Foster Care and the Helping Professions.

Norton, Francis H.

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Publication Date: 1981-Nov

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Foster Care and the Helping Professions.

Norton, Francis H.

Personnel and Guidance Journal, v60 n3 p156-59 Nov 1981

Discusses the developmental needs of foster children when they are seperated from their natural parents. Examines stages of separation trauma, including shock, protest, despair, and detachment. Notes suggestions for counseling with foster children, including a foster parent's and educator's view. (RC)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Patterns, Coping, Counseling Techniques, Developmental Stages, Emotional Response, Foster Children, Foster Family, Grief, Individual Characteristics, State of the Art Reviews

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Language: English

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