Practical Tools for Foster Parents

by Lana Temple-Plotz

Book Overview

Describes foster home care, the different circumstances which may make it necessary for a child to live with foster parents, and potential problems and their solutions. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1889322490
• ISBN13: 9781889322490
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Boys Town Press
• Length: 309 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

AWESOME!!!!!!

This book is a really good tool for anyone doing or thinking about doing this kind of work. Good practical information.

A "foster parent friendly" guide

Collaboratively compiled and edited by Lana Temple-Plotz, Ted P. Stricklett, Christena B. Baker, and Michael N. Sterba, Practical Tools For Foster Parents: Foster Care Solutions is a straightforward and "foster parent friendly" guide to creating a safe environment, building a positive relationship with a foster child, working with the foster child's parents (even when they are uncooperative or hostile), teaching a foster child decision-making skills, how to handling transitions, and much, much more. Practical Tools Forfoster Parents is very highly recommended reading for anyone looking into the challenges and rewards of foster care.