Foster Care

This facilitators guide supplements the DVD Separation and Loss Issues for Foster and Birth Families. Author: Fahlberg, VeraAdditional Author: Northwest Media, Inc.ISBN: F5081

In addition to the pain of losing family, perhaps the second most painful aspect of foster care is living with the stigma of living in the system. Because they fear […]

A major factor contributing to the troubling environment which foster youths create when they are removed to new areas, is the frequency with which these changes occur, and often, the […]

A major factor contributing to the troubling environment which foster youths create when they are removed to new areas, is the frequency with which these changes occur, and often, the […]

Many young people in foster care have (or had) a parent in prision. The teens in this booklet describe the emotional impact of that experience. They write about the pain […]

Shot over a three year period, this story reveals the bond that develops between two brothers who long to be reunited with their mother. They never give up hope that […]

One’s life is changed forever when a parent dies. In this booklet, six foster teens describe the death or a father or mother (or of both parents) They write about […]

Teens in foster care face difficult challenges in high school because of their painful family backgrounds and unstable circumstances in care. In these stories, teens write about the personal and [...]

This practice framework is full of resources and emphasizes the educational needs of K-12 students in foster care or out-of-home care. Additional Author: Casey Family ProgramsISBN: F 5073Count: 1

Not surprisingly, troubled kids from troubled backgrounds bring deep seated problems to their new homes. However, foster and adoptive parents can prepare themselves by developing an effective [...]