May 31, 2023 The Problem of Kids Aging Out of Foster Care By Debbie Ausburn The last day of this month, which has focused on foster care, very appropriately is National Aging Out of Foster Care Awareness Day. ...
May 13, 2023 Four Reasons to Become a Foster Parent By Debbie Ausburn May is National Foster Care Month, and a good time for me to answer a question I hear a lot, namely why anyone should become a foster...
Apr 22, 2023 A Podcast Discussion About Foster and Bonus Parenting By Debbie Ausburn Tina Griffin has a phenomenal website at www.CounterCultureMom.com, as well as a dynamic podcast. Join us as we discuss commitment,...
Apr 08, 2023 Bureaucratic Rules Deter Prospective Foster Parents By Debbie Ausburn One of the biggest frustrations in being a foster parent is having to deal with rules that seem to make no sense. Bureaucracies create...
Apr 01, 2023 Discussing Foster Care on The Family Twist Podcast By Debbie Ausburn We had a great discussion on the Family Twist podcast about all things foster care. Listen at the link below as we discussed lessons from...
Mar 22, 2023 More Problems with “Hoteling” Troubled Youth By Debbie Ausburn There’s a harrowing story from Seattle about often-overlooked victims of the hoteling crisis, namely the social workers themselves. Most...
Mar 13, 2023 Child Protection Policies Need to Protect Against Peer Abuse By Debbie Ausburn An interesting study of foster care asked 503 youth in foster care about their experiences of physical, psychological, and sexual abuse....
Mar 02, 2023 How to Discourage Foster Parents By Debbie Ausburn Many state agencies have trouble keeping foster parents in the system, but West Virginia seems to have found an entirely new way to treat...
Jan 26, 2023 The Plight of Kids Who Age Out of Foster Care By Debbie Ausburn A group that I mentor with, Connections Homes, was in the news last week, and my husband and I were part of the interviews (for about 15...
Jan 21, 2023 Massachusetts Foster Parent Bill of Rights By Debbie Ausburn Massachusetts has a new foster parent bill of rights that provides such important benefits as 10 paid days of respite care per year, a...
Dec 03, 2022 How the Community Can Help Foster Kids Cope with the Holidays By Debbie Ausburn We've discussed before how the community can help foster families. This time of year, there is an even greater need for community...
Nov 28, 2022 Self-Care Zoom Seminar By Debbie Ausburn I‘m flattered that my book will be the basis of an upcoming Zoom seminar about self care for foster parents and stepparents. If you have...