Foster parent collaboration : a guidebook for social workers and other professionals / Amanda Preston, Lisa Schelbe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Preston, Amanda, author.

Schelbe, Lisa, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Foster home care.

Foster parents.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]

Summary:

Foster Parent Collaboration: A Guide for Social Workers and Other Professionals presents information about the crises in the foster care system and identified a strategy for meaningful change - social workers and other professionals collaborating with foster parents. The book details how this collaboration can occur through providing practice recommendations. Throughout the book are real life examples and checklists to help social workers master the content. The book serves as a toolkit to help social workers and other professionals working in the foster care system improve their skills and better collaborate with foster parents.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication Page

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

1 Introduction

Chapter Composition

Types of Foster Care

Kinship or Relative Placements

A Brief History of Foster Care

Systems in Crisis

Case Sketch: Social Work Education

Social Workers' Roles and Responsibilities

Social Worker Snapshot: Jacquelynn

Foster Parents' Roles and Responsibilities

Valuable Team Members

Social Worker and Foster Parent Collaboration

Checklist: Preparing for Collaboration

Book Overview

Family Portrait: Jerry and Tom

Foster Parent Frame

2 Realities and Daily Life

Motivation to Foster

Not a Typical Nine-to-Five Job

Social Worker Snapshot: T'shanna

The B-Word

Primary Caregivers

Same but Different

Case Sketch: Selling a House

Busy Schedules

Table: Busy Schedules

Case Sketch: A Day in the Life of a Foster Family

Checklist: Understanding Foster Parents

Sacrifices

Rights

Table: Foster Parents' Bill of Rights

Family Portrait: Jamie and Claire

3 Children's Needs

Racial Disproportionalities and Disparities

Checklist: Racial Disproportionality and Disparity

Racial Equity

Medical and Developmental Conditions in Children

Social Worker Snapshot: Katie MJ

Behavioral and Mental Health Needs

Table: Symptoms: Mental Health, Disability, or Trauma?

Case Sketch: Child's Aggression

Siblings

Case Sketch: An Infant Sister with a Heart Problem

Social Work Snapshot: Hyunji

Adolescents

LGBTQ+ Youth

Immigrant and Refugee Children

Family Portrait: Eloise and Peter

4 Trauma and Resilience in Children

Consequences of Trauma

Trauma-Informed Care

Checklist: Using a Trauma-Informed Approach.

Parenting a Child Who Has Experienced Trauma

Case Sketch: Visitation Trauma

Social Worker Snapshot: Amy

Trauma and Collaboration

Table: Tips for Trauma Collaboration

Family Portrait: Michael and Nancy

Resilience

5 Best Interests of the Child

Case Sketch: Meg's Best Interest

Social Worker Snapshot: Nadine

Foster Parents' Knowledge

Case Sketch: Unicorn Decorations

Listening to Foster Parents

Foster Parents and Biological Family Relationships

Checklist: Best Interests of a Child

Safety, Permanency, and Well-Being

Family Portrait: Phil and Candace

Foster Parent Frame*-6pt

6 Recruitment, Training, Certification, and Retention

Recruitment

Recruiting Diverse Foster Parents

Kinship Recruitment and Family Finding

Social Worker Snapshot: Davey

Providing Information

Certification of Foster Parents

Case Sketch: Levels

Preservice Training

In-Service Training

Training about Culture

Checklist: Cultural Connections

Retention

Family Portrait: Sandy and Diane

7 Empathy, Communication, and Respect

Perfection in a Fishbowl

Case Sketch: Caring for a Cat

Communication

Case Sketch: Unhelpful Comments

Case Sketch: Communication Delayed Dental Surgery

Sharing of Information

Checklist: When to Share Information

Interprofessional Collaboration and Information Sharing

Social Worker Snapshot: Easton

Protecting Personal Information

Checklist: Communication

Respect

Table: Building Trust

Power Differentials

Case Sketch: A Teen Mother Ignored

Family Portrait: Jack and Rose

8 Support, Childcare, and Respite

Case Sketch: A Welcome Basket

Intangible Support.

Checklist: Supporting Foster Parents

Importance of Support

Social Worker Snapshot: Ben

Relationship Support

Appreciation

Case Sketch: Appreciation Event

Childcare and Babysitting

Case Sketch: Finding Babysitters

Respite

Checklist: Respite Care

Case Sketch: Community Respite Program

Addressing Stigma

Portrait of a Family: Wayne and Megan

9 Attachment, Permanency, and Transitions

Attachment in Foster Care

Case Sketch: She Recognizes You?

Case Sketch: My Own Children

Placement Stability

Case Sketch: Delayed Family Finding

Transitions

Social Worker Snapshot: Kaela

Transition Meetings and Plans

Checklist: Transition Meetings

Case Sketch: Transition Plan Examples

Concurrent Planning

Checklist: Concurrent Adoption Planning

Adoption

Social Worker Turnover

Case Sketch: No Consistency with Social Workers

Family Portrait: Daisy and Donald

10 Secondary Trauma, Grief, and Mental Health in Foster Parents

Social Worker Snapshot: Abby

Secondary Trauma and Vicarious Trauma

Ambiguous Loss and Disenfranchised Grief

Checklist: Grief and Loss

Mental Health

Case Sketch: Counseling for Me

Self-Care

Family Portrait: Jack and Diane

11 Time, Scheduling, and Visitation

Scheduling

Case Sketch: Scheduling Meetings

Visitation

Case Sketch: A Supervised Visit

Considerations for Visits

Checklist: Scheduling and Visitation

Working outside the Home

Social Worker Snapshot: Uma

Vacations and Travel

Case Sketch: Border Cities

Family Portrait: Andrew and Chelsea

12 Investigations

Social Worker Snapshot: Tameka

Case Sketch: Mistaken Identity.

Communication

Case Sketch: Screened-Out Reports

Support

Checklist: Supporting Foster Parents in Investigations

Understanding Context

Social Worker Snapshot: Edna

Finding the Facts

Family Portrait: William and Elizabeth

13 Moving Forward

Social Worker Snapshot: Monique

Suggestions for Social Workers

What's Next?

For the Children

Interprofessional Collaboration

Family Portrait: Denise

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on December 23, 2024).

ISBN:

0-19-763948-8

0-19-763947-X

0-19-763949-6

OCLC:

1481950511