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The Care and Feeding of the American Foster Family:
A Workbook For Social Workers and Foster Parents

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Jacob R. Sprouse, Jr. & Donna G. Foster

Promoting foster family home retention begins with some fundamental understanding of who these fostering folk are, why they foster and how both "what the agency does & how the agency does it" impacts the core foster family. Designed as a self-instructional workbook, The Care and Feeding of the American Foster Family focuses on four areas vital in retaining the fostering family: Who they are - their expectations and realizations; Who are You - understanding the agency's role from the foster family perspective; Communication - identifying barriers to the maintaining of a positive working relationship between the fostering family and the agency and staff; and, Empowerment: Building A Common Agenda - promoting understanding through defining the partnership between the foster family and the agency.

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