Foster care

In order to understand my crucible we will have to encroach into my childhood. The trail that i had to endure in my youth. I wasn't able to fully enjoy my childhood as a kid. There were many downsides of not being able to do what other kids did. During the early years of my childhood i had to mature faster then most kids in this country. I was never allowed to go out in front of my house for any reason. I couldn't make trouble with anybody and anywhere. Although there were barely any downsides…

In The Minds Of Psychopaths “I think a lot of psychopaths are just geniuses who drove so fast that they lost control” ~Criss Jami. Anyone can reach their breaking point where so much is going on in their lives that they cannot take it anymore which causes them to go crazy. When it comes to the issue of psychopaths, people debate if it is the nature or nurture of a person’s life that pushes them to the point of becoming a psychopath. In the cases of Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and Pedro Lopez, the…

Runaway children may not be the countries number one concern, but it is an ongoing issue that continues to happen time and time again. The current laws for runaway children aren’t up to standard because they stereotype teenagers as being defiant when they runaway instead of looking for reasons. The issue has been referred in the past. The conscious hip-hop track “Runaway Love” by Ludacris and Mary J. Blige (2007) on his album “Girls Gone Wild” is one song that really focused on the trial and…

Adopted children have the right to know where and who they come from. They live part of their life with their supposed to be biological parents which are not. The children wonder in their own world what happened and why they ended up where they are now. Children need answers just like adults. Adoption needs to be open because their may be health concerns regarding their biological parents, open adoption may be healthy for all adoptive children and parents, and courts tend to prefer open adoption…

Take Home Midterm When working with young children and their families, a social worker must accomplish multiple tasks. One of the first tasks is to complete an assessment in order to get an idea of the situation, and to identify the immediate issues and areas of concern. Once the assessment has been completed, the social worker may create a treatment plan, which includes both short and long term goals. Based on the assessment and treatment plan, the social worker will be able to select a…

Homeless to Harvard really gave me a life check about myself and how the things you do and say really have a big impact on other peoples lives. I usually can't watch movies about abusive parents but this one showed me why some kids with behavior problemsstill have behavior issues and can't figure out why they keep going to jail. When I have a child I will handle situations with love and understanding so that my son or daughter are feel protected in this crazy world where you have to have a…

June 1 1926 in LA. Grew up as Norma Jean Mortenson. Difficult childhood. Mother was a paranoid schizophrenic. Grandparents in mental institution. Spent 2 years at an orphanage. Constant moving caused for an unreliable education. After 16th birthday foster parents wanted to move away from California. Married her neighbor James Dougherty when she was 16. He joined Merchant Marines and sent to South Pacific during World War II. 2. She was discovered by photographer after he discovered she was…

On June 1st, 1926, a foster child who would later become a significant icon throughout the United States, was born. Although Marilyn Monroe had a very difficult childhood, she was able to overcome it and start her career. She started at nothing and still reach stardom in Hollywood. Monroe passed away at the age of 36, but she is still considered a very admirable idol. The life and legacy of Marilyn Monroe had a huge impact on both Hollywood and women empowerment. Norma Jean Mortenson also…

People like you and me go through hard times. They go through things like losing their family. Those people sometimes don’t have relatives either. They end up going to an orphanage. That is why I am writing a book about a foster child to encourage people to adopt children. This will take me around 1 and a half years. If you were in an orphanage I’m sure when someone picked you up, you’d go through the best day of your life. I want to encourage people to adopt children. Maybe their parents died,…

A newborn boy has just been declared a safe haven baby! His mother requested all rights be given to the Department of Human Services. If moms do not wish to keep their child, they should be adopted by safe havens. Even though they are still abandoning their children, every state should adopt a safe haven law because many of them would be saved and could go to better homes. A survey from the HHS Administration for Children and Families found that 65 babies were abandoned in public places in…