Through my volunteer work as a court appointed special advocate (CASA) with foster and/or DCFS-identified high-risk children in northern Utah I have identified patterns of child abuse within Mormon culture. This presentation will describe familial structures that lead to cycles of abuse within Mormon families. It will also identify ways of breaking those abusive patterns …
Speaker: Marisa McPeck-Stringham
New Thinking For Mormons Involved With Foster Care A Forward Look
The Church’s history with adoption and foster care is gray area. Efforts like the Indian Placement Program and sometimes-coercive and secretive practices of LDS Social/Family Services were guided by wrong-headed ideas about the superiority of some familiesÑwhite families, wealthy families, temple-sealed familiesÑover others. Mormons who become foster parents are vulnerable to some of the same …
New Thinking For Mormons Involved With Foster Care A Forward Look
The Church’s history with adoption and foster care is gray area. Efforts like the Indian Placement Program and sometimes-coercive and secretive practices of LDS Social/Family Services were guided by wrong-headed ideas about the superiority of some familiesÑwhite families, wealthy families, temple-sealed familiesÑover others. Mormons who become foster parents are vulnerable to some of the same …