Foster care Essays & Research Papers

In the U.S., there are two hundred fifty thousand children that are in foster care every year (Moe, 177-192). Foster care is placing a child or children in the temporary care of a family care (Foster Care & Adoption). Children who goes through abusive or negative families had to move to in foster care because of situation. Children that were just born have to be taken away from their mothers because of the drugs she was on, or the abuse in the homes. A family that can’t provide for the...

Foster Care System: Salvation or Detriment Imagine your family being broken up and scattered to a random location with a random group of people that you now must live and grow with. This decision is completely out of your control and very well may be the most important one of your life. This is what is known as the foster care system. This is detrimental to American society, because “according to national statistic 40 to 50 percent of those children will never complete high school. Sixty-six...

Is foster care really the solution for discarded children? The answer to this question varies from case to case, and because of the unique situations that happen in foster care, developing stricter licensing laws for foster parents is key. When a child is place in more than one home, perspectives start to change, where as children who have spent their time in only one home can have completely different views, 2 and a half year old Miguel died because of his dangerous situation that he was placed...

Every day in America a teenager turns 18 years old. For some it means a new car, freedom, or the excitement of no longer needing your parents’ permission on serious decisions. For others its dreadful turning 18 because means that they have “aged out” of the foster care system with no afterward plans or support. Each year it is estimated that 20,000 young people age out and this is tragic because they have no one to turn to, they have no home to go to and they are forced into adulthood before...

Improving Academic Performance and Achievement of children and youth in foster care Joanna Bermudez Mercy College Summer 2013 Introduction and Problem Statement Approximately fifty percent of adolescents in this country’s foster care system are graduating from high school each year. In NYS, less than forty-four percent of adolescent’s in the foster care system graduate from high school yearly. The outcomes of youth who leave the foster...

 Foster Care Chantaye Kitt Professor Gietzen English 101 11 August 2014 Raising children is one of the most important responsibilities in any society. Today, working parents have many options, but what about those children who have neither a mother nor father? What about those children who come from broken and abusive homes? In such cases there are often few choices. Parentless children may be placed in orphanages or in foster homes. What Is Foster Care? Foster...

Answers to Unit 9 1)There are different uses of foster care placements and amongst them the main ones are as follow: *EMERGENCY-where children need to stay somewhere safe for a few nights, *SHORT -TERM-cares look after children for a few weeks /months while plans are being made for children’s future, *SHORT BREAKS-for disable children,with special needs or behavioural difficulties who stay for a while with a family so they...

The challenges of being in foster care are many. Foster parents are expected to provide a safe environment and care for the children placed within their homes. Unfortunately, this does not always occur and some children are abused and often put in a worse situation than they were previously in. A study was done containing maltreated children and nonmaltreated in foster care homes to determine the research question “whether selected...

Outcomes of Foster Care Angela Nagle COM 150 May 16, 2010 Michelle Vanderhoof Growing up many children think that it is normal how they are living, whether it is good or bad. On the bad side it could be from getting abused to not always having enough food to eat; or sleeping on the floors to sleeping in the family car. When social services finds out about something like this, they do their best to better the situation. One situation they try is placing children in protective custody, also...

The impact of foster care on development Author: Lawrence, Catherine R; Carlson, Elizabeth A; Egeland, Byron ProQuest document link Abstract: Foster care is a protective intervention designed to provide out of home placement to children living in at-risk home environments. This study employs prospective longitudinal data (N = 189) to investigate the effects of foster care on the development of child behavior and psychological functioning taking into account baseline adaptation prior to...

By dictionary definition foster care is a noun meaning, “supervised care for delinquents or neglected children usually in an institution or substitute home” (dictionary.refernce). According to federal definition “foster care is twenty-four hour substitute care for children placed away from their parents or guardians and for whom the stat agency has placement and care responsibility.” This also includes placing them into foster families, foster homes of relatives, emergency shelters, group...

Foster Care Youth and School Performance The issue under review is the academic under-performance of foster care youth and the possible interventions that are available to improve school performance of foster care youth. Foster care youth are not only at risk of academic failure- they are in fact performing far behind their normative peers (Zetlin & Weinberg, 2003). Foster care youth are faced with many risk factors and a lack of protective factors that lead to their lower school...

Introduction Problem Statement: Foster care children are assigned to homes or residential care and kinship. On occasion some without a comprehensive background check of the child or the prospective families, other than the classes for foster parenting licensing which is generally having one or two home checks. These quick placement fixes can lead to negligence within the placement on these children. This is a problem because far too many of these children in foster care have physical, mental...

