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John Degarmo - Helping Foster Children in School: A Guide for Foster Parents, Social Workers and Teachers - 9781849057455 - V9781849057455
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Helping Foster Children in School: A Guide for Foster Parents, Social Workers and Teachers

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Description for Helping Foster Children in School: A Guide for Foster Parents, Social Workers and Teachers Paperback. Foster children rarely receive the education they deserve and can struggle with behavior and academic performance. This book is full of positive strategies to help foster parents, educators and social workers to support them more effectively. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JNH; JNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 242.

Helping Foster Children In School explores the challenges that foster children face in schools and offers positive and practical guidance tailored to help the parents, teachers and social workers supporting them.

Children in care often perform poorly at school both in terms of their behavior and their academic performance, with many failing to complete their education. They will have often experienced trauma or neglect which can result in a number of developmental delays. By looking at why children in foster care do not perform as well as their counterparts, John DeGarmo, who has fostered more than 40 ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849057455
SKU
V9781849057455
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50

About John Degarmo
John DeGarmo is a proud foster and adoptive parent who has fostered over 40 children. He regularly speaks on his experiences at conferences and training sessions, and is dedicated to improving and promoting successful foster and adoptive care systems. He is the author of several books including Love and Mayhem: One Big Family's Uplifting Story of Fostering and Adoption and ... Read more

Reviews for Helping Foster Children in School: A Guide for Foster Parents, Social Workers and Teachers
True to Dr. DeGarmo's authorship, he has written a book that will greatly assist everyone involved in the education of children in foster care. This book includes impressive examples that go a long way in helping the reader become emotionally involved while learning how to best meet the needs of all parties serving children in foster care with their ... Read more

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