Foster Care in Spain and the United States.
I want to do a comparative study of the foster care systems in Spain and the United States. Hopefully, this study will reveal possible solutions to some of the problems of the current foster care system in America. Currently, this system can not adequately care for and manage the children that it is supposed to protect. I plan on studying abroad in Spain Spring semester and I will use this time to research their foster care system. I am not sure if the system in Spain is nationwide or differs by region. If it does vary by region than I will focus on the practices in Bilbao, the city where I will be studying. I would like to do this through researching public policy and interviewing social workers, foster parents, and other people who are directly involved with the system. I am interested in learning about the differences between these two systems and why these differences exist, the reasoning behind the usage of these methods. I believe that an evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of Spain’s system will prove useful when attempting to improve United States foster care. At the very least, it will provide a different perspective that may offer new options or encourage a different approach.
I hope to help my reader understand some ways the foster care system in the United States can be improved and why it is a problem that needs to be addressed.
I have not decided the best way to use multimedia to present my research. I am considering an interactive website that would allow visitors to explore the different components of each foster care system. This seems to be an easy way to compare the two systems. I think it will be easier to choose which form of multimedia will work best for my project after I have completed more of my research.
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