Foster Care in the United States Sue King Liberty University Abstract The history of foster care in the United States started with orphan trains and the Children’s Aid Society founded by Charles Loring Brace. Recent research describes the child welfare system as an organization that provides service to helpless children in need. This paper will discuss foster care as it is relates to safety, permanency, and wellbeing of children in need The role of a foster parent and the process of...

The Foster Care Crisis Abstract When children have become the victims of abuse and neglect, or if parents are unable to care for them, the children are placed in foster care. Placement in a foster home is intended to be temporary. Unfortunately .many children, once in the system, do not leave until they turn 18. Foster care often exposes children to severe stressors, causing behavioral, developmental and/or psychological difficulties. Though foster homes are supposed to help children in a...

 Foster Care, Adoption, and Ecclesiology Anonymous Box #0000 Christian Worldview Development Some class section Some University November 14, 2013 In America alone, there are 500,000 children in foster care. There is no excuse for the lack of adoption and foster care involvement, as 225 million people profess Christ in the US (Merida & Morton 51). Foster care and adoption, particularly of older children, should be...

ABSTRACT This paper is a summary of what research has been done in the field of foster care. It will focus on foster care social workers, foster care parents, children in foster care, etc. In this work there will also be reference to aspects of adoption and foster care together. This paper will encompass all parties affected by foster care and will ultimately talk about what qualities are expected of social workers who work in foster care.   America is facing daily challenges when it comes...

Foster Care: A Social Injustice The United States foster care system is classified as a social injustice in the following ways: * Once a child in foster care turns 18, they age out of the system. This means that they no longer receive help from Child Protective Services. (CPS) * Children in foster care are often treated unfairly because of their background and health problems. Many children end up in shelters or foster homes that don’t take care of them. * Biological parents of...

Running head: Children removed from their home New Beginnings: The Effects of foster care and incidents of aggression in children removed from their home by Child Protective services Melvin L. Prince University of Houston-Victoria Abstract The Purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between multiple placements and the amount of aggressive behavior incidents. Subjects will include male and female children, ranging in age from 5 years...

I entered the foster care system at age 4 due to my birth mothers drug problems. I was immediately adopted to a family of 12 before I could even understand the reality of my own life. It hit quick when I was old enough to think for myself. I began to notice how emotionally abusive the adoptive mother was. She played me and my younger blood sister against each other and made sure I knew that I was worth nothing and would never amount to anything. Dealing with such a relationship made my preteen...

 The Importance of the Foster Care System According to childwelfare.gov (2012), there are about 400,000 children in foster homes at any given time. The foster care system in the United States is a critical placement system for children in difficult family situations. Unfortunately, it has a bad reputation and the potential to damage the children involved further. Foster care, a type of out-of-home placement, is a government program created to be a “temporary...

Felicia Wilson Gen. 200 1-14-2013 Professor Valerie English Thesis paper Rough Draft Statement: Upon ageing out of the foster care system, foster kids end up either dead, homeless or incarcerated due to lack of independent living skills and lack of knowledge about programs in their communities! Due to many children being so displaced and neglected, it is hard to provide for children because foster homes are overcrowded. Due to lack of financial stability roughly...

Effect of Foster Care on Children Human Development March 30, 2011 Introduction/ Problem Statement Each year 542,000 children nationwide live temporarily with foster parents, while their own parents struggle to overcome an addiction to alcohol, drugs, illness, financial hardship or other difficulties (Mennen, Brensilver, & Trickett, 2010.) The maltreatment they experienced at home, the shock of being separated from their birth parents, and the uncertainty they face as they enter the...

HOMELESS YOUTH TRANSITIONIN INTO ADULTHOOD DAVID S. GOODE JR. LINCOLN UNIVERSITY January 29, 2013 HOMELESS YOUTH TRANSITIONING INTO ADULTHOOD A Change Project Submitted to The Master of Human Services Program Lincoln University In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Human Services By David S. Goode Jr. Abstract The project was designed to address high increase in homeless youth not transitioning into adulthood successfully. In fall...

  Life For Me Ain’t Been No Crystal Stair Crystal Taylor, at the age of fourteen, gave birth to her son Daquan Drummond, on October 7, 1984. Crystal went into labor unexpectedly and prematurely. Little Daquan was born two months premature and weighed three pounds six ounces, born with a heart murmur and slight difficulty breathing. When Crystal was faced with the caseworker from social services, she realized that she would only be dismissed from the hospital with little Daquan, if the...

