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Building Credit for Foster Youth
Grace Bithell LCSW and Rachel Bithell MS As a case manager for a transitional housing program, Grace Bithell (one of the authors) worked...
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Mar 18 min read
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Understanding Self-Harm for Foster and Adoptive Parents
Rachel Bithell M.S. and Grace Bithell LCSW After experiencing neglect during the first year of her life, Evelyn (name has been changed)...
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Jan 15 min read
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The Power of Praise
As a new foster parent, I sat on the floor with a four-year-old boy who had joined our family just days earlier, playing with a...
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Feb 5, 20234 min read
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Responding to Racism as a Foster or Adoptive Parent
I had almost finished checking out at the grocery when my infant son, buckled in his car seat atop my shopping cart, began grunting and...
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Dec 8, 20224 min read
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Breaking the Ice with Biological Families
The child welfare community is increasingly aware of the value of collaboration between resource families and biological families....
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Nov 12, 20225 min read
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Have I Ruined Your Life?
Helping Permanent Children Thrive in Your Fostering Family “I thought about becoming a foster parent, but I decided I didn’t want to ruin...
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Sep 8, 20225 min read
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Find the Best Agency for Your Fostering Family
When Diane and Scott Carpenter decided to become foster parents in Texas, a top priority was getting licensed quickly. “We found an...
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Aug 15, 20226 min read
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