Creating Compassionate Foster Care: Lessons of Hope from Children and Families in Crisis
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (825 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01N27VNO0 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 154 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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We need only to listen."This is among the conclusions that the authors, one of whom is an experienced foster parent and the other a professor of developmental psychology, draw as a result of working with a diverse range of children and families. Drawing on over 20 years of work in foster care, along with current attachment research and theory, this book conveys the foster care experience with recommendations for improved models of care and intervention strategies.Engaging case studies depict the challenging nature of determining the best outcome for a child and of supporting the adult's journey as a parent. Written in a narrative style and supported by in-depth research, this book will aid social workers and foster care professionals to better understand families in cr
Molly was a research affiliate on the Circle of Security Intervention Program.. Janet has advanced training in Infant Mental Health and is certified in Circle of Security Assessment and Treatment Planning.Molly Kretchmar-Hendricks, PhD, is a professor of developmental psychology at Gonzaga University in Washington state, with specialized expertise in attachment theory. Janet Mann
-- Bob Lonne, B Soc Wk, Ph.D., Professor of Social Work & Discipline Leader, University of New England, Australia . For those who work with children and families who are struggling, it is a refreshing reminder of the value of embracing all involved. This fine book helps the reader recognize the cost we pay in separating children from their primary caregivers and how this can become an eventual obstacle to reunification. -- Julie A. -- Charles H. Boyle, Founder of Homeboy Industries and Author of Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion This book is a gem! Using the highly evocative stories of parents and their children who have experienced maltreatment, the authors present a relationship-based system of foster care grounded in attachment research. -- Bert Powell, co-creator of The Circle of Security The stories within these pages offer every reader hope and something of a roadmap as to how vulnerability, mixed with commitment and solid science, can create oppor
Amazon Customer said A compelling, insightful look at foster care, and how to help support and enable children and their families to be re-united. This is suburb, highly-readable book whose wisdom translatable far beyond foster care. The book provides "case studies" of young children placed in foster care, and the deep, dedicated work that was provided by the staff of Children's Ark in Spokane, WA to support the children and their birth parent(s) so that the children could return to their original families. Drawing extensively on attachment theory, the book offers compelling examples of how to help children and adults build the emotional bonds to support the children's social, emotional learning—strategies that support and guide the parent(s) as well. A thoughtful, i. cynthia lambert said it is easily understandable to parents. This is a fascinating book relating the struggle of parents who are in danger of losing their children due to neglect or abuse. Although it is written by and for people who work with foster children and their families, it is easily understandable to parents, teachers and anyone else who loves and works with children. Very compelling and informative. It will change the way you relate to your own children.