History of Foster Care in the U.S.: Foster care is the home placement of children living in situations considered to be in an at risk environment. Abuse and neglect are usually the main causes for the removal of a child from the home. Change of home care is generally intended for temporary purposes to for the primary care giver to regain stability. Provisional interference is the initial intent when removing a child from the home but isn't always the result depending on the severity of...

The Effects of Foster Care Placement on Young Children’s Mental Health Beth Troutman, Ph.D., Susan Ryan, M.A., and Michelle Cardi, M.A. University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Introduction Young children are more likely than older children to be placed in foster care and to spend a larger proportion of their life in the foster care system (Goerge & Wulczyn, 1998). In a recent review of foster care in several states, the incidence of placement in foster care for children under age 5 was...

Introduction Across the country, on an annual basis, varied aged youth are disposed into foster care for a variety of reasons such as uncontrolled behaviors, parental/caretaker abuse, neglect and/or substance dependence of a parent/caretaker. Intended to be impermanent, arrangements [foster care placement] are with an understanding of the primary goal being that of reunification with the parent/caretaker in the majority cases. Contrariwise, an ever-increasing percentage of youth entering...

Treschl English 1410 6 May 2011 Foster Care: The Bad the Good and the Solution The father is an alcoholic, the mother is perfectly fine and the child shows no signs of abuse, neglect or foul treatment; however Dad came to school intoxicated one day, now as a social worker you have to get involved and decide what to do. RRRemoving the child from the home has to be the best idea right? The home is unsafe and the child is in danger t the best idea must be foster care. However did you...

Foster Care System: Children without families SOC 331: Social Justice and Ethics Bernie Colon November 14, 2011 Raising children is one of the most important responsibilities in any society. Today, working parents have many options, but what about those children who have neither a mother nor father? What about those children who come from broken and abusive homes? In such cases there are often few choices. Parentless children may be placed in orphanages or in foster homes. Ideally, foster...

Is foster care the best system to be using for the children involved? Since 1995 the amount of abuse and neglect related to foster care homes has tripled (Curtis 8). The fact that the abuse rate is so high means that this system should be improved so the children can feel more comfortable. Foster children have described their experiences as traumatizing and “the worst way to raise a child,” with description like that it is a wonder that we as a nation would allow them to continue experiencing...

Imagine you are nine years old, with parents who do not love or care about you, and you spend your time being shipped from family to family, in hopes that one of them will love you enough to keep you. This is the life of the average foster kid. There are about 400,000 foster kids in America, and all of them want to have someone love them enough to keep them (Facts about Foster Care). Many foster kids come from dangerous situations, such as abusive parents and every single one of them, whether...

 Attachment Disorder Within the Foster Care System Liberty University Abstract The aim of this paper is to examine the diagnosis of attachment disorder and it’s relationship to children within the foster care system. The prevalence of children placed into foster care as well as the circumstances that put them there are examined. Attachment and attachment disorder are discussed and defined. This article targets the current treatment methods and considers...

 The Differences in Ethical Standards between the United States and China Samantha Bates University of Denver When an individual thinks of ethics they may think of universal rules and morals that everyone follows to ensure the safety of persons and social justice for those who violate these said rules. However, they would be wrong in believing such ethical standards are held at such high standards internationally compared to our Western ideals. Even ethical...

The paper and diagram below describe the typical progression a child makes through a state welfare system. Each figure in the diagram below links to a specific decision point described in the paper, which begins immediately after the diagram. This chart provides a model, which highlights typical decision points on a child's journey through the current foster care system. Although the format is based on federal and common state law and practice, nevertheless it is only a model. Laws vary across...

 Policy Analysis Social Welfare Policy Development & Analysis Enhancing the Quality of Parental Legal Representation Act of 2013 is a newly proposed policy that is currently being reviewed in the House committee on Ways and Means. This policy is designed to aid in resolving the issue of children being in foster care for longer periods than necessary by providing the parents involved in the child welfare system with proper quality legal representation....

Introduction Young children are more likely than older children to be placed in foster care and to spend a larger proportion of their life in the foster care system (Goerge & Wulczyn, 1998). In a recent review of foster care in several states, the incidence of placement in foster care for children under age 5 was double that of children aged 5–17 (4 per 1,000 vs. 2 per 1,000) (Goerge & Wulczyn, 1998). Young children are in foster care longer than older children and infants are in foster...

