A Guidebook for Raising Foster Children (SIGNED)
Language: English
Published by Bergin & Garvey, Westport, Connecticut, 2000
- First Edition
- Signed
- Hardcover
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Very clean hardcover first edition, first printing, SIGNED by the author, in clean unworn dust jacket. Dark green cloth boards with bright gold lettering on spine. No bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. All pages and edges are clean. Signed on front free endpaper: "Susan Blatt". Foreword by Representative Sherwood Boehlert. 219 pages with Index. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Dr. Blatt addresses man of the major and minor problems that may arise in foster care. This book contains easily understood discussions of those problems with practical suggestions for resolving them, including when to call in a professional.
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- Title
- A Guidebook for Raising Foster Children (SIGNED)
- Author
- M.D., Susan McNair Blatt
- Publisher
- Bergin & Garvey, Westport, Connecticut
- Publication year
- 2000
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 089789653X
- ISBN 13
- 9780897896535
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Seller catalogs
- 1st Edition, Parenting, SIGNED Editions
With the help of many foster parents, this book contains practical suggestions for those who care for foster children. It addresses many of the major and minor problems that may arise. This book contains easily understood discussions of those problems with practical suggestions for resolving them, including when to call in a professional. Although various trends in child welfare are discussed, it is important to note that this book does not aim at criticizing the system, but rather attempts to address the needs of the children going through the system. This book is intended as a resource for anyone involved with the foster care system and particularly families raising foster children.
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About the Author
SUSAN McNAIR BLATT, M.D. is the Medical Director of the House of Good Shepherd in Utica, New York, a child welfare agency, and is an Adjunct Professor at Utica College./e
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