Annotated Bibliography

Tabitha Couch

Writing II

March 3, 2015

Annotated Bibliography

Bass, S., Shields, M., & Behrman, R. (2004). Analysis and Recommendations. Children, Families, and Foster Care, 14(1), 5-29. This article talks about helping children who have been beaten, abused, and neglected. Not only does the kids need help but the

parents also. It tells how the foster care system can help these children that are in need. The lives of these children can be changed for the best.

Brown, J., Sintzel, J., Arnault, D., & George, N. (2009). Confidence to foster across cultures: caregiver perspectives. J Child Fam Stud, 18, 633–642-633–642. When a child comes into care it is not easy to find a home. You have to find a place that will fit the child’s beliefs, background and who they feel comfortable around. There is also the foster parents you have to think of. The foster parents wants kids who share their beliefs and who will fit into their home.

D, S., Howard, D., & A, S. (n.d.). Health care needs of children in the foster care System.SPIRITUALITY AND FOSTER CARE, 106(4), 909-909. Retrieved from Academic Search Complete. Many kids placed in foster care do not receive the proper care that they need. Some kids come in with medical, mental, and developmental health problems. While kids are in care their problems may become worse because they are not receiving the attention they need. There needs to be an adjustment to the foster homes and the system all together.

Gilbertson, R., & Barber, J. (2003). Breakdown of foster care placement: Carer perspectives and system factors. Australian Social Work, 56(4), 329-338. There are many problems in the foster care system. One of the major issues is placing kids into homes. Many foster parents have ended a placement. They may have done this because of the child’s behavior.

Leve, L., Fisher, P., & Chamberlain, P....