By Carmelita Coleman Reunification is often the goal for children and youth placed in foster care. For older youth, this journey is especially complex, as […]
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Shared Parenting and Reunification: A Birth Mother and Foster Mother Shared Their Perspectives
By Nadine and Marie Nadine: My foster care journey began in 2016. As a newly licensed foster parent I didn’t really understand what shared parenting […]
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Throughout this issue of Fostering Perspectives, you have read several pieces from resource parents, professionals, and those with lived experience working hard to create change […]
Read moreAdvocating Together: Strengthening Professional Relationships in the Courtroom
“So how did court go?” I asked our social worker after learning a hearing had been held for a new foster placement that morning. “Fine,” […]
Read moreA Social Worker and a Foster Parent
By Megan Burns, MSW Everyone is familiar with the age-old question of which came first, the chicken or the egg. I often ask myself which […]
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