Foster care

are never impossible defeat. In “the orphan train” by kim hill a young boy faced an obstacle that many people feared. Lee was an orphan at eight years old.”Lee’s mother was dead, and his father was out of work”(6 hill). So the father was unable to care for his three kids and sent them to an orphanage. It was a horrible place and one of the kids stabbed him for a biscuit. But one day “ Lee and his brothers were being sent west to find new homes”(6 hill). The matron said it would be an…

The mountains on the back represented a far journey that you will never know until you see. Don’t you ever look at mountains and become curious to see what’s behind it? That’s like Bud in his life in a foster home, the house represents the mountains and he wants to see what is outside of the house to make him feel he is important to this world. I tried to make strong connections that made the story how it is, without Bud’s curiosity he would never have…

courts can step in and create a time-sharing order that both parents must abide by. A time-sharing agreement is often part of a larger parenting plan. The plan includes how the parents will handle day-to-day activities, who is responsible for health care decisions, who is responsible for education-related decisions, and how parents will communicate with the child, along with the exact time-sharing arrangement. The courts are reluctant to order supervised visitation or no visitation, except for…

Deborah Ellis’s novel No Safe Place explores the journeys of 3 adolescent refugees and an orphaned English boy. Throughout their journey, their ability to work as part of a team becomes more apparent, as the challenges they face become more complex. This following essay will examine the ways in which Abdul, Rosalia, Cheslav and Jonah help each other overcome hardships and work together to accomplish their goals From the outset, it is clear that without the refugees working together, they would…

Transitions There are two main elements in this painting. The cage may represent different things to different people. To our clients (children) it can be taken literally. Denoting the point in their life where they were actually secured in our detention or placement facilities. To some of them it could represent being held in a familial or social situation they feel it is impossible to escape. However the cage may also be seen from a completely different perspective. The cage can…

On August 31st 2017 I was dispatched to 24007 Highway 107 regarding a missing child. I was in route to the location when I heard the child had been found safe at 7403 Davenport by Cpt. Swaggerty. I arrived at 7403 Davenport Drive and spoke with the child’s mother, Bonnie Potts. Ms. Potts stated she had given her two children permission to go to George’s house on Jacksonville-Conway Road. She stated it was not long after that that her youngest child returned home with the elder sibling. Ms.…

Adoptive or Foster Families were in crisis and didn't know what to do next before receiving help from the Sylvia Thomas Center. This nonprofit agency has worked with hundreds of families by providing needed support for challenges, problems and issues that are unique to adopted children. Always free of charge and always confidential. If you are Adoptive or Foster Families contact us for support. Please donate or volunteer to help us provide the vital services that will help Adoptive or…

care. The number of times a child stayed placed with kinship versus non-kinship. Risk and Protector factors Quality of Care The quality of care for kinship versus non-kinship placements is an important but difficult topic to address. As Shlonsky and Berrick (2001) note, there is a lack of research on the topic of assessing the quality of care. However, they state there are basic ways for families to provided quality care. Some of these basic provisions are a nurturing environment, compassion,…

project addresses are the function and responsibilities of a foster care human service professional, and identifying services that have to do with foster care. My project addresses the purpose and limitations of the code of ethics that needs to be followed. It covers career options that are available for foster care caseworkers, how foster care works, and the requirements to become a foster care parent. Functions and responsibilities Foster care case workers work with the states and courts to…

One of the most frequent questions asked in regards to being a foster parent is how much do they make per child. Sadly some people only consider being a foster parent because they are looking at it as a means of a having a consistent source of income versus the wellbeing of the child. The money you are given monthly is not meant to be considered a payment for services. The money given is intended to help with any extra expenses that may come about while caring for the child or children on a…