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About CAPTA: A Legislative History | |
Series Title: | Factsheets |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2011 - 3 pages |
Summarizes the legislative history and purpose of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), the key Federal legislation addressing child abuse and neglect. CAPTA was originally enacted in P.L. 93-247 and was most recently amended and reauthorized on December 20, 2010, by the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-320). |
Addressing the Needs of Young Children in Child Welfare: Part C -- Early Intervention Services | |
Series Title: | Bulletins for Professionals |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2007 - 16 pages |
The Part C referral provisions in CAPTA and IDEA offer child welfare administrators an opportunity to expand the array of supports and resources for young children and their caregivers in order to enhance child well-being. This bulletin provides examples of State efforts to implement the new referral provisions and provides lessons learned about accessing early intervention services for children and families identified by the child welfare system. It includes background information about child welfare and early intervention, promising strategies, funding strategies, resources, and contact information for State and local programs. |
Caseload and Workload Management | |
Series Title: | Issue Briefs |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway. |
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Year Published: | 2010 - 19 pages |
Discusses the problems of large caseloads and workloads for child welfare workers and examines the benefits of caseload and workload management. Catalysts and motivating factors for managing caseloads and workloads are reviewed in the context of workload studies and other tools. Strategies for caseload and workload management are provided, along with State and local examples of caseload and workload strategies. Links to organizations and resources are included. |
Child maltreatment and substance abuse : research guiding practice. | |
Author(s): | American Humane Association. |
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Year Published: | 2005 - 80 pages |
This issue of Protecting Children is dedicated to American Humane's federal grant project, the Rocky Mountain Quality Improvement Center (RMQIC). The RMQIC funded four sites in the Rocky Mountain region to test innovative approaches to effectively serve families who are struggling with child maltreatment and substance abuse issues. Topics in this issue include: Child safety in homes where there is parental substance abuse; Serving American Indian families with substance abuse and child neglect issues; Improving collaboration between the courts, child protective services, and substance abuse treatment providers; Treating mothers with substance abuse problems and their children; and Fetal alcohol spectrum ... |
Child Protective Services: A Guide for Caseworkers. 2003 | |
Author(s): | Office on Child Abuse and Neglect DePanfilis, Salus |
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Year Published: | 2003 - 141 pages |
This manual examines the roles and responsibilities of child protective services (CPS) workers. It describes the purposes, key decisions, and issues of each stage of the CPS process: intake, initial assessment/investigation, family assessment, case planning, service provision, evaluation of family progress and case closure. The manual also covers strategies for casework supervision, training, and support. Appendices include a glossary of terms, resource listings of selected national organizations, State toll-free telephone numbers for reporting child abuse, and the National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics. 8 tables and 173 references. |
Child Welfare Casework With Nonresident Fathers of Children in Foster Care | |
Author(s): | United States. Administration for Children and Families., United States. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation |
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Year Published: | 2006 - 8 pages |
Most children in foster care are not living with their fathers at the time they are removed from their homes, and once in substitute care, these children may experience even less contact with their nonresident fathers. Yet fathers and their relatives represent half of a child's potential family connections and kin resources. If ignored, important social or financial support for the child may be missed as permanency planning is conducted. Fathers or their relatives may be potential substitute caregivers for the child, may support a reunification plan with child support, respite or other assistance, or may voluntarily relinquish parental rights ... |
Child Welfare Information Gateway: Stay Connected | |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2012 - 2 pages |
Child Welfare Information Gateway provides access to timely, practical resources that help child welfare, adoption, and related professionals protect children and strengthen families. This flier describes Information Gateway's free services, including reliable print and electronic publications, websites, online databases, and more. |
Child Welfare Outcomes 2006-2009: Executive Summary Brochure | |
Author(s): | Children's Bureau. |
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Year Published: | 2011 - 12 pages |
Child Welfare Outcomes reports provide information on the performance of States in seven outcome categories. The outcomes used in this report reflect widely accepted performance objectives for child welfare practice. |
Child Welfare Systems of Care Tools and Products | |
Author(s): | National Technical Assistance and Evaluation Center for Systems of Care. |
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Year Published: | 2011 - 0 page |
Electronic copies of products developed by the National Technical Assistance and Evaluation Center for Systems of Care including: evaluation reports; a Policy Action Guide with fillable forms in PDF and Word; short action briefs on family involvement, establishing partnerships in child welfare, gaining staff buy-in, and leadership development; and infrastructure toolkits on various topics around implementing a System of Care. Distributed on a flash drive. |
Concurrent Planning: What the Evidence Shows | |
Series Title: | Issue Briefs |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2012 - 15 pages |
