The foster parenting manual : a practical guide to creating a loving, safe, and stable home

Title:

Author:

DeGarmo, John, 1969-

ISBN:

9781849059565

Physical Description:

160 pages ; 23 cm

Contents:

Foster care : children, parents, and caseworkers -- The history of foster care -- Training -- Placement : how to prepare -- Problems foster children face -- Creating rules and expectations -- Your foster child and his development -- Foster children and school -- Working with caseworkers -- Birth parents and you -- Protecting yourself and your family -- Finding help as a foster parent -- When a foster child leaves -- Adoption.

Subject Term:

Foster parents.

Foster children.

Parenting.

Summary:

The Foster Parenting Manual is a comprehensive guide offering proven, friendly advice for novice and experienced parents alike. Distilling many years' experience into one book, this book describes what you can expect from foster parenting, how to access help and support and how to ensure the best care for your child. Provides insight into the foster care system for new and experienced foster parents and caseworkers. Chapters begin with stories from foster parents or others, and they cover foster care and children; the history of foster care in the US and around the world; training; placement; mental health, school, trust, behavior, and other problems foster children face; creating rules and expectations; child development; school; working with caseworkers; birth parents; family welfare; finding help; what to do when a foster child leaves; and adoption.

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The Foster Parenting Manual is a comprehensive guide offeringproven, friendly advice for novice and experienced parents alike.Distilling many years' experience into one book, foster andadoptive parent John DeGarmo combines his own hard-won wisdom with thatof fellow foster parents. He describe what to expect from the process,how to access help and support and how to ensure the best care for yourchild. The Foster Parenting Manual will offer seasoned,sympathetic advice that will be valued by foster parents and theprofessionals who support them, including caseworkers, counsellors, andsocial workers.

Author Notes

Dr. John DeGarmo is a proud foster and adoptive parent who has fostered over 30 children. He regularly speaks on his experiences at conferences and training sessions, and is dedicated to improving and promoting successful foster and adoptive care systems. He lives with his family in Georgia, USA, and is also the author of a memoir, Fostering Love: One Foster Parent's Journey. He writes for a number of magazines, newsletters, and publications, both in the United States and in Europe. You can find out more about John at www.drejohndegarmo.com.

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DeGarmo, an experienced foster parent of more than 30 children, fills the gap in current, quality literature on foster parenting with this concise yet comprehensive guide for potential foster parents or those affected. Beginning with a short history of the practice, he helps readers understand who foster children are, how best to understand their challenges and struggles, and how to establish rules and expectations in a home, as well as considerations for working with caseworkers and birth families. Each chapter begins with a foster family's story, and outcomes range from brief stays to permanent adoptions. DeGarmo includes both big-picture ideas about child development and nuts-and-bolts considerations for fostering, such as how often a caseworker must visit a home, what foster families are reimbursed for, and what training is required. VERDICT For anyone considering becoming a foster parent, this title is essential reading, full of rich advice. Unequivocally recommended. (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Mary Perdue

Foreword	p. 9
Acknowledgments	p. 11
Introduction	p. 13
Chapter 1 Foster Care: Children, Parents, and Caseworkers	p. 15
Chapter 2 The History of Foster Care	p. 23
Chapter 3 Training	p. 31
Chapter 4 Placement: How to Prepare	p. 39
Chapter 5 Problems Foster Children Face	p. 48
Chapter 6 Creating Rules and Expectations	p. 59
Chapter 7 Your Foster Child and His Development	p. 70
Chapter 8 Foster Children and School	p. 83
Chapter 9 Working with Caseworkers	p. 92
Chapter 10 Birth Parents and You	p. 99
Chapter 11 Protecting Yourself and Your Family	p. 107
Chapter 12 Finding Help as a Foster Parent	p. 115
Chapter 13 When a Foster Child Leaves	p. 122
Chapter 14 Adoption	p. 133
References	p. 142
Resources	p. 144
About the Author	p. 155
Index	p. 156

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