| Description |
xii, 244 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Theories of practice with transitional families -- Transitional families : Where do I begin? / Cheryl Zlotnick and Luann DeVoss -- "We don't get whuppings here anymore" : toward a collaborative, ecological model of parenting / Marguerite A. Wright -- Giving voice : an exploration of the integration of social justice and infant mental health / Erica Torres and Kathryn Orfirer -- Preparing the organization for its work with transitional families -- Letting some air into the room : opening agency space for considerations of culture and power / Lisa R. Berndt -- Rediscovering positive work relationships within a diverse relationship-based organization : serving children in transition / Karen Thomas -- Promising programs and culturally informed interventions -- Transforming shame : allowing memories in foster care to inform interventions with foster youth / Lou Felipe -- Crossing the border and facing the system : challenges immigrant families experience when a child is removed from their care and placed into the child welfare system / Rosario Murga-Kusnir -- "I am bad!" / Roberto Macias Sanchez -- "When do I get to go home?" / Peggy Pearson -- The CATS project : helping families land on their feet / Vance Hitchner -- Needs for the future -- A systems dilemma : intergenerational foster care and homelessness / Cheryl Zlotnick. |
| Subject |
Foster children.
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Foster parents.
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Foster home care.
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Homeless children.
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| Added Author |
Zlotnick, Cheryl, editor of compilation.
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| ISBN |
9780231160964 hardback alkaline paper |
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0231160968 hardback alkaline paper |
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9780231160971 paperback alkaline paper |
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0231160976 paperback alkaline paper |
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9780231536004 (ebk.) |
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