Explores research and practice on concurrent planning, which is an approach that involves considering all reasonable options for permanency at the earliest possible point following a child's entry into foster care. This issue brief reports on how the practice of concurrent planning has evolved over the last decade, what the Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSRs) have shown regarding concurrent planning, and the research literature on concurrent planning. Two State examples associated with the successful planning and implementation of concurrent planning in public agencies are presented. |
Domestic Violence and the Child Welfare System | |
Series Title: | Bulletins for Professionals |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2009 - 14 pages |
System responses to domestic violence have typically been targeted toward adult victims of abuse. However, increased attention is now being focused on children who witness domestic violence. This bulletin addresses the impact of domestic violence on children and the resulting implications on professional practice. Resources such as websites and additional publications are also provided for further information. |
Drug Testing in Child Welfare: Practice and Policy Considerations. | |
Author(s): | National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare., United States. Children's Bureau., United States. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. Young |
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Year Published: | 2010 - 49 pages |
The purpose of this paper is to guide child welfare agency policymakers in developing practice and policy protocols regarding the use of drug testing in child welfare practice. This guidance describes the practice and policy issues that policymakers must address to include drug testing in the comprehensive assessment and monitoring that child welfare agencies provide. The paper focuses primarily on drug testing of parents who come to the attention of child welfare agencies and courts through reports of child abuse or neglect. However, court practices and policies might use testing in other child welfare contexts. For example, drug testing might ... |
Enhancing Permanency for Older Youth in Out-Of-Home Care | |
Series Title: | Bulletins for Professionals |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2006 - 14 pages |
Finding permanent families for older children and youth in out-of-home care continues to be a challenge for child welfare professionals. Many States and local jurisdictions have begun to implement programs specifically designed to help these youth establish permanent connections. This bulletin addresses the specific challenges of permanency planning with older youth, discussing the importance of focusing on older youth, barriers to permanency, strategies for successful permanency planning, and promising programs. A list of resources for further information is provided. |
Exploring Differential Response: One Pathway Toward Reforming Child Welfare. | |
Author(s): | Thompson, Conley, Oritz, Kirk |
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Year Published: | 2008 - 104 pages |
This second double issue on differential response discusses practice, policy, and research related to understanding and implementing a differential response approach as an alternative to traditional investigations into child abuse or neglect. It begins by explaining that differential response focuses on partnering with families to provide services that meet their needs while dismissing the labels of perpetrator and victim and removing the determination or finding. Following articles summarize key findings for the 2006 National Study on Differential Response in Child Welfare; findings from the Parent Support Outreach Project, a pilot project in Minnesota that created a preventive pathway for families; ... |
Family Engagement | |
Series Title: | Bulletins for Professionals |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway. |
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Year Published: | 2010 - 17 pages |
Describes the benefits of family engagement in the child welfare system. This bulletin for professional child welfare caseworkers discusses ways to achieve meaningful family engagement, specific strategies that reflect family engagement, and examples of State and local child welfare programs that have achieved success with engaging families. |
Family Reunification: What the Evidence Shows | |
Series Title: | Issue Briefs |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2011 - 20 pages |
Family reunification, the process of returning children in temporary out-of-home care to their families of origin, is the most common goal and outcome for children in out-of-home care. This issue brief examines States' successes and challenges related to family reunification, as documented in the Federal Child and Family Services Reviews; reviews research regarding factors contributing to timely, stable reunifications; offers specific program examples that illustrate these factors; and uses all of the above to suggest several guiding principles for practice in this critical area of permanency planning. |
Foster Care Statistics 2010 | |
Series Title: | Numbers and Trends |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2012 - 12 pages |
Provides the most recent national statistical estimates for children in foster care from fiscal year (FY) 2010 and also provides earlier data from FY 2000 to allow for some estimate of trends over time. Data were obtained from the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS). The factsheet provides statistics on number of children in foster care and entering and exiting care and includes information on child characteristics, placement goals and settings, length of stay, and outcomes. |
Foster Parent Adoption | |
Series Title: | Bulletins for Professionals |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2006 - 9 pages |
This paper discusses issues related to the increasing importance of foster parents as permanency resources for children in foster care. In order to facilitate adoptions by foster parents, professionals should be knowledgeable about the benefits, costs, and practice issues surrounding foster parent adoption. Practice issues include assessment, adoption preparation and postadoption support, and facilitating ongoing connections with birth families. |
Frequently Asked Questions From Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Prospective Foster and Adoptive Parents | |
Series Title: | Factsheets for Families |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2011 - 5 pages |
This factsheet answers questions that many prospective lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) parents ask. |
How the Child Welfare System Works | |
