| | Foreword | p. ix |
| | Preface | p. xi |
| | Acknowledgments | p. xv |
| | Preparing for Advocacy | |
| | In the Beginning: Assessing Commitment and Family Resources | p. 3 |
| | Knowing Limits: Finding the Right Match Between the Children in Care and the Foster Parents and Kinship Caregivers | p. 32 |
| | Advocacy with Service Providers | |
| | Advocating Within the Social Services System | p. 57 |
| | Advocating Within the Family Court System | p. 77 |
| | Advocating Within the School System | p. 101 |
| | Advocating Within the Health and Mental Health Systems | p. 125 |
| | Advocacy in Interdisciplinary Teams | p. 150 |
| | Advocacy for Change in Agency Policy, Law, and Communities | |
| | Advocating for Agency Policy Change | p. 169 |
| | Advocating Legislatively | p. 191 |
| | Advocating in Communities | p. 218 |
| | References | p. 237 |
| | Index | p. 249 |