Dr. John Degarmo is the author of several foster care books, including the new book The Little Book of Foster Care Wisdom: 365 Days of Inspiration and Encouragement for Foster Care Families, the best selling book Faith and Foster Care, as well as the foster care children's book A Different Home: A New Foster Child's Story. He is the director of The Foster Care Institute, and acts as a consultant to foster care agencies and legal agencies across the USA.
On today's episode he discusses his journey fostering over 60 children and his work with the Foster Care Institute offering over 50 hours of training for foster parents.
He also has a facebook group with over 16k members. You can access that here.
Watch his Tedx Talk here
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