Foster care adoption

I have wanted to be a social worker and work with children since I have been twelve years old. My dad grew up in the foster care system and is my inspiration for wanting to be a social worker and work with children who have experienced trauma. My freshman field experience opened my eyes to the many different opportunities and varied fields within the social work profession. Every other Monday throughout the spring semester, my freshman field class visited a different agency. In my field…

I experienced some negative feelings towards Paul as well when he talked about how he spent all his saving on his toys, instead of saving anything. He said that now he wished that he would have bought his wife a real house instead of a trailer home. He said that he’s recently realized that he should have bought her some of the things he always said he would, like a house, but never did. My initial feelings were more negative towards Paul about what he described in the second encounter as he…

placed in a foster home program and how as a child she was taken from her mother along with her younger brother where she stayed for ten years Although Ashley endured those tragedies during her adolescent, she exhibited a spirit and tenacity that allowed her to overcome those stumbling blocks while excelling in all facets of education. This led to her garner numerous scholarships, attendance at college receiving numerous degrees and accolades during her crusade of reforming the foster care…

Child neglect and a lack of proper care provided by parents are some of the most disturbing problems America faces. Despite the awareness, drug abuse with parents continues to rise and the child foster care system is flooded with children in desperate need of foster homes and case advocates. Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) does the best that they can to advocate for neglected children in the courtroom. This paper will address the history of CASA and an analysis of its effectiveness.…

2001 the federal role in the child, youth, family services was evolving. Countless of acts, services, and programs were founded such as Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, Indian Child Welfare, Family Preservation and Support Services Program, Adoption and Safe Families Act, etc… In the twenty-first century, each and every act and services from the twentieth century were being improved for the better. Children and families services would always receive complications. A child could live…

Sexual Wellness within the Alaskan Foster Care System The number of Alaskan foster youth is at a record high; just over 2,700 children are in foster care (Dobbyn, 2015). Foster youth are at a disproportional risk to contract sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and experience unwanted pregnancy (Hudson, 2012). Foster youth, in general, state the major reason why these issues exist is a lack of education and relationships with healthcare providers (Hudson, 2012). Alaska has high rates of STIs…

The Rutland model studies a dilemma from three different points of view: the consequentialist approach, which considers results; the deontological approach, which focuses on personal rights; and the aspirational approach, which considers the person whom is making the decision and who they want to be. Consequentialist Approach. The consequentialist approach, also known as Utilitarianism, studies the consequences of an outcome and considers “the greatest good for the greatest number of people…

There are 153 million documented orphans in the world who are lacking the proper nutrition and care that they need. There could be even more than this, but there has not been an updated census in a while. These children need to be shown love, whether that be through foster care or adoption. “Adopting one child won’t change the world; but for that one child, the world will change.” – Unknown. Adoption should be more encouraged in our society because it is a better option than abortion, millions…

As a foster parent of approximately fifteen years, I view the child welfare system in Michigan as broken and ineffective. For years, I took children into my home only to see them returned to a home where the abuse/neglect was still prevalent; to see youth aging out of foster care without appropriate supports in place; or to see biological parents set up to fail. This happened as a result of numerous factors: a Judge not following the foster care workers recommendations; high staff turnover…

8 year old Dannil Kridrun was brutally battered for a long period time while living with his foster parent, the ones who were supposed to be there for him and love him. Only after Kridrun ran away was there anything done, and he boy was taken away. Child abuse is something most people believe is morally wrong. Orphanages in Russia is known for being unsafe for a child, 50 to 90 percent of the children who grow up in the Russian orphanages grow up to be alcoholics, drug addicts, or even commit…