Essays on Foster care

Now the smell was unbearable, and Lisa feared for the health and safety of her two young children. When the caseworker arrived, she observed that the apartment had no lights and that food was spoiling in the refrigerator. Lisa explained that she did not have the money to pay her electric bill that month, but…

A qualifier concedes that all or part of your claim can be rebutted, but it asserts that it is still reasonable in most cases. ) Original entitlement: Abortion should be legalized because women or partners could have had an accident that led to the pregnancy. Claim: Abortion should be legalized in California. Stated Reason: Because…

First of all I would like to thank the heavenly Father for giving me the health and strength to do this School Based Assessment (SBA), without him nothing is possible. The successful completion of this study would not have been possible without the assistance and cooperation of the number of person. Consequently, I would like…

I chose choice two of this exercise which is dealing with the drug addicted parents who put their child up for adoption. This is a delicate situation that seems to be becoming more and more prevalent. I have chosen to look at this problem using Care-based ethics, as well as Rule-based ethics. These two types…

“It takes a village to raise a child” is a quote that rings true in the African and African-American community. Starting with one’s African roots and transcending to slavery, it was not uncommon for a woman who was not the biological parent of a child to raise him/her as if he/she were her very own…

Should same sex couples adopt children? In today’s society many families are not your traditional family consisting of a father, a mother, and their children. They are now composed of step parents, half siblings, foster parents, step slings and even adopted siblings and parents. Adoption has become significantly more popular than ever before. According to…

Transactional adoption also known as TARA, is defined as the adoption of children of a different race or culture from their adoptive parents, has been a controversial issue in the United States. Social workers are usually the one that match the child with the ‘parents” when it comes to adoption. The number of adoptive parents…

There are thousands of children currently in the foster care system that fall into the category of “Special Needs” waiting for a family to love and support them. The term special needs instantly brings to mind the thought of a child with a disability, in adoption terms the term encompasses a larger meaning. The term…

On Tuesday, August 28th we did an in-class assignment on our personal beliefs, regarding the definition of family. I had not personally evaluated my philosophy on family prior to this class period, so my mind started rolling immediately. Why was it that I considered two heterosexual males caring for their children together more of a…

Introduction Reform of the policies and systems that provide services to families and children is underway throughout the nation (Fraser, Pecora, & Haapala, 1991). Public agencies, not-for-profit agencies, for-profit companies, and grassroots organizations are developing new service approaches, integrating services across traditionally separate domains, and collaborating with new partners to demonstrate the potential of reform…