The examination of foster care presents a variety of issues including, children in foster care may be at a disadvantage psychologically because of being stripped away from their biological family. This creates emotional and behavioral problems for foster youth. Foster children are rarely sent to therapy unless they show immediate behavioral problems; children who keep their thoughts to themselves are disadvantaged by this. Foster parents are a flaw in the system too. In two states parents do not have to have training to have children. If proper counseling and nurturing environments are not provide, the child will likely have issues.

1. Flaws in Foster Care
By Honor Stoner
8th Grade Project - A
The Walker School

2. Are Foster Children
Disadvantaged Psychologically?

3. Therapy is vital?

4. Therapy
abuse
behavior
thriving attention

5. Deterrents to Therapy?

6. No therapy
cost
too many
time-consuming

7. Foster Parents
Virginia and Oregon

8. Foster Parents
no training
abuse

9. Solutions to Foster Care

10. Solutions
training required
more therapy

12. Sources
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http://kidskrill.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/depressed-kid-150x150.jpg
http://children.foreignpolicyblogs.com/files/2007/04/child-abuse-corner.jpg
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