Download or read book It s Okay to Wonder written by Rhonda Wagner and published by Joy of Avery. This book was released on 2019-08-03 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I'm excited to be a sister in our foster family, but I'm worried about new rules. I feel happy and sad at the same time. What about when our help isn't needed anymore?" It's Okay to Wonder is a story about Avery, a loquacious girl whose parents have decided to become foster parents. While Mom and Dad attend another foster training class, Avery shares with her Nana and Pop about her mixed-up feelings. She and her grandparents learn together what it might be like to become a foster family--that it's okay to feel two emotions at the same time and that it's okay to wonder! The Joy of Avery series offers resources for foster care families and brings the world of foster care to life by exploring Avery's feelings as her family welcomes foster children into their home. It's Okay to Wonder is the first book in the series.
Download or read book Life after Foster Care written by Loring Paul Jones and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-08-17 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book apprises readers of the present conditions of former and emancipated foster youth, provides evidence-based best practices regarding their experiences, and proposes new policies for ensuring better outcomes for these children upon discharge from foster care. For most American youth, the transition to adulthood is gradual and aided by support from parents and others. In contrast, foster youth are expected to arrive at self-sufficiency abruptly and without the same level of support. Such an expectation may be due in part to what Loring Paul Jones has found in his research: that many of the studies conducted thus far have been fragmented and incomplete, often focusing on a particular state or agency that may follow policies not applicable nationwide. This book connects the dots between these disparate studies to provide child welfare practitioners, policy makers, and students with a broader picture of the state of American youth following discharge from foster care. It examines not only child welfare policies but also related policies in areas such as housing and education that may contribute to the success or failure of foster youth in society. It additionally draws lessons from successful programs to provide readers with the tools needed to develop foster and after-care systems that more closely mirror the support afforded to youth in the general population.
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 Social Workers Perspectives on Implementation of Extended Foster Care in San Bernardino County Children and Family Services written by Brandi Vanessa Guzman and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study partners with San Bernardino County Children and Family Services (CFS) to assess child welfare employees on how extended foster care is being implemented. Data was collected via face-to-face interviews with extended foster (EFC) social workers. The goals of this study were to assess the needs of non minor dependents through qualitative interviews with case carrying workers, to assess the strengths and areas of need in services for non-minor dependents, to evaluate initial outcomes of Extended Foster Care (EFC) from the workers perspective, to identify and provide education and training suggestions and materials for future and current child welfare caseworkers. This study will assist in deterring how best to stay in connection with, serve, and improve the outcomes of foster youth in San Bernardino County.
Download or read book Aged Out How We re Failing Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care written by Sixto Cancel and published by Think of Us. This book was released on 2022-05-05 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across the country, far too many young people age out of foster care into appalling circumstances. “Aging out” occurs when youth under the state’s custody are still in the foster care system when they reach either the age of majority or the end of extended foster care. Aging out refers to the moment in time when child welfare is no longer legally responsible for the youth, and the system abruptly stops providing services–usually when the youth turns either 18 or 21. Each year, thousands of youth age out of foster care, essentially legal orphans with no legal connection to family or a supportive network. Unfortunately, foster youth who go through the experience of aging out of foster care have statistically poor life prospects. Longitudinal studies across the country show very high rates of homelessness, incarceration, unemployment, and lack of access to health care among youth who aged out of foster care. These outcomes are disproportionately worse for Black, Native, and Brown youth, as well as queer and trans youth. This study is designed to understand the experiences of transition-age youth in their transition out of foster care and investigate: Why do poor outcomes for youth who age out of care persist? What are the current lived experiences of youth who age out of care? In what ways does child welfare continue to fall short for youth who age out of care?
Download or read book Extending California s Extended Foster Care Program written by Chelsea Dodd and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: For foster youth ages 18-21, several housing options are available for those that participate in California’s extended foster care services per Assembly Bill 12. Until age 21, some possible options are continued foster home placement, relative care, transitional housing, and supervised shared apartments and dormitories. Foster youth are also eligible to receive CalWORKS benefits as part of extended foster care. After age 21, any former foster youth participating in these programs are expected to take full responsibility for their welfare. They are in the same position as non-foster youth, who can end up homeless if alternative living arrangements are not readily available, and they are unable to afford housing. The purpose of this grant proposal is to design a program that includes subsidized housing, educational support, vocational training, and mental health services to help former foster youth, ages 21 to 25. The proposed program intends to help foster youth to become fully functioning adults, mitigating some of the adverse outcomes faced by former foster youth.
