Fosterage

It was dark and cold. I could feel pain in the air. As I wake from unconsciousness, I feel myself gasping for air. Time passes and I struggle to break free from the belts that latch me to my seat. I finally break loose, but my parents sit still, motionless and cold. Struggling to set my parents free, I was on my last breath. I could see the darkness again, my life was at an end. The next thing I know I’m lying on gravel, coughing up water, surrounded by many. “What’s your name son?” the strange…

I selected an online book which was called Foster Care and Handbook: Behaviors Actions Speak Louder than Words. It is by Norma Brody Geste. The book is free and an online book. It is basically about a senior citizen couple who preferred to be foster parents to teenagers. The author went to school to learn out different diseases about metal health behavior. She also taught in Ventura County Juvenile Hall and was also a Special Education Teacher with the county and the city. She also wrote a…

There are many policies that are implicated into foster care. These policies are made with the best interest of foster children in mind. The policies solely exist to keep foster children safe, but are they enough? One policy that is implicated in the foster care system is the assurance of safety and well-being of children in foster care. This policy is called the Adoption and Safe Families Act. The policy states that the health and safety of young children are a priority in foster care. Abused…

Intervention Plan for Rachel Green Presenting Situation/History (Question 1) Miss Rachel Green, who is sixteen years old, was referred to Bridgeman Overall Health Services last month by her probation officer. She received probation after shoplifting and hitting the store’s owner with a can of soda when the owner began chasing her. According to the Colorado Judicial Branch, obtaining mental health services is a possible condition of probation (n.d.). The purpose of probation is to reduce an…

The social class statuses of the “Saints and the Roughnecks” gangs shaped their opportunities and response from the community in several ways. Many of the differences between the two groups were the result of their financial status but other differences such as their visibility and demeanor had an impact as well. While both groups were not that much different from each other, they were treated differently by the community. The Saints and Roughnecks is a story based on research that was…

The attorney for Dymnasty and Diamond is Alexandra Meeks and she was informed via email on December 1st, 2014 regarding Ms. Gustard’s Review and the children’s replacement from her care. Ms. Meeks was represented at this conference by Social Worker, Caitlin Harrison. Ms. Harrison stated that the Legal Aid Society is in support of foster children Dymnasty Spann and Diamond Charles returning to the foster home of Sandra Gustard. Ms. Harrison conveyed that her agency had ongoing communication with…

In the novel, Flight written by Sherman Alexie, a teenage boy endures multiple scenarios involving Native American history. The main character is a half white, half Native American teenager, who wants to be called Zits. Zits was raised in the foster care system since his Indian father left him with his mother and then his mother died shortly after. The foster homes being new and sometimes a cruel environment lead to Zits’ decline in adequate behavior, diminishing his innocence and constructing…

Inspirational Essay: Michael J. Oher Introduction to Michael Oher Running all his life, no where to go, going place to place, has no one to turn to. Michael Oher was born May 28, 1986. He was the son of a crack cocaine addicted mother, with 12 other children, whom some he has never met. His father was out of the picture, and died when Michael was in highschool. Michael has gone from 11 different schools in his first 9 years of being a student. He goes from foster care, to foster care, sometimes…

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,…

Intervention Targets for Youths with Disabilities in Foster Care “Youth with disabilities are more likely to be placed in foster care as a result of maltreatment than youth who do not have disabilities.” These children need advocates such as teachers, social workers, foster parents, administration, and many more help pave the way for their future. Some of these children have been lost in the system and have been diagnosed with the wrong disabilities because a foster parent didn’t know better.…