Resources

Books:

1. The Connected Child by Karyn Purvis, David Cross, and Wendy Sunshine
2. Wounded Children Healing Homes: How Traumatized Children Impact Adoptive and Foster Families by Jayne E. Schooler
3. Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control: A Love-Based Approach to Helping Attachment-Challenged Children With Severe Behaviors by Heather T. Forbes
4. The Whole Life Adoption Book by Jayne E. Schooler, Thomas Atwood

DVDs:

1. Trust Based Parenting DVD Set from TCU Institute of Child Development
2. TCU has many more, here.  The one above is what we are required to watch for our agency and I bought and really found helpful in the approach with kids from hard places.  I haven't watched the others yet but once I do, I'll post them here.

Websites:

1. Covenant Kids (my agency)
2. Beyond Consequences Institute – Heather Forbes, LCSW
3. Child Care Associates
4. Child Trauma Academy – Dr. Bruce Perry
5. Child Welfare League of America
6. Child Welfare Research Institute
7. Dolls Like Me
8. Empowered to Connect
9. Foster Family-Based Treatment Association
10. National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics
11. National Foster Parent Association
12. Texans Care For Children
13. Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services
14. Texas Christian University Institute of Child Development – Dr. Karyn Purvis
15. Texas Council Of Child Welfare Boards
16. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
17. Texas Foster Family Association
18. Texas Department of State Health Services
19. Transition Resource Action Center
20. Youth for Tomorrow
21. Youth In Foster Care United

Ministries:

1. Tapestry – Irving Bible Church
2. Embrace Texas
3. Chosen Ones – Gateway Church
4. Tapestry – Watermark Community Church
5. Lake Pointe Adoption and Orphan Ministry – Lake Pointe Church
6. The Journey – First Baptist McKinney