Bulk Ordering
A practical onboarding guide for new, hopeful, or struggling foster parents and kinship caregivers.
First-Time Fostering is used by state and county agencies and nonprofits as an at-home resource to support caregivers after training. It helps reinforce onboarding, answer real-life questions, and provide ongoing support beyond pre-service training.
"Resources that truly understand the foster care experience are rare. This book offers thoughtful, practical guidance that helps foster and kinship parents feel supported, prepared, and confident in the important work they’re doing.
We are so excited to share this book with Idaho's foster and kinship families."
- Shae, an Idaho Recruitment and Retention Coordinator
Why Orgs Are Buying
Reinforces your training.
This field guide brings to life your training and aligns with state training programs (many of which are already using my videos!). Supportive for both traditional and therapeutic programs.
Support your families in real time.
With practical, day-to-day ideas, your families can get ideas in between worker visits. This can reduce the load on workers day-to-day as well!
Strengthen retention and caregiver confidence.
Foster and kinship parents enter new situations prepared and less overwhelmed with new placements. The book is designed to help foster parents notice when things are getting too hard and need to ask for help. It also discusses strategies to reduce likelihood of burnout or disruptions.
Easy to integrate into existing systems.
Agencies include the guidebook in onboarding packages, resource libraries, support group materials or book clubs, and organizations have also equipped their workers to share with families while in the field. The guidebook is secular and inclusive to all foster families.
