Re: FW: Resources on Reunification

[Karen Appleyard <appleyar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Zero to Three has a lovely handout on the needs of infants and toddlers
entitled, "Ensuring the Healthy Development of Infants in Foster Care: A
Guide for Judges, Advocates and Child Welfare Professionals." Although it is
not designed specifically for reunification decisions and its focus is on
early childhood, the pertinent questions it poses and answers could be useful
in ensuring the health, safety, and development of young children at
reunification. This document can be found in PDF format at:
http://www.zerotothree.org/ztt_professionals.html (scroll down to the Child
Welfare section of this page.)

Quoting "Ondersma, Steven" <sondersm@med.wayne.edu>:

> Forwarding a question from a colleague; I'd welcome any suggestions.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Foley [mailto:FoleyM@courts.mi.gov]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 12:52 PM
> To: Ondersma, Steven
> Subject: Resources on Reunification
>
> Hey Steve;
> We're doing a session at our upcoming annual Foster Care Review Board
> Annual conference on the decision point and issues involved in making
> the decision to reunify children in foster care with their parents.  We
> will have a panel (judge, attys for children and parents, mental health
> provider, foster care worker)  -- all of whom will share considerations
> from their perspective.  Are you aware of any good resource materials
> (articles, studies, etc.)?  I would like to include something in the
> conf. materials.
> Hope all is well with you.
> Mike
>
> Michael D. Foley
> Office Phone: (517) 373-8995
> FAX: (517) 373-8922
> foleym@courts.mi.gov
>
> SCAO-Child Welfare Services
> P.O. Box 30048
> Lansing, MI 48909
>
>
>



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Karen Appleyard, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Center for Developmental Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
100 E. Franklin St., CB#8115
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8115
Phone: (919) 843-7068
Fax: (919) 966-4520
Email: appleyar@email.unc.edu

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