CO118 Communication Skills Kelly Mazerolle Foster Families: Research Assignment September 23rd, 2013 Due: September 27th, 2013 Laurie Sumner Foster care is a way of providing a family life for someone else’s child in your home. Without foster care the world would go chaos, the goal is to aim to work with other families to help them stay together and make a whole new life for children out there who don’t have homes, so it’s a blessing to see children who...

From Foster Care to College- Perceptions of Young Adults on Their Academic Success Steve J. Rios, Ed.D. Florida Atlantic University, USA Abstract: Perceptions of college students, all former foster youth, regarding influences that impacted their academic attainment are described. Themes involve external interactions and internal influences, including a newly identified set of internal characteristics, “success strengths,” that promote college attainment. The Foster Youth Academic...

 Being A Foster Parent Being A Foster Parent By: Marnicia Moody 9/7/2014 ENG 121 English Composition I Instructor: Sarah Young pg 1 Being A Foster Parent Being a foster parent is a choice that I made with a lot of support from my family and friends. I have always wanted to adopt but never knew I could be a foster parent at such a young age or without having a husband. In August of 2013 Telaunda, my close neighbor and friend,...

Provide a brief description of the individual. Ellen Foster is a ten-year-old, Caucasian, female who experiences a series of traumatic events during her childhood. These traumatic events include her witnessing domestic violence in the home, her mother’s suicide and subsequent physical, sexual and psychological abuse by her alcoholic father, her maternal grandmother and other relatives (aunts and cousins on the mother’s side). Ellen shuttled from home to home, staying for a short time at the...

Foster Children Attachment Styles Valencia Bradford University of North Texas Valencia_Bradford@yahoo.com Foster Children Attachment Styles As implied by many physiologist a child’s attachments style is the building blocks to his or her mental development. A child like a structure is sure to crumble if there is a crack in their foundation. Foster children have the potential to stand tall or crumble due to neglect. Attachment styles tend to vary in foster children since they...

Unit 10 Legislation to protect children The Human Rights Act 1998 which incorporates the European Convention on Human Rights came into force in England and Wales in 2000. It allows everyone the right to a fair trial, and to seek protection of their rights worldwide through the European Court of Humans rights in Strasbourg. Personal information and privacy are protected by the DATA Protection Act 1998. It frees people from slavery and degrading treatment or punishment. THE Children Act 1989...

Review Questions 1)What are the differences between being a biological parent, an adoptive parent, and a foster parent? 2)What financial needs are parents obligated to provide and which are optional? 3)What other needs might a child have that a parent is expected to provide? 4)What are the qualities of a nurturing parent? Critical Thinking Questions 1)What qualities make a person a good parent? A bad parent? 2)Which parental responsibilities do you think would be the most challenging?...

 Informative Essay: When Children Become Numbers Alex Wahl Sullivan University Eng 102 Urzuablaul, Allison 4/30/2012 The Foster Care systems that are in operation today are very minimally funded and provide a very low success rate of the children that come out of the foster child system in most states. Because of these facts, the media labels this system and not only a last chance scenario but also almost as a punishment for children because they were not...

Psychology Assignment [NAME OF STUDENT] [NAME OF INSTRUCTOR] [COURSE NAME AND NUMBER] [DATE SUBMITTED] Children, who are removed from their biological or adoptive parents, or other legal guardians, are placed in foster care in a variety of settings. They may be placed in the care of relatives other than the family members involved in the neglect or abuse (kin placement), non-relatives, therapeutic or treatment foster care, or in an institution or group home. Foster care is full-time...

The Recruitment of Foster Parents Most people grow up knowing that their families love them, that they are well cared for. Some children may go through a divorce at a young age, or an older age, and some never go through it at all. Some children grow up with only one parent, but no matter what circumstance these children grow up under, for the most part they are with their families. What happens to the children who do not grow up with their families, the ones that are taken from their...

Adoption vs. Foster Parenting When I had cable TV, I used to watch a show on the Learning Channel, called "An Adoption Story". The show followed the story of a different couple each time, as they adopted a child. It was beautiful to see a childless couple be able to adopt a child of their own. The love and joy was the same as if they had given birth to the child. Adoption is truly a blessing, both for the childless couples, and for the birth mother searching for a loving home for her baby. I...

