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A guidebook for raising foster children / Susan McNair Blatt ; foreword by Sherwood Boehlert.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Blatt, Susan McNair, 1945-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Foster parents--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Foster parents.
- Foster children--Care--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Foster children.
- Foster children--Care.
- Foster home care.
- United States.
- Foster home care--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Genre:
- Handbooks and manuals.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 219 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Bergin & Garvey, 2000.
- Summary:
- Provides guidance and suggestions to maximize the experience for foster families and assist them in the process.
- Contents:
- 2 Welcoming New Foster Children 15
- 3 Foster Children as Part of a Foster Family 25
- 4 The Foster Child's Biological Family 37
- 5 Abuse and Neglect 49
- 6 Newborns and Infants 61
- 7 Six- to Twelve-Year Olds 75
- 8 School 87
- 9 Adolescents and Teenagers 97
- 10 Helping Foster Children Learn New Behavior 111
- 11 Seriously Abnormal Behavior 125
- 12 Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice 139
- 13 Common Health-Related Problems in Foster Children 149
- 14 When the Child Is Ill or Injured 159
- 15 The Chronically Ill Foster Child 171
- 16 Particular Concerns of Foster Parents 189
- 17 Particular Concerns of Foster Children 201.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [213]-214) and index.
- ISBN:
- 089789653X
- OCLC:
- 42009355
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