Kinship Care Family Advocate Case Study

The documented growth of kinship care has with boldness thrust this subject into the forefront of children in the Child Welfare System. This paper compares the duration, safety, and stability outcomes for a matched cluster of kids placed in kinship care and foster care. Kids in kinship care had considerably fewer placements than did kids in foster care. Children placed in kinship homes statistically show less of a probably to still be in care, have a second allegation of institutional abuse or neglect, be attached the juvenile justice system, and come through jointure. A larger commitment is still needed by child welfare professionals, policy makers, and researchers to create kinship care as a viable out-of-home placement choice for children and families.

Sibling foster children, Dymnasty Spann and Diamond Charles, were replaced from the non-kinship foster home of Sandra Gustard on August 5th, 2015. A report was received on July 31st, 2015 with the allegation of inadequate guardianship regarding Dymnasty and Diamond against Ms. Gustard.

Within the South Carolina Department of Social Services there are systems within place to encourage the smooth flow of the day to day. During all daily tasks these systems are in constant interaction with each other. The microsystems includes the caseworker interactions with the individual clients. Foster care caseworker work daily with the children, their families, and treatment providers to make decisions for children in care that in their best interest and decisions that promote the safety, permanency, and well-being of the individual children. Interactions by foster care caseworkers are individualistic at the core but there are constant interactions at the mezzo-level. Case-planning for children in care is a team effort and the support

Currently, I work for the Alameda County Office of Collaborative Courts. For the last year and a half I have worked as a recovery consultant in the Family Drug Court. In my position I work directly with county Child Welfare Workers to help ensure parents are referred to the appropriate modality of chemical dependency treatment based on an evidence based assessment tool. After assessment, I refer parents to the appropriate perinatal treatment program and provide support to the parent entering treatment and throughout their stay in treatment. I provide Child Welfare Workers a biweekly court report on the treatment status of their clients; I also participate in team decision meetings regarding the parents on my case load and update and collaborate

While undertaking undergraduate studies I developed a special interest in children’s human rights and child care and protection within state care. Through my work with children living in a state run home, I found the niche where I now need to better equip myself academically in order to serve this group in the way and on the level I would like. My career goal is to work with children who are wards of the state, especially those with a history of behavioral and emotional problems. I am most interested in

It is with great enthusiasm that I write to apply for the Staff Attorney Homelessness Prevention Project position at the Inner City Law Center (ICLC). Andrew Esbenshade from Caldwell Leslie & Proctor, PC recently referred me to you. He spoke highly of the ICLC and encouraged me to apply to this position. Given my professional experience and academic background, I am confident I could be an asset to your team.

Following my graduation from college I returned home, where I was able to find a job working with delinquent and abuse/neglect youth, with Forestland Group Homes Inc located in Caspian Michigan. This job allowed me to use the knowledge I gained from college working initially as a direct care staff and later as the Program

To lobby Rep. Foxx, CWLA can tailor the evidence to North Carolina and how many children could be placed in permanent families or foster families instead of group homes if H.R. 1650 is passed. CWLA should also bring Rep. Foxx and other committee members to foster and adoptive homes compared to group homes, and facilitate meetings with foster youth. These experiences and insight directly from those affected are more memorable than a policy brief (which is necessary as a reference and

While there may be many strategies child welfare agencies undertake to maintain or improve the well-being of children in their care, where and with whom children are placed is of utmost importance ( Child Development, 2014 pg 2074). There are few placement options considered when children are Out of Home Care; Kinship Care and Foster Care are two very different choices.

Following my internship, I graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and accepted a position with the Department of Child Services (DCS) as a case manager; the same one I had observed in the forensic interview room years ago. Intervening in the lives of families as a DCS case manager is extremely fast-paced, stressful, contentious and heartbreaking. Entering a stranger’s home and making a decision that will impact their lives for years to come forces one

I chose to work at DCFS as my practicum site because I originally was employed there as a visitation supervisor in the dispatch unit. My job there was to supervise visits of children who have recently been removed from their parents care. Working there helped me to see how important the family system. I also have prior experience in the foster care system. When I was 16 years old, my 12-year-old sister and I were removed from my mothers care and placed into a group home for three days. While my mom was in a 72-hour psychiatric hold, she decided to terminate her parental rights. My sister and I were placed in a foster home with our now foster parents. At this time we were both considered “legally free” youth and I especially was considered unadoptable. Spending two years in the foster care system I was able to see the good, the bad and the ugly and it gave me an in-depth insight when I went back to work at this practicum site,

Clients reported that he has an AA in arts, a B.A in criminal justice and a Masters degree in criminal justice as well. Currently he is pursuing a master’s degree in psychology in Gran Canyon University on online classes. Client desire is to be able to assisting client who have been in the same situation as him and to assist clients who are feeling hopeless when they experience anxiety or depression by providing therapy to client who needs assistance. Client also expressed that he begin a career as a fire fighter since he was twenty years old. He worked as a fire fighter for twenty years and he is now retired since June 2015 from the fire fighter department.

graduate of the Community and Criminal Justice Bachelor Degree Program, I have acquired various skills that transfer directly to the position described. As such, in combination with my vast array of vocational experience, I strongly believe I would be an asset to the team and contribute positively to the position. Through my degree, I have gained extensive knowledge and experience regarding at-risk youth, mental health and addictions, amongst others.

I have a very strong interest in obtaining the Behavioral Technician position at Exceptional Student Education Center. I am currently completing my Master’s in Psychology specializing in Applied Behavioral Analysis. My background experience consists of working with children as well as teens with challenging behaviors in educational, residential and high facility settings. I offer a diverse background with the ability to engage individuals and build positive rapports with youth.

For more than a decade, the child welfare system has encouraged kinship placement to be a priority option for children entering foster care. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, kinship placements made up 28% of the child welfare placements in the United States in 2012. The role of kinship placement has become more imperative due to the increased number of children in the welfare system and a decrease in non-kinship placement options (Banuelos, 2011). Although the Adoptions and Safe Families Act of 1997 was set in place to emphasize kinship care, many have questioned what the benefits are for this type of foster care placement.