Series Title: | Factsheets |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2012 - 9 pages |
Provides an overview of the purposes and functions of child welfare systems. It explains what happens when abuse or neglect are reported, how those reports are processed, and what happens to the adults and children who are involved in the child welfare system. A flowchart illustrates how cases may move through the child welfare system. |
How to work with your court : a guide for child welfare agency administrators. 2nd ed. | |
Author(s): | Hardin, Rauber |
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Year Published: | 2004 - 168 pages |
Federal laws such as the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 and the Adoption and Safe Families Act increased the role of courts in the implementation of child welfare cases to ensure that agencies are achieving permanency for children. This book for child welfare administrators explains how to establish effective and efficient relationships between their agency and the courts. Tips are provided for meeting with judges to resolve administrative problems, cooperating with other key court staff, working on joint projects with the court, and informing judges and agency attorneys about child welfare service delivery issues. Supervisors also must ... |
Improving Child Welfare Outcomes Through Systems of Care : Building the Infrastructure, a Guide for Communities. | |
Author(s): | Technical Assistance and Evaluation Center for Systems of Care., United States. Children's Bureau. DeCarolis, Southern, Blake |
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Year Published: | 2007 - 140 pages |
This guide is designed to clarify for grantees the various activities that federal funds can support under the Improving Child Welfare Outcomes through Systems of Care program. It is organized into nine parts that correspond to the fundamental components of the infrastructure needed to support systems of care: planning, governance, system management, coordination of services and service array, communication, policy, finance, continuous quality improvement, and human resources and staff development. The parts are divided into sections that outline the definitions, goals, activities, personnel, and expected outcomes related to each component. In addition, the guide provides resources that illustrate further the ... |
Kinship Caregivers and the Child Welfare System | |
Series Title: | Factsheets for Families |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2010 - 15 pages |
Informal and formal kinship care arrangements help to ensure stability and protection for children within their extended family. This fact sheet describes the benefits of kinship care as a child protection alternative and examines the agency's responsibility for the placement. The placement decision-making process, what to expect from the child welfare service and court system, and financial support, available services, and permanency planning are discussed. Questions for new kin caregivers to ask and a list of additional references are provided. |
Learning curves : education advocacy for children in foster care. | |
Author(s): | McNaught |
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Year Published: | 2004 - 151 pages |
A quality education can help foster children overcome adversities and achieve success in adulthood. This book explains federal laws that support education rights and describes the role of lawyers, judges, parents, and educators in ensuring that foster and adopted children receive necessary school services. The text emphasizes several key strategies for education advocacy: obtain accurate school records for all foster children; collaborate with school officials; maintain stability in the school placement; facilitate early education for preschool children; encourage high school completion and continued education; obtain extra support for children when necessary; and enroll qualified children in special education services. Benefits ... |
Long-Term Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect | |
Series Title: | Factsheets |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2008 - 8 pages |
The harmful effects of child abuse and neglect vary depending on a number of factors, including the circumstances, personal characteristics of the child, and the child?s environment. In many cases, child abuse and neglect have consequences for children, families, and society that last lifetimes. This factsheet provides an overview of some of the most common physical, psychological, behavioral, and societal consequences of child abuse and neglect, including findings from research supported by the Federal Government. |
Parental Substance Use and the Child Welfare System | |
Series Title: | Bulletins for Professionals |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2009 - 11 pages |
Substance abuse has a major impact on the child welfare system. It is estimated that 9 percent of children in the United States live with at least one parent who abuses alcohol or other drugs. Research has demonstrated that children of substance abusing parents are more likely to experience abuse or neglect than children in non-substance abusing households. This fact sheet addresses the scope of the problem, the impact of parental substance abuse on children, service delivery issues, and agency practice implications. Resources for further information also are provided. 29 references. |
Preventing Child Maltreatment and Promoting Well-Being: A Network for Action 2012 Resource Guide | |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway, Children's Bureau, FRIENDS National Resource Center For Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention, Center for the Study of Social Policy-Strengthening Families |
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Year Published: | 2012 - 70 pages |
This Resource Guide was written to support service providers in their work with parents, caregivers, and their children to strengthen families and prevent child abuse and neglect. The guide includes information about protective factors that help reduce the risk of child maltreatment, strategies for changing how communities support families, and evidence-informed practices. It also offers suggestions for enhancing protective factors in families, tools to build awareness and develop community partnerships, information about child abuse and neglect, a directory of national organizations that work to strengthen families, and tip sheets in English and Spanish on specific parenting topics. |
Promising Results, Potential New Directions: International FGDM Research and Evaluation in Child Welfare | |