Culturally Specific Programs for Foster Care Youth: The Sample Case of an African American Rites of Passage Program Why this research/program was needed? It works in tangent with the Independent Program that is established for foster care children. It gives an ethnicity group a higher enrichment and potential track to a higher success in the future. For foster care children they are, most often than not, uprooted out of their cultural communities. It has been discussed that children...

Lindsey Jenkins HIS 303: The American Constitution Violations of Foster Children Rights and Benefits Mr. Jackson-Ybarra April 4, 2011 Abstract Problems with the foster care seem to be across the board. But what it comes down to is what rights are being violated and what benefits are these children being left without. Problems with the foster care seem to be across the board. Here are a few examples to make the point. In Louisiana, 21% of abuse cases come from children in foster...

The relationship between a social worker and the children they represent in the foster care system evolves many different emotional connections. Social workers provide counseling and direction to people in crisis. Their clients may vary from the young and older unemployed to young children who are in need of foster homes right on down to the elderly people who have no one to care for them to provide for them or even someone to love them. They try to better the clients by helping them obtain...

RFP Response to Baltimore City PROJECT EEVE Education, Employment training, Vocational skills development, and Entrepreneurship training Targeting Population: 120 Baltimore City foster youth ages 16-24 Program Cost: $993,630 two-year total program budget Contact Information Daniel Williams 10 May 2012 I. JUSTIFICATION OF NEED Statement of Policy Problem Youth are often thought of as separate members of society (Roberts, 2004)....

 New Models of Orphan Care in Kazakhstan Aigerim Mukeyeva Kazakhstan University of Management, Economics and Strategic Research Spring 2012 aigerim.mukeyeva@kimep.kz Research Proposal: New Models of Orphan Care in Kazakhstan The topic of my research paper is orphan care in Kazakhstan. My question is: what are alternatives to orphanages that can meet the psychological needs of children? I am directing my research to our government, namely to the Ministry of Education and...

In the UK today, there are 70,000 children in care of the state. Since the tragic death of Peter Connelly - known as Baby P - the number of children taken into care has risen by 40%. This is a tale of two boys - a Conner and a Conor. They are just two of those 70,000 children removed from their families. For those children, a place in a foster home can cost £1,000 a week while a care home place can be between £2,000-5,000 a week. In Coventry, as in other cities and towns across the UK, both...

The role of the Health and social care worker 1. Policy for record keeping and records. This policy outlines the expectations of what details need to be recorded and how they should be recorded. The purpose of this is for clarity and consistency to ensure the provision of safe and effective care. In a health setting, records and record keeping ensures the welfare of the client is protected because it ensures inter- professional communication is clear. In social care this is also...

Imitation Grant Proposal For Independently Living Home For Emancipated Foster Youth A NEED TO HELP The recent economic crisis has left many people financial insecure and without jobs. Individual states are facing extremely terrible deficits and have started to develop budget solutions. California is no exception with its $25 billion-plus deficit. California may also have one of the most difficult deficits to start mending. Newly elected California Governor Jerry Brown has recently...

D2 assess the effectiveness of the chosen legislation and Code of practice or charter in promoting diversity. Tashima denied to adopt a kid. Tashima a 26 year old young African American Muslim who grew up in foster care herself decided to adopt a child and be able to change someone’s life. When she filled the forms and was visited by family services that monitor people to see if they are able to be a foster parent the lady asked her if she allows pork in her household and tashima replied...

Social Worker If a social worker has had first aid training, it would contribute to providing a positive experience for users of social care services, as they would be the first port of call in an accident or emergency. The service user would not need to wait on a paramedic or an ambulance to be looked at, they would be seen as and when the accident happened. It would also make the service user feel safe in your care as they will feel better knowing that if an accident does occur, you are...

Page 1 “Outline the arrangements for providing quality care for looked after children and young people.” Private (P2) Foster care is when a child is looked after by people who are not members of their own family. Most of the time the foster child will live with their foster carers full time but how long they are there for will depend on their own needs. Foster care is not permanent as if a foster child gets adopted by somebody else, then the leave foster care and go and life with their...

Unit 302 Engage in personal development in health, social care or children’s and young people’s setting 1.1 Obtain a copy of your job description to submit as evidence and describe your duties and responsibilities. My duties and responsibilities as a foster carer are many, i must have child A best interests at heart at all times, i provide a safe and stimulating environment for child A to develop to the best of her ability, to keep her safe from harm and abuse. I must make sure all her...

