{"product_id":"the-systematic-mistreatment-of-children-lois-weinberg-9780789023933","title":"The Systematic Mistreatment of Children in the Foster Care System: Through the Cracks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Systematic Mistreatment of Children in the Foster Care System\u003c\/em\u003e tells the stories of 10 children in the foster care system from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds and the efforts by advocates to find them permanent places to live, appropriate schooling, and other essentials they need to survive. The children's case studies highlight the difficulties in placing and maintaining them in healthy living situations with supportive educational, mental health, and other services. The book shows how children fall-sometimes over and over again-through the \"deep cracks\" that exist within and between the various agencies of the multi-agency system of care that was designed to help them. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppropriate placement and services for children in foster care typically requires the coordination and collaboration of several agencies, including the juvenile court, child protective services (CPS), school districts, and departments of mental health (DMH). \u003cem\u003eThe Systematic Mistreatment of Children in the Foster Care System \u003c\/em\u003eshows how these agencies frequently fail to meet their legal obligations to children in the system and what can be done to address these failures-and the outcomes they produce.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Systematic Mistreatment of Children in the Foster Care System\u003c\/em\u003e includes: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ean introduction to the child protective services system \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ethe general route by which children in the United States are removed from their parents' custody because or abuse and neglect \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ethe major components of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the problems in getting foster children's educational needs met \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ethe difficulties in securing stable out-of-home placements \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003estrategies for stabilizing home placements \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eproblems in funding for out-of-home placements \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003estrategies for advocating the removal of children from inadequate out-of-home placements \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003elegislation and practices for bringing about needed policy changes \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eand much more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003eEqually valuable as a professional tool and as a classroom resource, \u003cem\u003eThe Systematic Mistreatment of Children in the Foster Care System\u003c\/em\u003e includes introductions to specific issues presented in each chapter; case studies that illuminate the issues presented; subsections for each case study chapter entitled \"Prevention,\" \"Intervention,\" \"Advocacy Considerations,\" and \"What Had Gone Wrong;\" boxed items highlighting practical strategies, laws, and other relevant information; and a conclusion and summary of each chapter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lois Weinberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0789023938\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780789023933\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.33h x 5.98w x 0.86d","brand":"Lois Weinberg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44598250373375,"sku":"9780789023933","price":89.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_da01cceb-8a16-4c2d-95b4-6951250a266c.jpg?v=1702381446","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-systematic-mistreatment-of-children-lois-weinberg-9780789023933","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}