. For this reason, a worthwhile intervention for social workers is to establish lines of communication with the appropriate teaching staff at the abused foster child's school.
The involvement of social services professionals in the welfare of abused children in foster care varies widely by jurisdiction. For example, San Mateo County in Northern California has experimented with the provision of an extremely high level of service. The County assigns each foster care family a family care worker. This professional is responsible for direct work with the biological family, the foster family, and the child. During the initial intervention, the family care worker has the option of moving in with the foster care family for a short period of time to ease any transition difficulties. In addition to the assignment of a family care worker, the county provides other services such as child care, emergency respite care, mental health therapy, medical care for parents, and children, housing assistance, income support, and special school programs for emotionally
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