Download or read book Extended Foster Care Program written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Climbing a Broken Ladder written by Nathanael J. Okpych and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2021-01-15 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although foster youth have college aspirations similar to their peers, fewer than one in ten ultimately complete a two-year or four-year college degree. What are the major factors that influence their chances of succeeding? Climbing a Broken Ladder advances our knowledge of what can be done to improve college outcomes for a student group that has largely remained invisible in higher education. Drawing on data from one of the most extensive studies of young people in foster care, Nathanael J. Okpych examines a wide range of factors that contribute to the chances that foster youth enroll in college, persist in college, and ultimately complete a degree. Okpych also investigates how early trauma affects later college outcomes, as well as the impact of a significant child welfare policy that extends the age limit of foster care. The book concludes with data-driven and concrete recommendations for policy and practice to get more foster youth into and through college.
Download or read book Policy VIII B Extended Foster Care written by Arkansas. Division of Children & Family Services and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Foster the Family written by Jamie C. Finn and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are great rewards that come along with being a foster parent, yet there are also great challenges that can leave you feeling depleted, alone, and discouraged. The many burdens of a foster parent's day--hurting children, struggling biological parents, and a broken system--are only compounded by the many burdens of a foster parent's heart--confusion, anxiety, heartache, anger, and fear. With the compassion and insight of a fellow foster parent, Jamie C. Finn helps you see your struggles through the lens of the gospel, bringing biblical truths to bear on your unique everyday realities. In these short, easy-to-read chapters, you'll find honest, personal stories and practical lessons that provide encouragement and direction from God's Word as you walk the journey of foster parenting.
Download or read book Extended Foster Care in Stanislaus County written by Cindy Ruvalcaba and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This quantitative study examines the relationship between the length of time non-minor dependents spend in extended foster care and: high school completion, post secondary education, employment, participation in programs that target the removal of employment barriers, and housing placement. This study includes 62 participants from the Stanislaus County Community Service Agency. Results from this study indicate that there was a relationship between the length of time non-minor dependents spend in extended foster care and high school completion. In addition, housing placements were also related to the duration of time non-minor dependents spend in care. Although providing services to non-minor dependents for an extra three years is ethical, the results of this study indicate that the length of time non-minor dependents spend in extended foster care does not necessarily influence their participation in or completion of programs and services offered.
Download or read book An Analysis of the Extended Foster Care Program AB 12 written by Melany Rodas and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When children are removed from their home it is because a child safety risk is present, traumatizing to the child. Studies show that a history of maltreatment causes a trickle of negative impacts such as: faulty brain development, emotional/behavioral regulation, and social skills creating part of the obstacles transitioning youth face entering adulthood (Harden, 2004; Kerker & Dore, 2006. In reviewing the AB-12 policy, the aim is to analyze the ways in which the policy is successfully supporting foster youth as well as the areas where the policy requires enrichment to better support foster youth.
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 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 From Foster Care to Adulthood written by Emily Buss and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Young people who grow up in foster care face daunting odds when they "age out" of that system as adults. Many of them find themselves without a job and without a home. Before long, many are incarcerated, and others become parents before they are ready. Staying in school is fraught with obstacles, from unaffordable tuition, to episodic housing, to a lack of academic and emotional supports. Whatever their obstacles and opportunities, foster youth are far more likely than other young people to face those obstacles and opportunities alone...The University of Chicago Law School's Foster Care Project is dedicated to assisting advocates throughout the country to improve the experience of foster youth who are aging out of care...we have focused our attention on the law, asking: What changes in the law would benefit these youth? How can current law be best employed for their benefit? What can courts and lawyers do to assist youth to make a successful transition?...[Our] conclusion is that the legal process governing foster youths' transition should ensure that foster youths' lives mimic, as closely as possible, the experience of youth growing up in their own families. More specifically, we conclude that the court process can play a crucial role in replicating some important aspects of that experience."--p. [1].
Download or read book Children in Extended Foster Care in East Baton Rouge Parish Department of Public Welfare written by Charles William Bates and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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.
