Jacob R. Sprouse, Jr.
About the Author
Jacob R. Sprouse, Jr., an AFCR incorporator, Mr. Sprouse has served as the group's director, editor and publisher since the agency's inception in 1983. As a foster and adoptive parent, Mr. Sprouse was active in foster parent support groups serving both in elected and appointed positions with the Virginia Foster Parent Association (VFPA), International Foster Care Organization (IFCO) and the National Foster Parent Association (NFPA) - serving for five years as the Executive Director of the NFPA before assuming leadership of American Foster Care Resources group.
In addition to the administrative duties and program development for AFCR, Mr. Sprouse has contributed to curriculum development in several areas:
On Recruitment and Retention:
An Advocate's Media Guide
Newsletter: A Tool for Home Recruitment, Retention and Education
Consider Foster Parenting
Some Facts About Foster Parenting
A Focus on Recruitment ToolKit: Creating and Maintaining a Public Education Project
Foster Home Retention: A PLANNING GUIDE
'Kids' Art Program' Kit: A Programming Model for Foster Home Recruitment & Retention
The "How to Establish and Maintain a Speaker's Bureau" Kit
"How to Prepare a Press Kit" Kit
Homes-Recruiting-Homes "Media Kit" Kit
For Foster Parents:
Getting Together: an organizational manual for foster families
Networking: A Guide for Foster and Adoptive Families
TIPS For Foster Parents
Case Advocacy
The Care and Feeding of the American Foster Family
Kids Stuff: File System
A Conversation with Foster Parents Series
Curricula:
On Separation and Loss
So, What Can I Do?
Foster Family Survival: Defensive Parenting
Life Books
Kids and Teens Life Book Kits
Welcome Home: A Life Book Kit for the Foster or Adoptive Family
Welcome Home II: A Life Book Kit for the Foster or Adoptive Family
Getting Together
On Separation and Loss
For Couples Who Foster
Fostering the Sexually Abused Child
SENSIBLE DISCIPLINE
As Editor:
F.A.S.T. Foster Allegations Support Team A Handbook for Fostering Support Groups, Edt.
Twenty-Thirty Hours-An In Service, Self-Instructional Training Program for Foster Families, Edt.
Allegations of Abuse in Family Foster Care: An Examination of the Impact on Foster Families, Edt.
The Foster Home Recruiter's Notebook and Planning Guide. Edt.
In addition, Mr. Sprouse serves as the editor for: The Road to Quality Foster and Adoptive Care: A Comprehensive Recruitment Manual-an on-going AFCR curriculum project which serves as the core curriculum of AFCR's Recruitment and Retention seminars; of AFCR's Foster Care Journal -a quarterly e-newsletter, and as a consultant\trainer for child welfare agency program development.
Post Office Box 271
King George, VA 22485
Tel: 540.775.7410
Fax: 540.775.3271
E-mail: afcr@afcr.com