Caring for children and young people unit 10- m2 Roles and responsibilities of two members of the children's workforce in relation to looked after children and young people Foster carer The roles and responsibilities of a foster carer are to provide care for a foster child, to promote positive health care, to promote a positive view of the Childs family background, to promote a foster Childs own race, culture and religion, to promote education, to let Children & Young People’s...

Incident: An incident that could occur in a health and social setting would be if someone in a foster home was being abused by a member of the family, either sexually, mentally or physically and the social worker had came to visit the family and spotted it then they would have to report it. They might then need to put it on the system that the person who had been fostering had abused a child so depending on how bad the child had been abused then they might not be able to foster again or if it...

Understanding of working practices and strategies that can be used to minimise abuse in health and social care. The discussion within this essay is about some of the sections of the children’s act, it will explain the existing working practices, which are designed to minimise abuse and neglect within health and social care contexts, also evaluating the effectiveness of working practices and strategies used to minimise abuse and neglect within health and social care contexts, also discussing...

The review of literature What affects do different types of family care have on children’s mentality and development? Sophia Shen Wednesday, May 29, 2013 Introduction Over the past few centuries, the types of families that children are raised in have made large changes. Traditionally, children are supposed to be brought up by two married couples, also known as nuclear family structure (Kelly, 2013). However, as time progresses, more types of family structures to raise a child in are...

The Wellands knew from the start that being Jim's foster parents was going to be quite demanding. They knew he was a difficult child and were told about his mother, but they were willing to take the challenge. Jim's arrival into their family didn't just alter their daily routines; they found that he became their prime worry. There are several instances where the family members show signs of exasperation and even desperation towards Jim's antics. The first signs of trouble incidentally start...

The documentary “Broken Child” explored the lives of people, both children to adults, that have been impacted by drug and alcohol abuse, it also showed children who’ve been affected by violence and neglect. Both types of children have one thing in common, a high likelihood to repeat the mistakes of their parents. Whether they’ve grown up living with one or both parents, are adopted, or live in foster care they are at risk. Factors that impact a child’s life are whether their mother abused drugs...

Essay for Internship As a kid growing up in a series of foster homes, whenever the social worker would show up at the door it would brighten my day. Even if I didn't particularly like the social worker who showed up, just their personal appearance would mean at least a few days of relief from the usual abuse that went on. Since I didn't attend the one-to-one session between the social worker and my foster parents I was never quite sure whether they were acting out of fear or guilt when they...

MS. Spring 2008, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 42-45 Copyright © Liberty Media for Women Spring 2008. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission. Too Poor to Parent? By Gaylynn Burroughs • Black children are twice as likely as white children to enter U.S. foster care. The culprit: Our inattention to poverty. When a recurrent plumbing problem in an upstairs unit caused raw sewage to seep into her New York City apartment, 22-year-old Lisa (not her real name) called social...

As a counselor at a therapeutic foster care agency, the teens that I work with amaze me every day. They have all been through some extremely tough and trying situations and they have all in their own way managed to survive and overcome their own situation. Some lost their primary care giver and had no other family members to live with. Some have been abused; sexually, physically, emotionally or a combination of any or all and neglected by those who are "supposed" to be there for you, their...

The Stolen Generations The removal of Aboriginal children in New South Wales 1883 to 1969 Peter Read The Stolen Generations The removal of Aboriginal children in New South Wales 1883 to 1969 Peter Read Fourth reprint (2006) First published in 1981 ISBN 0-646-46221-0 Foreword In 1981, the Department of Aboriginal Affairs published a ground-breaking paper on the Stolen Generations. The paper, written by Peter Read, was among the first attempts to document the devastation of...

Unit 10 Caring for children & young people P1-There are many different reasons why children and young people may need to be looked after which are unforeseen, unexpected and planned situations. Common reasons could involve family related issues including: family breakdown, bereavement, loss of parent, illness or incapacity of a parent such as: hospitalisation, substance misuse or mental health needs, which means there is no one else to provide care. A Child or young person are suspected or...

Children in Crisis Abstract When one thinks of people in crisis, children are usually the furthest thing from their mind. The fact is that children endure crisis just the same as adults. The difference is that their coping skills are limited due to the fact that their brains are not fully developed and their cognitive abilities are limited. Children endure crisis in all kinds of ways. Some have been traumatized due to a natural disaster, others by divorce, death, foster care, asthma or...

