PUBPOL 710.001: Fixing Foster Care | Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
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PUBPOL 710.001: Fixing Foster Care

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Level
Graduate
Term
Fall 2020
Course Section
001
Credit Hours
3

Please visit https://problemsolving.law.umich.edu/ for information on how to register.

Each year, roughly 250,000 children enter the foster care system. Studies show lengthy stays in foster care harm children, yet they continue to languish in the system for too long. Kids who leave the system often experience instability in the homes of their birth parents, adoptive parents, and guardians, or on their own if they age out of the system. In this class, multidisciplinary student teams will hear from leading state and national foster care experts, and they will incorporate insights from law, social work, policy, and other fields. Students will also examine systems that contribute to the problem, including courts and child welfare agencies. At the conclusion of the course, students will present identified solutions to key stakeholders who can implement reforms.

Instructors: Vivek Sankaran (Law), Joe Ryan (Social Work)