Krebs, Betsy, 1963-

Beyond the foster care system : the future for teens Betsy Krebs, Paul Pitcoff. - New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2006. - xxii, 238 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-230) and index.

First impressions of the foster care system--Teresa -- Education for foster care teens--Carlos -- Teaching teens rights --Jenny -- Policy advocacy with teens--Xaranda -- Preparing for independent living--Leonard -- Creating the Getting Beyond the System self-advocacy seminars -- Informational interviews : a bridge from foster care to the community -- System resistance to empowering teens.

0813538289 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780813538280

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Foster home care--United States.
Social work with teenagers--United States.

HV881 / .K74 2006

362.73/30830973