Helping foster children in school : a guide for foster parents, social workers and teachers / John DeGarmo ; foreword by Harold Sloke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

DeGarmo, John, 1969- author.

Sloke, Harold, author of introduction, etc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Foster children--Education--United States.

Foster children.

Children with social disabilities--Education--United States.

Children with social disabilities.

Youth with social disabilities--Education--United States.

Youth with social disabilities.

Foster children--Services for--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (162 p.)

Place of Publication:

London, England ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Helping Foster Children In School explores the challenges that foster children face in schools and offers positive and practical guidance tailored to help the parents, teachers and social workers supporting them. Children in care often perform poorly at school both in terms of their behavior and their academic performance, with many failing to complete their education. They will have often experienced trauma or neglect which can result in a number of developmental delays. By looking at why children in foster care do not perform as well as their counterparts, John DeGarmo, who has fostered mor

Contents:

Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Foster Care: An Introduction ; A brief history of foster care in the United States; Foster care; Foster youth and teens; Visitations; Foster parents; Social workers; Chapter 2 Placement Disruptions; Anxiety disorders; Reactive Attachment Disorder; Depression disorders; Anger; Chapter 3 School Academic Performance and Behavior; Chapter 4 Aging Out of the System; Homelessness; Unemployment; Poverty; Criminal activity; Independent living skills; Healthcare and mental health; Pregnancies

Chapter 5 Why Teachers, Social Workers, and Foster Parents StruggleTeachers; Social workers; Foster parents; Chapter 6 Expectations of a Foster Child While in School; Stages of reading; Behavior; Chapter 7 How Teachers Can Help; Chapter 8 How Foster Parents Can Help; Chapter 9 How Social Workers Can Help; Chapter 10 Creating a Support Team; Appendix: New Foster Student Protocol and Team Meeting Materials; Social Workers/Foster Parents/Teachers Checklist; Foster Student Support Team Meeting; Evaluation Form; References; Resources; About the Author; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781784501624

178450162X

OCLC:

91573818