NRCPFC: Digital Stories From The Field

Carmen Caban

Through Carmen’s story we realize the importance of family even when parental rights are terminated.

Resources

Carmen is a writer for Rise Magazine. As with her digital story, her writing helps us understand the power of family.

A Way Out of No Way
My daughter and I keep trying to connect despite termination.
Paying for the Past
After years in foster care, my son came home angry. Could we be a family again?

ABA Child Law Practice Features Articles on Parent Partners
The December 2009 and January 2010 issues of Child Law Practice, an American Bar Association Publication, feature the following articles on parent partners:

From the Courthouse to the Statehouse: Parents as Partners in Child Welfare, by Diane Boyd Rauber, Child Law Practice Vol. 28, No. 10 (December 2009)
Working with Parent Partners to Achieve Better Outcomes for Families, by Diane Boyd Rauber, Child Law Practice Vol. 28, No. 11 (January 2010)

The December 2009 article discusses the role of parent partners, highlights parent partner programs throughout the country and the outcomes of these programs, emphasizes the importance of training, offers web resources, and includes a parent advocate story developed by Rise, a magazine written by and for parents involved in the child welfare system. The January 2010 follow-up article provides parents’ attorneys with suggestions and tips for working with parent partners and parents.

For additional resources and information, visit ABA’s National Project to Improve Representation for Parents Involved in the Child Welfare System webpage.

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