Bonding and the Case for Permanence
Bonding and the Case for Permanence
- Table of Contents
- Chapter One (sample chapter)
Recommendations
This book should be required reading for ANYONE who works with youth, and especially those youth in foster care- similar to the ethical equivalent of the oath, "Do No Harm." (Chris Morrison, Executive Director, Indiana Foster Care and Adoption Association, Inc.)
No one is more knowledgeable or experienced in the child welfare arena than Jim Kenny and Lori Groves who clearly epitomize how the courts and law makers can most effectively prevent trauma to children facing the loss of their bonded families. (Debbie Grabarkiewicz, Child Advocacy Specialist, A Child's Best Interest, Ann Arbor, MI)
This book is a must for...
- Parents and foster/adopt parents: how to deal with attachment problems
- Mental Health Professionals: How to do a Bonding Assessment and treat Reactive Attachment Disorder
- Child Welfare Departments: Policy changes and case work practice that can lead to earlier permanence
- Attorneys: How to effectively represent foster parents and present bonding to courts
- Judges: Important thoughts on blood relationships versus bonding and some recent Appellate Court decisions on the matter
- Everyone: An awakening to the plight of our most vulnerable citizens