This paper focuses on two literature reviews the support network systems for foster youth‚ caregivers and foster parents to assist with transitioning into post foster care system and the social support networks they are provided along with the effectiveness of such supports. The first article written in 2014 reviews: In Search of Connection: Foster Youth and Caregiver Relationship: is collaboratively written by Heather L. Storer‚ Susan E. Barkan‚ Linnea L. Stenhouse‚ Caroline Eichenlaub‚ Anastasia
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A. Overview In analyzing social problems in our society it is imperative we realize the importance of psychologically developing children in need. Foster and adopted children face many obstacles in their psychological growth‚ ability to forge emotional attachments‚ and sustainability of positive self-esteem. Because foster and adopted children endure a unique set of emotional issues‚ particularly during adolescence (a time period crucial in psychological development)‚ it is instrumental that we
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Racism In the book Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons‚ Ellen is a lonely child. She is in a family where she is responsible for her mother’s health and receives little love from her parents. She has few outlets and is forced to suffer the many traumas of her life alone. She eventually gets away from her family only to find more unhappiness while continuing to observe the happiness of families surrounding her. And throughout the entire book she is yearning to belong and become loved. It took Ellen
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would start tracking down where her little brother is placed and with who. I would start making arrangements for joining them together in the same foster care home. When I meet Zoe for the first time‚ I will be very patient with her and her feelings‚ Express that I am aware of her little brother and I am working on putting them together in the same foster care home. She is only a child and been through a traumatic experience and might show signs of PTSD. Work on her trusting me
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Maggie Stephens Mr. Bannis Introduction to Philosophy- 1 November 18‚ 2014 Capstone: Philosophical Analysis The philosophical question‚ “Is beauty in the eye of the beholder?” is exemplified in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. The concept of beauty is a reoccurring theme in “The Great Gatsby”: the way Jay Gatsby views Daisy Buchanan‚ the way Nick Carroway views Jay Gatsby‚ the symbol of the beauty of the green light at the end of Daisy and Tom Buchanan’s dock‚ and many characters’ view of
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focus on other factors outside the home contributing to obesity‚ the nation’s foster care system is already overloaded‚ and the separation can cause emotional damages to the family. This paper will provide the reader with a common understanding of the obesity epidemic while illustrating the argument as to whether or not the government should have the right to remove an obese child from their parents and be placed in a foster care environment. The author will explain the opinion of some members in the
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The Onslow County Department of Social Services primary responsibility is to address child abuse‚ neglect and dependency. The Child Protection Services Division provides intake‚ investigation‚ assessment‚ and in-home services when needed. The division has a commitment to deliver family-centered services to children and families in Onslow County. When social workers are providing these services they may be faced with ethical dilemmas. An ethical dilemma‚ according to the Oxford English Dictionary
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Ruffin‚ W (2009)‚ Kindship Care: Grandparents and Relatives as Parents. Retrieved on April 7‚ 2010 from http://www.aces.edu/urban/FamilyWebsite/grgfeature.html Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Feature Article Kinship Care: Grandparents and Relatives as Parents By: Dr. Wilma J. Ruffin‚ Family & Human Development Specialist Many grandparents in the United States (US) are finding grandparenthood different from what they expected. Instead of the occasional visits from their grandchildren
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Drug Abuse: Child Effects Parents do not conceive a baby or in some cases several babies with the intentions of neglecting and/or abusing them physically and/or emotionally. Some conceive with the hopes of a lifestyle change‚ and others conceive surprisingly unknowingly. Depending on their life circumstance they are overwhelmed with joy or overtaken with grief. But all are concerned with the wellbeing of their child or children because of the known and unknown effects the child may endure during
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They also place the children in foster care in situations where they cannot stay with their parents as well as managing adoptions. These programs also provide the young adults who may be transitioning from foster care to adulthood a means of living independently through various programs such as useful life sustaining skills. The agencies work in liaison with the government
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