| | Foster Caring | p. 1 |
| | Is Becoming a Foster Parent Right for Me? | p. 9 |
| | Where Do I Start? | p. 21 |
| | Training and Ongoing Support for Foster Parents | p. 39 |
| | The Financials of Fostering | p. 55 |
| | Your First Placement | p. 63 |
| | Fostering Infants and Toddlers, 0-3 | p. 77 |
| | Fostering School-Age Children, 4-12 | p. 95 |
| | Fostering Teenagers | p. 113 |
| | Fostering Sibling Groups | p. 131 |
| | Fostering Children with Special Needs | p. 139 |
| | Collaborating with Birth Parents | p. 161 |
| | Foster Care and Your Existing Family | p. 173 |
| | When a Foster Child Leaves Your Care | p. 187 |
| | Adopting Children and Adolescents from Foster Care | p. 205 |
| | The Extended Foster Care Family | p. 221 |
| | Appendixes | |
| | Recommended Reading | p. 227 |
| | Key Organizations | p. 233 |
| | Index | p. 237 |