Working With Kinship Caregivers

Series Title: Bulletins for Professionals

Author(s): Child Welfare Information Gateway

Year Published: 2018

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This bulletin is designed to help child welfare professionals promote kinship care by providing kinship caregivers with information, referral, and support services to ensure the safety, permanency, and well-being of children in their care. Information about trends in kinship care, caseworker and caregiver training, and examples of successful State and local kinship care programs are included.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Trends in kinship care

Types of kinship care

Benefits of kinship care

How to support kinship caregivers

Training caseworkers and caregivers

Examples of State and local kinship programs

Conclusion

Additional resources

References

We also recommend the following Information Gateway publications:

Kinship Caregivers and the Child Welfare System
(Factsheets for Families)
Understanding Child Welfare and the Courts
(Factsheets for Families)
Placement of Children With Relatives
(State Statutes)

Suggested Citation: Child Welfare Information Gateway. (2018). Working with kinship caregivers. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Children's Bureau.

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