Book Review - Raising Other
People's Kids: A Guide for Houseparents, Foster Parents, and Direct
Care Staff
By: M. C. Camerer, Ed.D. & Emerson Capps, Ed.D.
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This is one of the few modern books written specifically for houseparents
and other residential care staff. Many of the illustrations in the
book are from the authors experience as a houseparent with the remainder
from her experience as a teacher/Professor. That is one of the
highlights of the book.
To me the best part of the book was the second to last chapter titled
"Advice from Houseparents" This chapter was a collection of quotations
from houseparents around the country on various topics related to being a
houseparent and residential care provider. Most of it is the very same
information you can get here but it is condensed.
For me the down side of the book was the page after page of child
development theory from researchers such as Erik Erikson (the Son-in-Law of
Sigmund Freud), Jean Piaget, Lawrence Kohlberg, etc. along with explanations
for terms like: perceptual centration, egocentrism, Schemata, Assimilation,
accommodation, etc. I am probably going to have to read it one or two
more times to truly grasp the Child Psychology 101 concepts.
I realize that information is important but I much prefer the way other
authors (Applestein & Harris) are able to describe in a more practical way.
In spite of that I recommend it to all Houseparents and Residential
Childcare Providers. There is some valuable information to be gleaned
from it.
Amazon.com has a detailed description as well as several pages from the book
to include the Table of Contents, Introduction and most of chapter 2 that you can preview.
The book is published by Charles C. Thomas, Springfield, IL.
Copyright 1995. It is only available in soft cover and
is 175 pages long.
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