Issue: Whether the United States’ policy shift away from institutional care is warranted given the benefits it provides. Description: The stigma associated with orphanages has lead policymakers in the United States to discourage the use of these institutional care facilities. The Social Security Act of 1935 authorized the first federal grants for child welfare services. Since then, the federal government has continued to encourage states to adopt Foster Care as their main child welfare...

Working Outline I. ABSTRACT II. Introduction to Foster Care & Adoption There are various procedures behind a foster child and the steps that lead up to adoption. The parents will require services, which have lost their rights to the child or children; as well as the children who may be afraid and confused. The experience of the foster care process can be frightening. Adoption is a sensitive situation for every person involved. The adults and the children will need counseling. It is a...

Please pick 3 of the provided topics, your choice, and define AND provide a solid real-life example for each topic. Each question is worth (1) point total. It will be scored ½ point for your definition and ½ point for your example. Please post all completed quizzes to your Individual newsgroup. DUE THURSDAY!!! 1. Neutrality: State of being neutral, being unengaged between others, and taking no part in sides. Example, the mother of Tiffany had to remain neutral when deciding upon allowing her to...

Title: The Lost Boy (Based on a true story) Author: Dave Pelzer No. of Pages: 340 Major Characters: "¢ Dave Pelzer " A young boy who grows up in a home with a terribly abusive mother. He is incredibly skinny due to malnutrition, he wears rags for clothes, and his personal hygiene is appalling because he rarely has the privilege to bathe. He desires love from a family who is eager to care for him, and he desperately searches for that throughout his adolescent years as he moves from one foster...

The Adolescent Struggle for Independence Maryssa Levesque ENG4U Mr. Morden January 25, 2013 Children are helpless and dependent on their caregivers from the moment they are born. Adolescence is a very confusing point in a young person’s life as they are caught between being a child and a yearning for adulthood. An adolescent may strive for independence, or be forced to mature quickly, but will remain dependent on both their family and society in some way. The effect of this dependency,...

Possible Career Choices for Working with Children If you have decided you would like to pursue a career dedicated to dealing with children, there are several potential possibilities that can be considered. These careers allow you to work with a broad range of children or can be focused to work with a particular segment of the population, or a specific age group. All career paths in this industry require specific training and education. Below are the most commonly selected career choices among...

Officer or Angel A theme of Sherman Alexie’s Flight is constant change, instability, and violence. The protagonist, Zits, has been shuffled from foster home to foster home since his mother passed and father abandoned him. The homes and people that Zits has been forced into are all unfamiliar. The only place that gives Zits stability and comfort is, oddly, jail. With that, the only person constantly in his life is Officer Dave, a city police officer who has arrested Zits multiple times....

Matthew Vasquez September 26, 2010 Period 9/10 Final Copy In the novel White Oleander by Janet Fitch, Astrid has been through many life changing experiences. A new obstacle awaits her throughout the time she spends at each foster home. Her loss of identity shifts her faith throughout the story. Astrid’s identity evolves during the periods of time and locations she traveled through. As time goes by, Astrid changes mentally from living with her mother...

A Piece of Cake Book Analysis Maddy Hollis For this book analysis, I read the book A Piece of Cake by Cupcake brown. It is a memoir told by Cupcake about her life. She starts the book at age 11, when she was living a normal and pleasant life with her mother in San Diego. She was quite close to her along with her step father (who, at the time, she thought was her biological father), and her uncle. Then out of nowhere, she finds her mother dead in her room and her life is shaken into...

5. A. Since the organization we have chosen is a non-profit organization, advocacy rather than entrepreneurship is highly encourage. The main difference as best described by Francis Pandolfi on his speech at Princeton University on October 18, 2012, would be that "Private-sector organizations are profit-driven, non-profit organizations are mission-driven". This highlights the importance for the organization to have a compelling and competitively distinct statement that provides guidance and...

Associate Level Material Appendix C Case Study In October of 2003, investigators, alerted by a neighbor who saw a child searching through trash cans, found four undernourished males in the Jackson home. Three other children residing in the home appeared to be physically normal. At this time, all seven children were removed from the Jackson home and placed under the care of the state child welfare agency. Their mother and father, Vanessa and Raymond Jackson, faced charges of aggravated...

We are surrounded by very affluent communities here on the San Francisco Peninsula, but there are still many children who find themselves in the foster care system due to abuse and/or neglect. Society turns its back on these kids in a variety of ways. The affluence many local people enjoy allows those who want to experience parenthood to have a biological child by in-vitro fertilization or hiring a surrogate mother. They would rather spend the money to have their own biological children than...

