Legal and Ethical Principles Guide by Maliska Randle https://padlet.com/mrandle11/o6fhmag6k6rw7k3 Working with Foster Children / Students en-us 2022-07-22 00:34:33 UTC 2025-10-02 16:26:25 UTC hello@padlet.com Scholars in foster care mrandle11 https://padlet.com/mrandle11/o6fhmag6k6rw7k3/wish/2247895452 I chose the topic because I have spent my five years as an educator working in underserved communities and with students in the foster care system. This padlet will assist educators and school counselors with becoming familiar with the issues students in the foster care system may face. For example, the resources on this padlet will help foster students with a stable school environment, bridge the communication between schools during times of transitions, promote resilience and identify protective factors, and collaborate with foster/biological family and community stakeholders.





]]> 2022-07-22 01:36:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mrandle11/o6fhmag6k6rw7k3/wish/2247895452 American School Counselor Association mrandle11 https://padlet.com/mrandle11/o6fhmag6k6rw7k3/wish/2247898089 According to the American School Counselor Association (2018), school counselors should be knowledgeable about the foster care system and resources provided to them. Children in the foster care system face many obstacles, so it is imperative for school counselors to help them succeed. Children in foster care can struggle academically because of trauma and a lack of guidance compared to their peers. Lastly, school counselors have a duty to meet the needs of all students.

American School Counselor Association (2018). The school counselor and supporting students in foster care. https://schoolcounselor.org/Standards-Positions/Position-Statements/ASCA-Position-Statements/The-School-Counselor-and-Supporting-Students-in-Fo

]]> 2022-07-22 01:40:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mrandle11/o6fhmag6k6rw7k3/wish/2247898089 Serving Students in Foster Care: Implications and Interventions for School Counselors mrandle11 https://padlet.com/mrandle11/o6fhmag6k6rw7k3/wish/2247911408 Students in the foster care system are constantly facing many struggles and battles that they cannot quite overcome by themselves. School counselors can help them succeed by listening to their needs, checking in on them weekly, and going above and beyond to ensure they are accomplishing their academic goals. “School counselors should be aware of the barriers related to access that exist for students in foster care and should be intentional in taking steps to remove any inequities” (Wissel & Brinser, 2020, p. 171). Lastly, school counselors should recognize their foster care students’ strengths and help them with them strategies on excelling mentally and emotionally.





Brinser, H. & Wissel, A. (2020). Serving students in foster care: Implications and interventions for school counselors. The Professional Counselor. 10(2) 170-180. https://tpcjournal.nbcc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Pages-170-180-Brinser-Serving-Students-in-Foster-Care.pdf

]]> 2022-07-22 02:00:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mrandle11/o6fhmag6k6rw7k3/wish/2247911408 mrandle11 https://padlet.com/mrandle11/o6fhmag6k6rw7k3/wish/2247929484 The article discusses the misfortune of events currently in the Texas foster care system. Below are a few highlights from the article:
  • Children in the foster care system in Texas are at an all-time high.
  • Children are being removed from their families without any preventative measures
  • The Department of Family Protective Services (DFPS) is not in compliance with the Family First Program
  • DFPS is spending millions of dollars to send children in Texas to other states because of the lack of placement in Texas. 
  • Texas is facing a capacity issue in foster homes.

Oxner, R. (2022). “From bad to worse”: U.S. judge deplores conditions for Texas foster kids sent out of state. The Texas Tribune. https://www.texastribune.org/2022/01/12/texas-foster-care-system-fines/


]]> 2022-07-22 02:23:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mrandle11/o6fhmag6k6rw7k3/wish/2247929484 Every Student Succeeds Act mrandle11 https://padlet.com/mrandle11/o6fhmag6k6rw7k3/wish/2247953811
  • The Every Student Succeeds Act is the main law in K-12 education in the United States.
  • New provisions support children in foster care.
  • The law requires all students to be provided with an education that will prepare them for college and the career of their choice.


    • Every Student Succeeds Act, 20 U.S.C. § 6301 (2015). https://www.congress.gov/114/plaws/publ95/PLAW-114publ95.pdf



    ]]>     2022-07-22 02:57:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mrandle11/o6fhmag6k6rw7k3/wish/2247953811     Reinstatement of Parental Rights mrandle11 https://padlet.com/mrandle11/o6fhmag6k6rw7k3/wish/2248304815 Parents now have a right to reinstate their parental rights. Parents can file a petition with the court after two years of losing their rights if the child has not been adopted or in the process of being adopted. 


    (Tex. Fam. Code § 161.302)

    ]]>     2022-07-22 18:26:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mrandle11/o6fhmag6k6rw7k3/wish/2248304815     US Constitution 14th Amendment mrandle11 https://padlet.com/mrandle11/o6fhmag6k6rw7k3/wish/2248310318 The 14th amendment explains that no State should “deprive any person of life, liberty or property, without due process of law" (U.S. Const. amend.  XIV). States are required to have a plan in place to protect children that are being removed from their families.

    (U.S. Const. amend.  XIV)]]>     2022-07-22 18:42:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mrandle11/o6fhmag6k6rw7k3/wish/2248310318     Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 mrandle11 https://padlet.com/mrandle11/o6fhmag6k6rw7k3/wish/2248313819 The Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 ensures that States are taking the necessary steps to protect children in the foster care system.

