11. The Family Court System and the Quality of Foster Care

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Preface xvii
5. Acknowledgments xxi
6. PART ONE: The Historical Context of Foster Care and Adoption
7. 1. The History of Adoption and Foster Care 3
8. PART TWO: Background Issues
9. 2. Issues of Attachment and Separation: Mourning and Loss in Children 13
10. 3. The Child Who Could Not Mourn 42
11. 4. Identity Formation and the Influence of Life History and Special Status of the Foster and Adopted Child 59
12. 5. Assessing for Parenting Capacity 76
13. PART THREE: Client-Related Issues
14. 6. Guidelines for Removal and Placement of Children 113
15. 7. Guidelines for the Clinical Management of the Sequelae of Separation 143
16. 8. Sharing a Child between Natural and Foster Parents 158
17. 9. Visits of Foster Children with Their Natural Families 173
18. PART FOUR: System-Related Issues
19. 10. The Foster Care Service System 185
20. 11. The Family Court System and the Quality of Foster Care 201
21. 12. 'Permanency Planning' 220
22. 13. Potential Contributions of Mental Health Consultants within the Child Welfare System 233
23. 14. The Role of Psychotherapy and Residential Treatment within the Child Welfare System 258
24. 15. Four Innovative Models of Foster Care 283
25. PART FIVE: Issues Related to Sexual Abuse within the Foster Care System
26. 16. Developmental, Clinical, and Legal Implications of Children's Testimony 303
27. PART SIX: Adoption as an Alternative to Long-Term Foster Care
28. 17. Factors Related to Success or Failure in Adoption [with Margaret Snowden] 331
29. 18. Placing the Older Child on Adoption [with Margaret Snowden] 353
30. PART SEVEN: Summary and Review
31. 19. Summary and Review: The Preventive Use of Foster Care 361
32. References 379
33. Index 419