Welcome to the Resource Library

About the Resource Library

This Resource Library is a collection of books, tapes, and DVDs, as well as instantly downloadable items, such as newsletters and tip sheets. You will find a wide variety of topics related to foster care, kinship caregiving, adoption, and more.

Wisconsin families and professionals are welcome to check out physical materials from our library for free (electronic items are available to all for free and on demand). The requested materials will be shipped to you with a postage-paid return envelope. You can help us serve more people by sending along a check for the amount of postage, if possible. You may check out four (4) items at a time and keep them for three (3) weeks.

TABLES OF CONTENTS

To help you navigate our rich library of free downloadable resources, we have created some table of contents documents that we hope you find helpful.

Questions? Comments? Please e-mail info@wifamilyconnectionscenter.org

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Dare to Love

Emerging science has helped us to understand children better from a neurological and behavioral standpoint. Yet, all the academic research coupled with the best diagnoses for children can still leave […]

Relatives Raising Children: An Overview of Kinship Care

The rapid growth of kinship care has caught many child welfare agencies of guard. RELATIVES RAISING CHILDREN gives professionals, agencies, institutions, communities and organizations the information they need to develop […]

Lost Daughters of China, The

Over 18,000 Chinese children, most of them girls, have been adopted by Americans. THE LOST DAUGHTERS OF CHINA explores the emotional and political complexities that create families across the boundaries […]

Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control Vol.2

In her new book, Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control: A Love-Based Approach to Helping Children with Severe Behaviors, Volume 2, Heather offers practical and effective solutions based on scientific research, […]

Safe Place for Caleb, (A)

An Interactive Book for Kids, Teens, and Adults with Issues of Attachment, Grief and Loss, or Early Trauma. A comprehensive and richly illustrated resource for individuals of all ages who […]

Two Moms In My Heart

Two Moms In My Heart presents 18 stories about adoption from foster care. Many of the adoptions described in this book are successful, and some teens write about finding new […]