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Foster Parent Adoption
Bulletin for Professionals

Author(s):  Child Welfare Information Gateway

Year Published:  2006

You are in section: Table of Contents 1 - Trends in Foster Parent Adoption 2 - Benefits of Foster Parent Adoption 3 - Costs of Foster Parent Adoption 4 - Practice Issues With Children and Parents 5 - Pre- and Postadoption Services 6 - Questions for Further Research References Resources

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Child welfare practitioners are increasingly aware of the importance of foster parents as permanency resources for children in foster care. Many children in foster care who become available for adoption are adopted by their foster parents. In order to facilitate these adoptions, professionals should be knowledgeable about the benefits, costs, and practice issues surrounding foster parent adoption

Table of Contents

 1 - Trends in Foster Parent Adoption

 2 - Benefits of Foster Parent Adoption

 3 - Costs of Foster Parent Adoption

 4 - Practice Issues With Children and Parents

 5 - Pre- and Postadoption Services

 6 - Questions for Further Research

 References

 Resources

You are in section: Table of Contents 1 - Trends in Foster Parent Adoption 2 - Benefits of Foster Parent Adoption 3 - Costs of Foster Parent Adoption 4 - Practice Issues With Children and Parents 5 - Pre- and Postadoption Services 6 - Questions for Further Research References Resources

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This bulletin was developed by Child Welfare Information Gateway, in partnership with Jeanne Howard, Policy and Research Director of the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute. This document is made possible by the Children's Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The conclusions discussed here are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not represent the official views or policies of the funding agency.

Suggested Citation: Child Welfare Information Gateway. (2006). Foster Parent Adoption: A Bulletin for Professionals. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Updated on December 10, 2007