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Helping Foster Children in School: A Guide for Foster Parents, Social Workers and Teachers
written by John Degarmo, 1969- (London, England: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2015, originally published 2015), 162 page(s)
Helping Foster Children In School explores the challenges that foster children face in schools and offers positive and practical guidance tailored to help the parents, teachers and social workers supporting them. Children in care often perform poorly at school both in terms of their behavior and their academic per...
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written by John Degarmo, 1969- (London, England: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2015, originally published 2015), 162 page(s)
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Helping Foster Children In School explores the challenges that foster children face in schools and offers positive and practical guidance tailored to help the parents, teachers and social workers supporting them. Children in care often perform poorly at school both in terms of their behavior and their academic performance, with many failing to complete their education. They will have often experienced trauma or neglect which can result in a numbe...
Helping Foster Children In School explores the challenges that foster children face in schools and offers positive and practical guidance tailored to help the parents, teachers and social workers supporting them. Children in care often perform poorly at school both in terms of their behavior and their academic performance, with many failing to complete their education. They will have often experienced trauma or neglect which can result in a number of developmental delays. By looking at why children in foster care do not perform as well as their counterparts, John DeGarmo, who has fostered more than 40 children, provides easy-to-use strategies to target the problems commonly faced. He emphasizes the importance of an open dialogue between teacher, parent and social worker, to ensure that everyone is working jointly to achieve the best outcome for the child. An invaluable resource for foster parents, social workers and educators alike, this book encourages a unified response to ensure foster children are given the best chance to succeed at school.
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Field of Study
Social Work
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
John Degarmo, 1969-
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Topic / Theme
Academic performance, Foster children, Schools, Macro
Copyright Message
Copyright © John DeGarmo 2015; Forward copyright © Harold Sloke 2015
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Safeguarding Black Children: Good Practice in Child Protection
edited by Perlita Harris, fl. 2001 and Claudia Bernard, fl. 1995 (London, England: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, originally published 2016), 290 page(s)
Providing an exploration of the key issues, this book offers practical advice on how to improve the safeguarding and welfare of black children and young people in need. With contributions from academics, researchers and practitioners, it promotes an understanding of the particular cultural and social issues that a...
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edited by Perlita Harris, fl. 2001 and Claudia Bernard, fl. 1995 (London, England: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, originally published 2016), 290 page(s)
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Providing an exploration of the key issues, this book offers practical advice on how to improve the safeguarding and welfare of black children and young people in need. With contributions from academics, researchers and practitioners, it promotes an understanding of the particular cultural and social issues that affect black children in relation to child protection. It highlights how race and racism, as well as culture, faith and gender, can infl...
Providing an exploration of the key issues, this book offers practical advice on how to improve the safeguarding and welfare of black children and young people in need. With contributions from academics, researchers and practitioners, it promotes an understanding of the particular cultural and social issues that affect black children in relation to child protection. It highlights how race and racism, as well as culture, faith and gender, can influence the ways need and risk are interpreted and responded to. Drawing on insights from research evidence, case examples and practice guidelines, it outlines the range of factors that contribute to the vulnerability of black children and describes how to improve techniques of working with minority ethnic families. The book covers issues such as the effects of parental mental health problems, living with domestic violence, child maltreatment, and demonstrates how these might be understood differently for black children and young people. There are also chapters on topics such as female genital mutilation, witchcraft and forced marriage. Essential reading for all social workers and child protection workers, as well as students and support managers, Safeguarding Black Children provides the tools and understanding needed to better support these children.
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Field of Study
Social Work
Content Type
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Contributor
Perlita Harris, fl. 2001, Claudia Bernard, fl. 1995
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Topic / Theme
Social work, Youth, Children, Black community, Macro
Copyright Message
Copyright © Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2016; foreword copyright © June Thoburn 2016
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