Children Living in Transition (eBook)

Cheryl Zlotnick is a principal investigator at the Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute. For the past twenty-five years, she has worked as a clinical nurse specialist, program coordinator, evaluator, director, and scientist to promote the health and well-being of children and families living in unstable, homeless, or transitional situations.

IntroductionPart I. Theories of Practice with Transitional Families1. Transitional Families: Where Do I Begin?, by Cheryl Zlotnick and Luann DeVoss2. "We Don't Get Whuppings Here Anymore": Toward a Collaborative, Ecological Model of Parenting, by Marguerite A. Wright3. Giving Voice: An Exploration of the Integration of Social Justice and Infant Mental Health, by Erica Torres and Kathryn OrfirerPart II. Preparing the Organization for Its Work with Transitional Families4. Letting Some Air into the Room: Opening Agency Space for Considerations of Culture and Power, by Lisa R. Berndt5. Rediscovering Positive Work Relationships Within a Diverse Relationship-Based Organization: Serving Children in Transition, by Karen ThomasPart III. Promising Programs and Culturally Informed Interventions6. Transforming Shame: Allowing Memories in Foster Care to Inform Interventions with Foster Youth, by Lou Felipe7. Crossing the Border and Facing the System: Challenges Immigrant Families Experience When a Child Is Removed from Their Care and Placed into the Child Welfare System, by Rosario Murga-Kusnir8. "I Am Bad!", by Roberto Macias Sanchez9. "When Do I Get to Go Home?", by Peggy Pearson10. The CATS Project: Helping Families Land on Their Feet, by Vance HitchnerPart IV. Needs for the Future11. A Systems Dilemma: Intergenerational Foster Care and Homelessness, by Cheryl ZlotnickList of ContributorsIndex