Welcome to insidefostercare.com
My name is Elizabeth Jacobs. I have served on Arizona's Foster Care Review Board since 1999, am an adoptive parent, a former foster child, and, as a psychologist, I have focused my research efforts on the attachment challenges that face foster children as they move through the system. I am a recent retiree from Glendale Community College (GCC) and continue to teach one or more classes at GCC and Paradise Valley Community College. It was during a sabbatical from GCC that I researched the topic of attachment challenges for foster children which culminated in a book entitled, "Will I Ever See You Again?" (Available on Amazon.com.) A condensed version of the information in that book is squeezed into 90 minute presentations for Family Court Judges, new CASAs, and multidisciplinary groups. I also write short articles for CASA newsletters, a few of which will provide the kindling for this new project.
It is my hope that this effort will include a variety of participants involved in some way with foster children, including, but not limited to: Foster Care Review Board members, CASAs, foster parents, current or former foster children, case managers, therapists, grandparents, school nurses, community nurses, Family Court judges, GALs, attorneys, law enforcement, psychologists, pediatricians --
Discussion starters are very welcome. Please email me, if you have suggestions, questions, or concerns about posts or suggestions for new topics. Elizabeth