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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewAdvocating for Children in Foster and Kinship Care provides a useful guide... and...useful navigational tools and resources. -- Eva Havas, Boston University School of Social Work Families in Society
Table of ContentsForeword Preface Acknowledgments Part I. Preparing for Advocacy 1. In the Beginning: Assessing Commitment and Family Resources 2. Knowing Limits: Finding the Right Match Between the Children in Care and the Foster Parents and Kinship Caregivers Part II. Advocacy with Service Providers 3. Advocating Within the Social Services System 4. Advocating Within the Family Court System 5. Advocating Within the School System 6. Advocating Within the Health and Mental Health Systems 7. Advocacy in Interdisciplinary Teams Part III. Advocacy for Change in Agency Policy, Law, and Communities 8. Advocating for Agency Policy Change 9. Advocating Legislatively 10. Advocating in Communities References Index
