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Shoemaker K. 1998. Finding families: DC's foster family deficit. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Graduate Public Policy Program; Arlington, VA: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, 22 pp. (DC Family Policy Seminar background briefing report)

Annotation: This report provides background information on the issues addressed by the DC Family Policy Seminar held on February 12, 1998. The report examines the shortage of qualified foster care available in Washington, DC, local initiatives, and initiatives from other parts of the country to alleviate the problem. Appendices include a brief history of the LaShawn receivership of the DC foster care system, a glossary, and lists of resources. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Child care, Child welfare, District of Columbia, Foster care, Foster children, Foster parents

U.S. General Accounting Office. 1994. Foster care: Parental drug abuse has alarming impact on young children. Washington, DC: U.S. General Accounting Office, 29 pp.

General Accounting Office. 1989. Foster parents: Recruiting and preservice training practices need evaluation. Washington, DC: General Accounting Office, 65 pp.

Annotation: This report provides information on recruiting and training foster care parents. It discusses reasons for the critical shortage of foster parents, principles of effective foster parent recruiting, principles of effective foster parent preservice training, and evaluation and demonstration of effective recruiting strategies. The report ends with appendices of highlights of state foster parent programs, lists of federal and private sector professionals, comments from the Department of Health and Human Services, and a bibliography.

Keywords: , Foster parents, Preservice training, Recruitment

Stroul BA. 1989. Therapeutic foster care. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Child Development Center, CASSP Technical Assistance Center, 201 pp. (Series on community-based services for children and adolescents who are severely emotionally disturbed; v. III)

Annotation: This document is part of a series on community-based services for children and adolescents who are severely emotionally disturbed. Four major sections constitute the document: 1) a description of a comprehensive system of care for severely emotionally disturbed adolescents; 2) a rationale for therapeutic foster care; 3) descriptions of therapeutic foster care programs; and 4) profiles of specific therapeutic foster care programs. A case study and list of programs responding to the survey are included in appendices.

Keywords: Adolescents, Affective disorders, Child protective services, Children, Foster care, Foster children, Foster parents, Therapeutic programs
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