Full Description
Screening applicants for adoption or foster homes has life-altering consequences for the children involved, yet there are incredibly few programs available to train screeners. The educational system that certifies thousands of social workers each year does not understand the specialized training required to screen adoptive and foster parents; social work schools provide minimal interview training and what training they do provide focuses on therapeutic interview techniques rather than screening skills. There is a clear need for a book like Adoptive and Foster Parent Screening, one that can be incorporated into course requirements and used by working social workers and psychologists involved with adoption and foster parent screening.
Adoptive and Foster Parent Screening, written by a former social worker, who has placed hundreds of children into adoptive and foster homes, and a clinical psychologist, meshes the best of psychology and social work experience into a definitive guide for screening adoption and foster home applicants. The book provides information on:
evaluating aberrant behavior and unhealthy parenting attitudes
interview techniques
psychological testing.
Adoptive and Foster Parent Screening is based on case histories, research data, and interpretive analysis. The book is written in an accessible style free of technical language, thus making it appropriate for college-level students and professionals who don't have time to sift through empirical data to obtain accessible information that they can adapt to their profession.
Contents
Part I: Theory and Foundation. The Problem. The Language of Affect. Realism of Affect: Attachment and Esteem. Realism of Emotion: Views of Self and Other. Mapping the Terrain of the Emotional Relationship. Why Partners Matter: The Power of Affective Resonance. Why Esteem Matters: The Power of Shame and Pride. How Emotions Operate: Scripts of Self and Other. Part II:Clinical Applications. The Core Components of Relationship Problems. Patterns of Maladative Responses. Identifying the Problem. Establishing Safety. Maintaining Esteem. Repairing Damaged Esteem. Maintaining Attachment Security. Healing Attachment Injuries. The Emotional Safety Model.
