Compassion: The Necessary Foundation to Reunify Families Involved in the Foster Care System

Authors

Katherine Markey, University of Michigan Law SchoolFollow
Vivek Sankaran, University of Michigan Law SchoolFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-2020

Abstract

Compassion plays a critical role in ensuring that stakeholders can engage with, and support parents trying to reunify with kids in the foster care system. This Article will explore the compassion crisis in foster care, will present the research documenting the impact of compassion on engaging families, and will identify key steps stakeholders can take to incorporate compassion into their work.

Recommended Citation

Markey, Katerine. "Compassion: The Necessary Foundation to Reunify Families Involved in the Foster Care System." Vivek Sankaran, co-author. Fam. Ct. Rev. 58, no. 4 (2020): 908-19.