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Volume 12, Issue 2 : March 2015

Volume 12 Issue 2  March 2015

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IN THIS ISSUE:

  • May Is National Foster Care Month
  • Post Secondary Scholarships
  • DCP&P Waiting Child
  • NJ Foster Care Scholarships
  • Summer Camps
  • Birthright Bill
  • We Are Family

Book Review

Books related to the topic of foster care and keeping children safe. Books reviewed include “Another Place at the Table: A Story of Shattered Childhoods Redeemed by Love,” “Murphy’s Three Homes: A Story for Children in Foster Care,” “Families Change: A Book for Children Experiencing Termination of Parental Rights” and “Kids Need to be Safe: A Book for Children in Foster Care.”

Volume 12, Issue 1, November 2014

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IN THIS ISSUE:

  • National Adoption Month
  • Key Elements of the Adoptees Birthright Bill
  • New Jersey Angels in Adoption Awards
  • A Home for the Holidays: TV Broadcast featuring Older Child Adoption

Book Review

Books related to the topic of 'TRANSRACIAL ADOPTION.' Book review of "Brown Like Me", "Rebecca's Journey Home", "We Adopted You Benjamin Koo", "Just Add One Chinese Sister" and "Families are Different."

Ask the Experts

Ellen Elias, Senior VP of Prevention and Community Services, Children's Aid and Family Services, offers advice about where to turn for help to a parent who suspects that his/her teen may be using drugs and/or alcohol.

Volume 11, Issue 3, August 2014

Fall 2014

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IN THIS ISSUE:

  • The Passing of the Adoptees Birthright Bill
  • Getting Ready for National Adoption Month and Day
  • Conferences and More

Book Review

Books related to the topic of 'FEELINGS.' Book Review of "Draw on your Emotions: Creative Ways to Explore, Express and Understand Important Feelings",  ABC Feelings: A Learning/ Coloring Book", "All Feelings are OK: It s What you Do with Them that Counts" and "Double-Dip Feelings: Stories to Help Children Understand Emotions."

Ask the Experts

Ellen Elias, Senior VP of Prevention and Community Services, Children's Aid and Family Services, offers advice about where to turn for help to a parent who suspects that his/her teen may be using drugs and/or alcohol.

Volume 11, Issue 2, March 2014

Spring 2014

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IN THIS ISSUE:

  • May Is National Foster Care Month
  • Report on International Adoptions: Concerns about the Sharp Decline in Foreign Adoptions
  • Scholarships: College or post-secondary school scholarship information
  • Adoptees Birthright Bill Update
  • Summer Camp Planning
  • E- Learning: Adoption Learning Partners
  • Adoption Tax Credit

Book Review

Books related to the topic of 'PRIVACY.' Book Review of "What Are You Doing in There? Balancing Your Need to Know with Your Adolescent's Need to Grow", "I Can't Believe You Went Through My Stuff! How to Give Your Teens the Privacy They Crave and the Guidance They Need", and "Becoming a Wise Parent for Your Grown Child: How to Give Love and Support without Meddling."

Ask the Experts

No Expert

Volume 11, Issue 1, November 2013

Winter 2013

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IN THIS ISSUE:

  • National Adoption Month
  • National Adoption Day
  • New Jersey Angels in Adoption Awards
  • Keeping Safe: For Children and Teens with Rights in the US.
  • A Home for the Holidays: TV Broadcast featuring Older Child Adoption

Book Review

Books related to the Topic of 'AWARENESS.' Boor review of "Parents Wanted", "In The System and in The Life: A Guide for Teens and Staff to the Gay Experience in Foster Care", and "Help! I've Been Adopted."

Ask the Experts

No Expert

Volume 10, Issue 3, August 2013

Fall 2013

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IN THIS ISSUE:

  • Adoption in the Schools: A lot to Learn
  • Car Seats: Child Safety in a Vehicle
  • Loss of an Adoption Advocate
  • National Adoption Awareness Month

Book Review

Books related to the topic of  Children Going to School. Book Review of "Starting School", "This is the Way We Go to School: A Book about Children around the World", "A B C: A Family Alphabet Book", "1 2 3: A Family Counting Book", and "Little Miss Spider: Sunny Patch School."

