Relatives Raising Children : An Overview of Kinship Care

About the Authors ix(2) Foreword xi(2) Introduction xiii Chapter One: The Benefits and Challenges of Kinship Care 1(8) The Benefits of Kinship Care 1(1) The Challenges of Kinship Care 2(1) Characteristics of Kinship Placements 3(6) Shared History 3(1) Future Interactions 4(1) Legacies 5(1) Family and Household Configuration 6(1) Alternative Permanency Planning 6(1) Clinical Issues 6(3) Chapter Two: Clinical Concepts 9(28) Clinical Issues for the Kinship Caregiver 9(10) Loss 9(2) Redefining Roles and Boundaries 11(1) Guilt and Embarrassment 11(1) Transference and Projection 12(1) Split Dual Loyalties 12(1) Anger and Resentment 13(2) Child-Rearing Practices and Responsibilities 15(1) Morbidity and Mortality 16(1) Overcompensation and Competition 16(1) Fantasies 17(1) Redefining Relationships 17(2) Clinical Issues for the Parent 19(7) Loss 19(1) Role and Boundary Redefinition 20(1) Guilt 21(1) Anger 21(2) Disloyalty and Rejection 23(1) Projection and Transference 23(1) Sabotage and Competition 24(1) Fantasy Issues 25(1) Clinical Issues for the Child 26(11) Loss 26(1) Rejection and Abandonment 27(1) Guilt and Low Self-Esteem 28(1) Anger and Resentment 29(2) Split Loyalty 31(1) Embarrassment 32(1) Projection and Transference 32(1) Sabotage 33(1) Redefining Boundaries and Relationships 34(1) Morbidity and Mortality 35(2) Chapter Three: Assessment and Intervention 37(20) A Family and Systems Approach 37(1) Assessing a Family for Kinship Care 38(6) Motivation 38(2) Household Residents 40(1) Caregivers 41(1) Parental Involvement with the Kinship Family 41(1) Family Legacies, Cycles, and Patterns 42(2) Family Resources 44(1) Alternative Permanency Plans 44(1) Intervention Strategies with Kinship Families 44 Points of Intervention 45(7) Caregiver Child Dyad 45(1) Caregiver Parent Dyad 46(1) Caregiver Professional Dyad 46(1) Child Parent Dyad 47(1) Child Sibling Dyad 48(1) Child Professional Dyad 49(1) Professional Parent Dyad 50(1) Triads 51(1) Motivational Approaches 52(1) Group Work Approaches with Kinship Families 52(5) Caregiver Groups 53(1) Therapeutic Groups 54(1) Advocacy Groups 54(1) Parent Support and Therapeutic Groups 55(1) Child Support and Therapeutic Groups 55(1) Additional Considerations 56 Chapter Four: Case Management 57(8) Managing Clinical Services to the Family 57(2) Identifying Clinical Goals 57(1) The Interface of Clients, Resources, and Services 57(1) Coordinating Case Management and Clinical Tasks 58(1) Following Up and Evaluating the Family's Clinical Progress 58(1) Managing Financial, Legal, Health Care, and Educational Tasks 59(6) Managing Financial Tasks 59(1) Managing Legal Tasks 60(1) Managing Health Care Tasks 61(1) Managing Educational Tasks 62(3) Chapter Five: Race, Culture, and Other Special Considerations 65(8) Racial and Cultural Considerations 65(1) Incarceration and Substance Abuse 66(4) HIV AIDS 70(3) Chapter Six: Legal Relationships 73(20) Informal Caregiving 74(5) Legal Custody 79(6) Standing 81(1) The Court Process 82(3) Formal Kinship Foster Care 85(5) Adoption 90(3) Chapter Seven: Federal and State Policy and Program Issues 93(20) Kinship Caregiver Funding 96(1) Children in Kinship Families 97(2) Kinship Care in New York City 98(1) Limitations of Traditional Foster Care 99(1) Federal Policy Influences 100(4) The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 100(1) Title IV-B and Title IV-E 101(1) Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) 102(1) Waivers 103(1) State Policy Directions 104(3) Permanency Planning in Kinship Care 107(2) Action Steps for State and Local Planners 109(1) Summary 110(3) Appendix: A Kinship Care Case Study 113(8) Background 113(1) Individual Interventions 114(3) Dyad Interventions 117(4) Bibliography 121