    (Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997)]]>     2022-07-22 18:56:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mrandle11/o6fhmag6k6rw7k3/wish/2248313819     Smith v. Organization of Foster Families mrandle11 https://padlet.com/mrandle11/o6fhmag6k6rw7k3/wish/2248317273 The court case is about foster parents that sued the Organization of Foster Families because how the foster child was removed from their home, and they believe the state of New York violated the child's Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. The court ruled in the organizations favor to protect the child.

    Smith v. Organization of Foster Families, 431 U.S. 816 (1977)]]>     2022-07-22 19:10:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mrandle11/o6fhmag6k6rw7k3/wish/2248317273     Transition Assistance mrandle11 https://padlet.com/mrandle11/o6fhmag6k6rw7k3/wish/2248322582 This state law guarantees that students that are homeless or in substitute care have a smooth transition when changing schools. Schools are responsible for granting credit, transferring records, and providing the student with extracurricular activities.

    (Tex. Educ. Code § 25.007)]]>     2022-07-22 19:30:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mrandle11/o6fhmag6k6rw7k3/wish/2248322582     ASCA Ethical Standards mrandle11 https://padlet.com/mrandle11/o6fhmag6k6rw7k3/wish/2248324614 A.10 Marginalized Populations:
    "Advocate for the equitable right and access to free,
    appropriate public education for all youth in which students
    are not stigmatized or isolated based on race, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, language, immigration status, juvenile justice/court involvement, housing, socioeconomic status, ability, foster care, transportation, special education, mental health and/or any other exceptionality or special need" (ASCA Ethical Standards for School Counselors, 2016, p. 5).

    ASCA Ethical Standards for School Counselors (2016). American School Counselor Association. https://www.schoolcounselor.org/getmedia/f041cbd0-7004-47a5-ba01-3a5d657c6743/Ethical-Standards.pdf]]>     2022-07-22 19:39:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mrandle11/o6fhmag6k6rw7k3/wish/2248324614     Marginalized Populations mrandle11 https://padlet.com/mrandle11/o6fhmag6k6rw7k3/wish/2248324845 Marginalized populations of students seldom have advocates to support their educational needs.  Many of these young students do not receive messages of hope through hard work from anyone (Nerenburg, 2019). It is our job as educators to be the voice for all students. “A positive PK-12 education experience has the potential to be a powerful counterweight to the abuse, neglect, separation, impermanence and other barriers these vulnerable students experience” (Students in Foster Care, 2016). It is imperative for school counselors to build relationship with students in the foster care system, so they feel inclusive.

    Nerenberg, J. (2019). Why marginalized students need hope to succeed, Greater Good Magazine. https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/why_marginalized_students_need_hope_to_succeed

    Students in Foster Care (2016). U.S. Department of Education. https://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/foster-care/index.html


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  • Parent and community involvement. 
  • Providing every student with access to social and emotional learning skills needed to transition into post secondary settings. 
  • Goal-setting.
  • Connecting foster students with a mentorship program
  • Weekly Check-ins.
  • Ensuring Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs are being met.
  • Providing foster students and their guardians with community resources.



    • ]]>     2022-07-22 20:08:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mrandle11/o6fhmag6k6rw7k3/wish/2248330938     mrandle11 https://padlet.com/mrandle11/o6fhmag6k6rw7k3/wish/2248333198 2022-07-22 20:18:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mrandle11/o6fhmag6k6rw7k3/wish/2248333198 T. Campos Interview mrandle11 https://padlet.com/mrandle11/o6fhmag6k6rw7k3/wish/2248343718 I decided to interview my colleague Tanya Campos at Democracy Prep Public Schools that has worked with students in marginalized populations. Tanya has been an elementary school teacher for three years and she has also taught at the post-secondary level as a college professor. Ms. Campos is currently the bilingual first grade teacher at Democracy Prep Public Schools at the Stewart Campus.

    My topic about working with students in foster care is important to Ms. Campos because she has taught several students in the foster care system. “Students in foster care should be treated with extra love and compassion” (T. Campos, personal communication, July 20, 2022). Ms. Campos recently had a student in her classroom that was in the process of being removed from their family. The student’s behavior changed and they started to exhibit signs of wanting attention by disrupting the learning environment (T. Campos, personal communication, July 20, 2022). Ms. Campos did not give up on the student, but in fact immediately contacted the school counselor to create an action plan for the student. 

    Three best practices that helped improve the student’s behavior were:
    1. Building a positive relationship with the student.
    • Ms. Campos held weekly lunch bunches with the student to get to know the student on a personal level.
       2. Social and emotional lessons.
    • The school counselor taught self-regulation lessons to the student weekly.
       3. Creating a safe learning environment.
    • Ms. Campos ensured she followed the same schedule daily; making her classroom a structured environment.

    During the interview, I informed Ms. Campos of the increased number of children in the foster care system in Texas. Ms. Campos stated, “It is very disheartening to hear those statistics, but as educators we can assist students by establishing a positive classroom culture by making all students feel welcomed and loved” (T. Campos, personal communication, July 20, 2022). Overall, as educators we have to be understanding of students’ situations in foster care by being flexible and an advocate for them.


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