Beyond the foster care system : the future for teens /

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Each year tens of thousands of teenagers are released from the foster care system in the United States without high school degrees or strong family relationships. Two to four years after discharge, half of these young people still do not have either a high school diploma or equivalency degree, and f...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Krebs, Betsy, 1963- (Autor), Pitcoff, Paul, 1943- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2006.
Temas:
Foster home care > United States.
Social work with teenagers > United States.
Service social aux adolescents > États-Unis.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Adoption & Fostering.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Social Work.
Foster home care
Social work with teenagers
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • First impressions of the foster care system--Teresa
  • Education for foster care teens--Carlos
  • Teaching teens rights
  • Jenny
  • Policy advocacy with teens--Xaranda
  • Preparing for independent living--Leonard
  • Creating the Getting Beyond the System self-advocacy seminars
  • Informational interviews : a bridge from foster care to the community
  • System resistance to empowering teens.

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