Download or read book The Politicization of Foster Care in New York City written by L. Trevor Grant and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reviews & analyzes the politicization of the labyrinthine foster care system in New York City. Emphasis is placed on the political influences & interferences in the foster care system, & lack of direction & initiatives of senior administrators who are political appointees of the Mayor. Political & ideological agendas are responsible for undermining the credibility & the effectiveness of the child welfare agency. The lack of planning & concern for its social workers & the lack of professionalism demonstrate the many contradictions of the agency. The privatization & contracting out of foster care services to voluntary agencies by the Administration for Children's Services (ACS) is discussed. "An important book based on both personal experience & meticulous, scholarly research."--Seth Farber, Ph.D., author of Madness, Heresy, & the Rumor of Angels. "This book provides the strongest indictment ever seen yet of the fiscally driven & morally insensitive child welfare system."--Amy Neustein, Ph.D., Founder: Help Us Regain the Children (HURT). To order send $13.95 plus $3.00 shipping & handling for each copy to: L. Trevor Grant, P.O. Box 311031, Jamaica, NY 11431- 1031. Phone (718) 523-8911.