Tradition and Policy Perspectives in Kinship Care

by Wilson; Rowena G.

• ISBN13: 9780789035516
• ISBN10: 0789035510
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-10-18
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Kinship care is part tradition and part social welfare policy. Tradition and Policy Perspectives in Kinship Care examines the balance of the two perspectives and presents current practice challenges of formal and informal kinship care. This important resource focuses on both the needs of the caregiver as well as the impact of kinship care on children. Discussed in detail are public policy issues relating to kinship care. This insightful book explores this crucial issue through the lens of social workers who fully understand the strengths and challenges of kinship care.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Kinship Care: From Family Tradition to Social Policy in the African American Community	p. 1
Perspectives on Kinship Care
Future Outlook in African American Kinship Care Families	p. 9
Kinship Care Placement and Children's Academic Performance	p. 31
Child Only Kinship Care Cases: The Unintended Consequences of TANF Policies for Families Who Have Health Problems and Disabilities	p. 45
Domestic Violence and Kinship Care: Connecting Policy with Practice	p. 65
Respite Care: Outcomes for Kinship and Non-Kinship Caregivers	p. 85
Kinship and Spirituality: Utilizing Strengths of Caregivers	p. 101
Biological Relatives: Forgotten Caregivers	p. 121
Grandparents as Caregivers
Coping Resources: Effects on the Psychological Well-Being of African American Grandparents Raising Grandchildren	p. 137
Grandparents Communicating with Grandchildren: Fostering Intergenerational Understanding	p. 149
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Kinship Care in Baltimore Public Housing	p. 167
Grandfathers Raising Grandchildren: An Exploration of African American Kinship Networks	p. 181
Different Pathways to a Common Destiny: Grandparent Caregivers in the District of Columbia	p. 199
KinNET: A Demonstration Project for a National Support Network for Kinship Care Providers	p. 215
Epilogue-Kinship Care: Practice and Policy Implications	p. 233
Index	p. 237
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