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Foster Parent - Birth Parent Relationships
Resources and information about foster parents working with birth parents to support their relationship with their children, including State and local examples.
Building Bridges: Linking Foster and Biological Parents for the Sake of the Child
Morris
Connect, 1, 2007
Discusses the benefits of reaching out to biological parents to build relationships that will help the foster child, particularly in situations where domestic violence has occurred.
Crossing Bridges and Fostering Change: Foster Parents Speak
New York State Citizens' Coalition for Children (2008)
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This video presents a discussion with foster parents about their role in promoting family reunification, addressing strategies for developing relationships with birth parents, visitation, and transitions from foster care to reunification.
Foster Families Working With Birth Families to Help Move Children to Timely Permanency (PDF - 1731 KB)
Elmore
Permanency Planning Today (Fall 2003)
Describes birth-foster family involvement, including early meetings.
Keeping Foster Children Connected to Their Biological Parents: The Impact of Foster Parent Training and Support
Sanchirico & Jablonka
Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 17(3), 2000
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Presents results of an exploratory study that found that the combination of training and support were key for foster parents who are responsible for keeping foster children connected to their biological parents.
Relationship Between Public Child Welfare Workers, Resource Families and Birth Families: Preventing the Triangulation of the Triangle of Support (PDF - 689 KB)
National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning (2005)
Emphasizes the need for resource parents, birth parents, and child welfare staff to work cooperatively to support children in foster care, with examples of promising practices and lessons learned by States and counties.
State and local examples
Make a Difference: Recruitment Video
Oregon Department of Human Services (2003)
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This 10-minute video illustrates the value of birth parent/foster parent relationship building and offers examples of short-term and permanent foster care living arrangements.
Achieving & maintaining permanency: Engaging parents in permanency planning
Achieving & maintaining permanency: Engaging parents in reunification
Achieving & maintaining permanency: Foster parents' role in supporting permanency
Out-of-home care: Casework practice with birth families
Out-of-home care: Parent-child visits