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What Makes My Social Worker special
Essays from Youth in Foster Care

October 10, 2020 fptemp

When agencies evaluate child welfare social workers, they seldom ask for input from children and youth in foster care. Yet many are only too qualified: they have seen enough child welfare professionals come and go to know what good social work looks like. In an effort to draw on this untapped expertise and to celebrate the successes of North Carolina’s

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  • Youth Perspectives

Staying Connected to the Important People in My Life
Essays from Youth in Foster Care

October 22, 2019 fptemp

In last issue’s writing contest we asked young people in foster care, “Who are the most important people in your life? How do you maintain connections with them?” Here’s what they had to say. * * * * * * First Place The most important person in my life is my twin sister, Angel. She has always been there whether

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  • Honoring Family Connections
  • Youth Perspectives

10 Ways Social Workers Can Support Foster Parents Around Visitation

June 20, 2016 fptemp

https://fosteringperspectives.org/fpv15n1/10ways.htm

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    • May 2021 • Vol. 25, No. 2
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