Reorganized for more effective classroom use, the second edition of Critical Issues in Child Welfare begins with an updated, thorough overview of the challenges currently facing at-risk children and families. A description of the child welfare system highlights issues that are discussed in more detail throughout the book. The text explores protective services, family preservation, foster care and residential care, adoption, services for adolescents, and training and retention of staff. New material highlights the recent discoveries of the impact of early trauma and stress on children's development, and the modifications currently taking place in the child welfare system in response to this new information. The book also examines the critical challenges of poverty and substance abuse, the importance of the community in shaping child welfare services, racial disproportionality in the system, the changing response of the system to LGBT issues, and services to ameliorate the difficulties of youth leaving the system.
A novel full of heart, humor, and charm from Newbery Honor winner Joan Bauer! When twelve-year-old Foster and her mother land in the tiny town of Culpepper, they don't know what to expect. But folks quickly warm to the woman with the great voice and the girl who can bake like nobody's business. Soon Foster - who dreams of having her own cooking show one day - lands herself a gig baking for the local coffee shop, and gets herself some much-needed help in overcoming her biggest challenge - learning to read . . . just as Foster and Mama start to feel at ease, their past catches up to them. Thanks to the folks in Culpepper, though Foster and her mama find the strength to put their troubles behind them for good.
This accessible resource contains therapeutic stories and guidance for adults who are supporting young people aged 10–14 in foster, adoptive or kinship families. With a solution-focused approach, the stories are designed to address a range of social and emotional problems, covering topics such as bullying, eating disorders, trauma, parents’ health, homophobia and racism. Each story is accompanied by relevant context and theory, discussion points and creative activities that will stimulate the young person’s problem-solving skills and imagination, empowering them to explore solutions to situations in their own lives. Key features include: 35 therapeutic stories created to help young people make sense of their experiences, illustrating empathetic responses and solutions to social and emotional difficulties. Discussion points and related activities based on the author’s extensive practical experience and knowledge. Practice guidelines and case studies to illustrate how the story-making approach can be used by therapists, adoptive parents, social workers and teachers. Photocopiable and downloadable resources. This book will enable foster, adoptive and kinship parents, social workers, therapists, teachers and other professionals to support the young people with whom they are working to resolve their dilemmas and enhance their self-esteem.
Grow in Spiritual Maturity: Insights, Your Daily Living for Christ is about our faith and spiritual maturity; it also teaches us the fundamental concepts of our daily living for Christ. It tackles the question of what do we need to do while we're alive on this earth to get to heaven and how we apply our personal attributes of a true Christian with our interactions with others! The primary theme running through this book is the knowledge we are given by our Lord. The knowledge we gain from our experiences in life must be rooted in our hearts so it can shine in our daily life. This book teaches us about real faith, by giving us God's Word on some of the most daily realities of following Jesus, including suffering, temptation, obedience, social justice, compassion, and prayer. Not everyone who grows old, grows up; there is a vast difference between age and maturity. This book will touch your heart and soul as well as challenge you to live a life of obedience and purity like you have never done before. The author's teachings mainly focus on your everyday living for Christ, and knowing Jesus on a personal and spiritual level. This book is encouraging God's people to act like God's people. The pages of this book are filled with direct commands to pursue a life of holiness. He makes no excuses for those who do not measure up. In the mind of this early church leader, Christians evidence their faith by walking in certain ways and not others. The lay out of this book will help you understand how faith works, spiritual maturity, how true Christians treat others and your daily living for Christ. A life that is dedicated to and pleasing to God, free from hypocrisy, full of love, grace and wisdom.
This book deals with effective organization and management of counselling services--a clinical service. It is intended for primary care trust chief executives and directors and commissioners and providers of national health service counselling, pyschological therapy services.
Faith is possibly the single-most important element of the Christian life. Hebrews 11:6 "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him." (KJV) The Bible gives this description of faith in Hebrews 11:1: "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." (KJV) Jesus does not respond to you when you call upon him in desperation; He only respond to your Faith and your belief in Him for who he is. God our creator strong and mighty!
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