Author(s): | National Center on Family Group Decision Making (U.S.) Merkel-Holguin |
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Year Published: | 2003 - 137 pages |
This special issue of Protecting Children is a response to the need for empirical knowledge and research on family group decision making (FGDM) to support its future implementation, practice improvement, and sustainability. The first four articles present overarching philosophical and methodological considerations in FGDM research and evaluation. The remaining articles summarize a wide range of FGDM studies in action or already completed, including experiences in California, Washington, Florida, Arizona, North Carolina, Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, Utah, Nebraska, Massachusetts, Canada, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and England. The overall findings, divided into the categories of implementation, process indicators, and outcome indicators, offer considerable support ... |
Psychotropic Medication and Children in Foster Care: Tips for Advocates and Judges. | |
Author(s): | American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law. Solchany |
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Year Published: | 2011 - 36 pages |
Addresses common child and adolescent mental health diagnoses and presents a multimodal approach to managing mental health disorders for children and youth in foster care. The benefits, drawbacks, and side effects of psychotropic medications are discussed and presented in a table. Recommendations for best practice are listed, and questions that judges and advocates should ask about medication use with children in foster care are included. |
Screening and Assessment for Family Engagement, Retention and Recovery (SAFERR) | |
Author(s): | National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare., United States. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Young, Nakashian, Yeh, Amatetti |
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Year Published: | 2007 - 318 pages |
This guidebook presents the SAFERR (Screening and Assessment for Family Engagement , Retention, and Recovery) model for helping staff of public and private agencies to families affected by substance use disorders. SAFERR was developed in response to frequent requests from managers of child welfare agencies for a "tool" that caseworkers could use to screen parents for potential substance use disorders in order to make decisions about children's safety. (Author abstract, modified) |
Sibling Issues in Foster Care and Adoption | |
Series Title: | Bulletins for Professionals |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2006 - 15 pages |
This bulletin explores research, intervention strategies, and resources to assist professionals in preserving connections among siblings placed in foster care. The importance and benefits of placing siblings together is discussed, and strategies are offered for addressing the barriers that often keep siblings apart. Ways to maintain sibling connections among siblings living in different homes are also described. A final section provides articles, curricula, sample State policies, and more resources to help professionals. |
State vs. County Administration of Child Welfare Services | |
Series Title: | Factsheets |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway. |
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Year Published: | 2012 - 2 pages |
Provides a breakdown of which States (including Washington, DC) have established a centralized administrative system for child welfare services and can be described as State administered, which States can be described as county administered, and which States have a hybrid system that includes both State and county administration. A map showing the different classifications is also included. |
Stay Connected to Adoption Information | |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2007 - 2 pages |
Child Welfare Information Gateway promotes the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and families by connecting adoption and other child welfare professionals to information and resources that help them address the needs of children and families in their communities. This flier highlights the resources and services that Child Welfare Information Gateway offers. |
Strategic Partnerships: Engaging Families in Improving Child Welfare Outcomes | |
Author(s): | National Technical Assistance and Evaluation Center for Systems of Care. |
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Year Published: | 2011 - 15 pages |
The videos showcase the experiences of two Systems of Care communities that worked with birth parents and kin-caregivers in paraprofessional roles. Additional resources include discussion guides, webinar proceedings highlighting strategies and lessons learned, and implementation resources to support the design, development, and implementation of family engagement. |
Substance Abuse Specialists in Child Welfare Agencies and Dependency Courts: Considerations for Program Designers and Evaluators. | |
Author(s): | National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare., United States. Children's Bureau., United States. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. Young |
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Year Published: | 2010 - 58 pages |
This paper focuses on the placing of substance abuse specialists in either child welfare offices or dependency courts. The purpose of co-locating substance abuse specialists is to ensure that parents are assessed as quickly as possible, to improve parent engagement and retention in treatment, to streamline entry into treatment, and to provide consultation to child welfare and dependency court workers. In addition to briefly describing substance abuse specialist programs and their various components, this paper includes findings from eight qualitative interviews of programs that place substance abuse specialists in child welfare offices or dependency courts. The interviews highlight ways in ... |
Substance-Exposed Infants: State Responses to the Problem | |
Author(s): | National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare. |
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Year Published: | 2009 - 95 pages |
In 2005 -- 2006, the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW) undertook a review and analysis of States' policies regarding prenatal exposure to alcohol and other drugs, in order to help local, State, and Tribal governments: 1. Gain a better understanding of current policy and practice in place at the State level that address substance exposed infants (SEIs); and 2. Identify opportunities for strengthening interagency efforts in this area. This study assessed State policy from the broadest perspective: prevention, intervention, identification, and treatment of prenatal substance exposure, including immediate and ongoing services for the infant, the mother, ... |