Review of The Book Thief by Markus Zusak It seems sometimes like the market for young adult literature is written down to the readers, almost in a condescending manner. That is why a book like The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is so refreshing in this sea of cookie cutter romances and fantasies. While classified as a young adult novel, it deals with very serious themes. The book’s cover comes printed with this label: “It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death...

Synopsis Love & Diane tells the epic story of a family over three generations. At its heart lies the highly charged relationship between a mother and daughter, desperate for love and forgiveness but caught in a devastating cycle. For Love, the world changed forever when she and her siblings were torn from their mother, Diane. Separated from her family and thrust into a terrifying world of institutions and foster homes, the memory of that moment is more vivid to her than her present life....

When The Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997, the three main goals of this legislation involve the children who are in or are going to be in the foster care. These three goals are safety, well-being, and permanency. These goals are of the upmost importance when it comes to the foster care system because it gives the children an opportunity to settle into their new environment with stability and comfort in the most traumatic times. The first and most important goal is safety. The children who...

Child abuse is one of the biggest injustices of all time because it is a never ending cycle. Child abuse is the physical, sexual, or emotional mistreatment or neglect of a child. Children are young, innocent, and fragile. Their minds are like sponges, absorbing everything they see and feel. Thus, leading the children to being the advocate of child abuse when their older. Abused and neglected children are 11 times more likely to engage in criminal behavior as an adult. Therefore, child abuse...

P2 ­ Outline the arrangements for providing quality care for looked after children and young people This report will introduce the types of care provisions that are available for children and young people. The report will outline what the different types of care provisions include ­ What they do and why they do it. Key information that will be addressed include the following care provisions; ∙ Foster Care ∙ Residential Care ∙ Respite Care ∙ Adoption ...

My practicum site was at the Department of Children and Family Services within the Legally Free Unit with Tommy Williams. He has been a social worker for DCFS for approximately seven years. The purpose of DCFS is to protect abused and neglected children. The program is The program is responsible for the investigation of child abuse and neglect complaints, child protection, family preservation, family reconciliation, foster care, group care, in-home services, independent living and adoption...

Devereux’s Organizational Structure and Strategic Plan Abstract The Organizational Structure and Strategic Plan on which the research is to be conducted is the Devereux Florida Foster Care Program in Brevard County. Devereux Foster Care Program is one of many community based Mental Health programs in Brevard County. Devereux’s goal is to strategically plan to keep its program unique, allowing it to continue to grow and be successful. The purpose of this paper is to explore...

Unit 10- Task 2 Some reasons that children may need to be looked after outside their homes, may include; neglect, abuse, financial difficulties, illness or family breakdowns. The cares that can be given to these children include; adoption, foster care, respite care, emergency care, shared family care and care within a residential setting. Adoption may be seen as a last resort, as it involves the children being taken out of the home permanently, and being placed with another family. This...

 Interoperability Paper Melonie Selsing BSHS 375 September 1, 2014 Sharon Cross Interoperability Paper The foster care system or the child welfare is an organization that steps in when a report has been issued about the wellbeing or a child. A report would be made to child protective services when neglect or abuse is suspected, or for whatever the reasoning may be the parents are unable to care for their children, Child Protective Services (CPS) would arrange for the children to enter...

Lemon 1 A population-at-risk I have chosen was the youth aging-out of foster care. By calling it “age-out” I’m referring to it as occurring both before and after leaving foster care. Nationally, there are 20,000 youth in foster care who are at the aging out of foster care. Generally, these children has been abused or neglected. There are those who feel as if foster care can have some type of impact on this particular lifestyle for these youth adults aging out of this care. Some feel that...

Child welfare is a system of financial, medical, psychological, and social services for children and parents. Such services—commonly provided by governments, international organizations, and private agencies—seek to ensure the safety and healthy development of children. They work to help children meet their basic needs, resolve their psychological and social problems, and attain their full potential. Child welfare services vary from one community to another. Some child welfare programs fund...

I Am Sam This movie was the most wonderful and accurate portrayal you will ever find of a parent with a disability caught in the legal and social services system. I Am Sam is a story about a single guy who is suddenly faced with raising his newborn daughter after the mother leaves them both just outside the hospital when the baby was born. With help from his friends and his neighbor, Sam and his daughter Lucy manage to stay under the radar of social services for several years. After...