Ask the Experts

Rebecca Gallese, LCSW, Instructor at Rutgers School of Social Work, also Trainer/Consultant for NJ ARCH/Children's Aid and Family Services, offers advice to a parent who adopted from Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&P) and needs some additional counseling.

Volume 10, Issue 2, March 2013

March 2013

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IN THIS ISSUE:

  • May Is National Foster Care Month
  • The Red Scarf Program: Consider Donating Your Handiwork to Send Warmth and Encouragement to a Foster Student
  • Summer Camp Planning
  • Foster Parenting Toolbox: A Book for Foster Parents and Who Work with Foster Parents
  • New Handbook For Youth Aging Out or Becoming Independent
  • Federal Adoption Tax Credit

Book Review

Books related to the topic of  Older Child Adoption . Book Review of "Parenting Your Adopted Older Child: How to Overcome the Unique Challenges and Raise a Happy and Healthy Child", "Older Child Adoption", and "Adopting the Older Child."

Ask the Experts

Tara Rizzolo, Director of Scholarship Programs, Foster And Adoptive Family Services (FAFS), offers advice to a parent who adopted her daughter from the foster care system. The teen is now a junior in high school interested in attending college and the parent was wondering about available scholarships.

Volume 10, Issue 1, November 2012

Winter 2012

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IN THIS ISSUE:

  • National Adoption Month
  • National Adoption Day
  • New Jersey Angels in Adoption Awards
  • A Home for the Holidays: TV Broadcast featuring Older Child Adoption

Book Review

Online Webinar or Pre-recorded Online Presentation Review of "Overwhelmed for the Holidays: An Adoptive Parent's Guide to Navigating the Holidays."

Ask the Experts

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Volume 9, Issue 3, August 2012

Fall 2012

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IN THIS ISSUE:

  • 11 Years After 9-11
  • Bill Renames Four Divisions of DCF
  • Save the Adoption Tax Credit
  • National Adoption Month and Adoption Day

Book Review

Books related to  Foster Care and Keeping Children Safe. Book review of "Another Place at the Table: A Story of Shattered Childhoods Redeemed by Love", "Murphy's Three Homes: A Story for Children in Foster Care", "Families Change: A Book for Children Experiencing Termination of Parental Rights", and "Kids Need to be Safe: A Book for Children in Foster Care."

Ask the Experts

Emory Cabrera, LCSW, Children's Aid and Family Services, offers advice to a parent raising her nephews, one of whom had been asking a lot of questions about sexual development. Since the 10-year- old boy had a history of acting out sexually with other children and was involved with the Juvenile Justice System, she wanted advice about resources available to help with the family and keep the other children safe in her home.

Volume 9, Issue 2, March 2012

March 2012

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IN THIS ISSUE:

  • May Is National Foster Care Month
  • Top 10 Things Teens Wish Their Parents Knew: Ideas that Teens Wanted to Share with Their Parents
  • Summer Camp Planning
  • Adoption Tax Credit
  • New Jersey Trust Fund: Help Children Who Have Been Abused and Neglected When Preparing Your State Tax Return

Book Review

Books used by professionals in the field of adoption. Book review of "How to Screen Adoptive and Foster Parents: A Workbook for Professionals and Students", "Understanding Adoption: Clinical Work with Adults, Children, and Parents", "Playful Approaches to Serious Problems: Narrative Therapy with Children and Their Families" and "Assessment and Treatment Activities for Children, Adolescents, and Families: Practitioners Share Their Most Effective Techniques."

Ask the Experts

Tara Rizzolo, Director of Scholarship Programs, Foster and Adoptive Family Services (FAFS), offers advice about various higher education scholarships to a family for their son who spent many years in the foster care system prior to being adopted.

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