Supervising Child Protective Services Caseworkers | |
Author(s): | Office on Child Abuse and Neglect, Caliber Associates. Salus |
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Year Published: | 2004 - 110 pages |
This manual provides the foundation for effective supervisory practice in child protective services (CPS). It describes the roles and responsibilities of the CPS supervisor, and it provides practice oriented advice on how to carry out supervisory responsibilities effectively. Best practices and critical issues in supervisory practice are underscored throughout. Topics include: The nature of CPS supervision; Making the transition from caseworker to supervisor; Building the foundation for effective unit performance; Building staff capacity and achieving excellence in performance; Supervisory feedback and performance recognition; Results-oriented management; Clinical supervision; Recruitment and retention; Managing from the middle; and Taking care of oneself and ... |
Supporting Parents with Mental Health Needs in Systems of Care. | |
Author(s): | Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health. Friesen, Nicholson, Katz-Leavy |
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Year Published: | 2011 - 16 pages |
This report presents information gathered from a small sample of federally funded Systems of Care communities between March and October 2010. Project directors, lead family contacts, clinical supervisors, family partners, and other staff , along with representatives of partner organizations, especially child welfare, generously shared information about their approaches to policies and practices designed to support whole families -- children, youth, and parents or other caregivers. (Author abstract) |
Supporting Reunification and Preventing Reentry Into Out-of-Home Care | |
Series Title: | Bulletins for Professionals |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway. |
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Year Published: | 2012 - 16 pages |
Explores the research on best practices for supporting families after children return from out-of-home care. This publication looks at the benefits of supporting family reunification and preventing reentry, approaches and specific strategies, and State and local examples of strategies. |
Systems of Care | |
Series Title: | Bulletins for Professionals |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2008 - 13 pages |
This bulletin provides information on systems of care, an approach that builds partnerships to create a broad, integrated process for meeting the variety of physical, mental, social, emotional, educational, and developmental needs of children in the child welfare system. Topics include: the history of systems of care, its application within child welfare systems, guiding principles, and a list of organizations involved with systems of care. References are provided. |
Synthesis of Findings : Substance Abuse Child Welfare Waiver Demonstrations. | |
Author(s): | James Bell Associates |
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Year Published: | 2005 - 35 pages |
Since 1996, four States have implemented substance abuse waiver demonstrations: Delaware, New Hampshire, Illinois, and Maryland. Findings from Delaware and Illinois are summarized in this report. Findings from New Hampshire are incomplete; and Maryland obtained no data on the outcomes of its demonstration. The use of the title IV-E waiver demonstrations to implement substance abuse projects reflects a growing national realization that the substance abuse issues of parents must be addressed to decrease the incidence of out-of-home placement, reduce lengths of stay of children in out-of-home placement, and reduce the cost associated with foster care. These demonstrations have provided States ... |
Understanding Foster Parenting: Using Administrative Data to Explore Retention. Final Report. | |
Author(s): | RTI International., U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. Gibbs |
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Year Published: | 2005 - 68 pages |
This study was designed to extend current understanding of foster parent retention by producing unbiased estimates of length of service and examining factors associated with licensure, provision of care, and length of service. The study used administrative data, applying data management and analytic methods that have been used to describe the length of stay for children in foster care. Principal research questions include: How have the characteristics of foster parents changed over time? How can variations in activity levels be described, and what foster parent characteristics are associated with varying activity levels? What is the typical length of service for ... |
Understanding the Effects of Maltreatment on Brain Development | |
Series Title: | Issue Briefs |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2009 - 17 pages |
This issue brief provides basic information on brain development and the effects of abuse and neglect on that development. The information is designed to help professionals understand the emotional, mental, and behavioral impact of early abuse and neglect in children who come to the attention of the child welfare system. |
Working With Kinship Caregivers | |
Series Title: | Bulletins for Professionals |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2012 - 17 pages |
Helps child welfare professionals promote kinship care by providing information, referral, and support services to kinship caregivers to ensure the safety, permanency, and well-being of children in their care. Topics covered include the types and benefits of kinship care, training for caseworkers, specific strategies for supporting kinship caregivers, and examples of successful child welfare programs around the country that provide services to kinship caregivers. |
Working With Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Families in Adoption | |
Series Title: | Bulletins for Professionals |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2011 - 14 pages |
This bulletin is designed to help child welfare and adoption professionals expand their cultural competence and build their skills for working effectively and fairly with LGBT families as prospective adoptive parents. It examines issues, laws, and policies on LGBT families in adoption. |