implement AB 12 in San Bernardino County. The researcher interviewed ten foster parents working in San Bernardino County.
Download or read book Social Workers Attitudes and Perceptions Towards Extended Foster Care written by Mina Nahavandi Moghaddam and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this research study was to assess the attitudes and perspectives of social workers on the implentation of the Extended Foster Care within the Department of Child and Family Sevrices in San Bernardino county. Exploring and gathering the social workers' level of knowledge and assessing their attitudes toward Extended Foster Care allowed the researchers to collect information that could be utilized to understand challenges, and come up with the interventions to assist professionals to better prepare the foster youth for independence.
Download or read book The Relationships Among the Foster Care Situation Foster Parents Perceptions of Satisfactions Available Resources and Stress in European American Foster Families written by Kerry Lynne Kriener-Althen and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Foster Care written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Select Education and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Foster Care written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Treatment foster parents perceptions of their role with the primary family of foster youth written by Sheila M. Schmaltz and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Achieving Permanence for Older Children and Youth in Foster Care written by Benjamin Kerman and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2009-05-12 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a novel integration of child welfare data, policy analysis, and evidence-informed youth permanency practice, the essays in this volume show how to achieve and sustain family permanence for older children and youth in foster care. Researchers examine what is known about permanency outcomes for youth in foster care, how the existing knowledge base can be applied to improve these outcomes, and the directions that future research should take to strengthen youth permanence practice and policy. Part 1 examines child welfare data concerning reunification, adoption, and relative custody and guardianship and the implications for practice and policy. Part 2 addresses law, regulation, court reform, and resource allocation as vital components in achieving and sustaining family permanence. Contributors examine the impact of policy change created by court reform and propose new federal and state policy directions. Part 3 outlines a range of practices designed to achieve family permanence for youth in foster care: preserving families through community-based services, reunification, adoption, and custody and guardianship arrangements with relatives. As growing numbers of youth continue to "age out" of foster care without permanent families, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers have increasingly focused on developing evidence-informed policies, practices, services and supports to improve outcomes for youth. Edited by leading professionals in the field, this text recommends the most relevant and effective methods for improving family permanency outcomes for older youth in foster care.
Download or read book Children s Adjustment to Foster Care Placement written by Jacquelyn J. Bradbard and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 written by United States and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Exploring Foster Parents Perceptions of Their Role in Encouraging Foster Youth to Pursue a Post secondary Education written by Kristen Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foster youth in general tend to experience less success in terms of education compared to their non-foster youth peers. One possible explanation for this discrepancy is the fact that foster youth may lack the parental support that has been shown to be a very important factor in a youth's education. Parental support can be a very important motivating factor when deciding whether or not to pursue a post-secondary education. Majority of foster youth have been removed from their biological parents and placed into the care of foster parents. This qualitative study surveys foster parents to determine what they believe their role is when it comes to encouraging foster youth to pursue a post-secondary education. In addition, this study looks at the ways in which foster parents encourage their youth as well as any changes in the amount of encouragement they provide as a result of the AB 12 legislation. A total of seven surveys were collected from foster parents affiliated with a Foster Family Agency in the Central Valley. Results of this study show that a majority of the foster parents surveyed agree that it is part of their role to encourage their foster youth to pursue a post-secondary education after high school. Results also indicate that most of the encouragement that takes places between foster parents and foster youth takes the form of discussions around the topic of post-secondary education and that only about half of the participants reported that the AB 12 legislation had any effect on the amount of encouragement they provided to their foster youth.
Download or read book On Your Own without a Net written by D. Wayne Osgood and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-09-15 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the decade after high school, young people continue to rely on their families in many ways-sometimes for financial support, sometimes for help with childcare, and sometimes for continued shelter. But what about those young people who confront special difficulties during this period, many of whom can count on little help from their families? On Your Own Without a Net documents the special challenges facing seven vulnerable populations during the transition to adulthood: former foster care youth, youth formerly involved in the juvenile justice system, youth in the criminal justice system, runaway and homeless youth, former special education students, young people in the mental health system, and youth with physical disabilities. During adolescence, government programs have been a major part of their lives, yet eligibility for most programs typically ends between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one. This critical volume shows the unfortunate repercussions of this termination of support and points out the issues that must be addressed to improve these young people's chances of becoming successful adults.
Download or read book Assessing the Long term Effects of Foster Care written by Thomas Patrick McDonald and published by CWLA Press (Child Welfare League of America). This book was released on 1996 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What lasting impact has foster care had on the adult lives of former foster children? Noting how trends in expectations and outcomes in foster care have changed over the past 30 years, this comprehensive and critical review of the impact foster care has had on children provides a framework for the critical assessment of trends in programs and policies; identifies what is known and not known concerning the impact of foster care; and offers recommendations for future data collection and research, as well as program and policy development. A welcome addition to the literature for program administrators, policymakers, and researchers in the child welfare field.
Download or read book Foster Care written by David D. Bellis and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1999-04 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Minority children -- who made up over 60% of those in foster care -- waited twice as long for permanent homes as did other foster children, because there were fewer minority parents in the pool of foster and adoptive parents. The Multiethnic Placement Act of 1994, as amended in 1996, sought to decrease the length of time that children wait to be adopted by eliminating race-related barriers to placement. This report provides information on (1) efforts by federal, state, and local agencies in foster care and adoption placement policy and guidance, and technical assistance; (2) the challenges all levels of government face to change placement practices.
Download or read book Be the Village written by Bradley Jackson Barrick and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The current foster care system in the United States remains overloaded and overwhelmed. This has led to a foster system that suffers from a lack of capacity, stability, and quality. The Church, however, holds the answer to addressing the crises facing the foster care system because foster care aligns with the heart of God, who mandates the Church to care for the orphaned. When churches properly view foster children and foster families in the way that God views and cares for them, churches will take responsibility by loving, encouraging, and supporting them. In response to God’s mandate to care for foster families, this project launched Be the Village, a fully operational and highly effective ministry that recruits new foster parents and provides wraparound care for current foster families. To accomplish this, Enid First Assembly partnered with CompaCare, an Assemblies of God Family Services Agency, and developed its foster care ministry under the 4-phase, 17-step CompaCare design. This project also analyzed the effectiveness of the CompaCare model. A pre- and post-ministry online assessment ascertained foster families’ reactions to the wraparound support provided by Be the Village. The evaluative measures indicate that the CompaCare plan is well-designed, easy to execute, and highly successful. Our foster families experienced a complete transformation in relation to feeling appreciated, encouraged, and supported.
Download or read book Extended Foster Care in the United States written by Diana Dickinson and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this research is to examine the benefits of extending foster care services and to closely inspect if these benefits are in fact, substantial and successful in helping former foster youth as they navigate and progress into adulthood.Inquiry: The objectives or goals of the study are to inquire about the impact of extending foster youth care and to determine in which areas the act could be improved.Methods: The research articles were found through the ScienceDirect (Elsevier) search engine provided by the California State University, Northridge library website. Search terms used were: extended foster care, children and youth services, foster youth and mental health, substance use, victimization, education, housing, employment.Results: The literature showed that there are promising developments in several areas of extended foster care. This review focuses on the following areas: mental health, substance use, victimization, education, housing, employment.
Download or read book Foster Parenting written by Rosemarie Carbino and published by New York : Child Welfare League of America. This book was released on 1980 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
