Building a Bridge

20 stories by parents, foster parents, and teens + 14 worksheets help parents and foster parents establish positive working relationships. Ideal for inclusion in parenting classes and support groups as well as staff and foster parent training. Positive relationships between parents and foster parents help children feel more secure in care and adjust more easily after reunification.

“Can foster parents and child welfare professionals collaborate with the parents of children in care? This book provides powerful evidence that improved communication makes enormous differences in foster children’s lives.” — Review in Youth Today