Social Worker Home Visit : A Medical-Needs Foster Child / Calamari Productions.

When 15-year old Melissa Evans gives birth to a baby girl with cerebral palsy, she has nowhere to turn for help. After leaving the hospital without her newborn, Raven, the baby becomes a ward of the state. Due to her medical condition, Raven is placed in the home of a special-needs foster parent. Th...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Calamari Productions
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2013], ©2003.
Series:Films on Demand.
Subjects:
Child welfare.
Criminals.
Families.
Foster home care.
Juvenile delinquency.
Juvenile justice, Administration of.
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:1 online resource (51 min.) : sound, color
Variant Title:
Medical-Needs Foster Child
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
When 15-year old Melissa Evans gives birth to a baby girl with cerebral palsy, she has nowhere to turn for help. After leaving the hospital without her newborn, Raven, the baby becomes a ward of the state. Due to her medical condition, Raven is placed in the home of a special-needs foster parent. This program follows a home visit by Melissa's social worker, allowing us to see how she handles both cases, that of Melissa and of her baby.
Note:Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on April 10, 2013.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Electronic resource.
Audience:
Viewer discretion advised.
Interest Grade Level:
9 & up.
System Details:Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Source of Description:
Title from distributor's description.