* What should you know before beginning a screening interview? * What are the warning signs that an applicant may be a child predator? * What are the steps to conducting a thorough home study? * When is psychological consultation warranted?
 Screening potential adoptive and foster parents is an extremely difficult task, yet many social workers who screen applicants and supervise placements have no written guide to aid in their decision making or to measure competency of technique. 
 How To Screen Adoptive and Foster Parents: A Workbook for Professionals and Students serves as a comprehensive guide for social workers to draw on when making decisions for foster care/adoption placement. Based on case histories, research data, and interpretive analysis, this workbook teaches specific interview skills and analytical decision-making techniques necessary to competently evaluate each unique applicant family within a variety of constructs. Comprising 12 concise and well-researched chapters, this guide is ideal for both classroom discussions and real-life applications.
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How to Screen Adoptive and Foster Parents: A Workbook for Professionals and Students

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Daniel Pollack

James L. Dickerson

Mardi Allen

Social Sciences

NASW Press

Navigating the complex U.S. system of adoption is no easy feat. Don't go it alone! Educate yourself with this invaluable guide. This is the only comprehensive book that includes information on both the medical and health aspects of adoption and the different laws and procedures regarding adoption for each state. The authors provide a consolidated picture of the regulations for intercountry adoptions in addition to those for adoption from public foster care and domestic infant adoption. This book is a must read prospective parents, adoption professionals, educators, and students.

Adoption in the United States: A Reference for Families, Professionals, and Students

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Lyceum Books, Inc.

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