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| Document Title: | Reasonable Efforts to Preserve or Reunify Families and Achieve Permanency for Children |
| Corporate Author: | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
| Publication Year: | 2020 |
| Abstract: | This factsheet discusses laws that require child welfare agencies to make reasonable efforts to provide services that will help families remedy the conditions that brought the child and family into the child welfare system. The issues examined include what constitutes reasonable efforts, when reasonable efforts are required to be made, and the circumstances under which reasonable efforts to reunify the family are not required. Summaries of laws for all States and U.S. territories are included. |
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| Document Title: | Reinstatement of Parental Rights. |
| Corporate Author: | National Conference of State Legislatures. |
| Publication Year: | 2020 |
| Abstract: | Every State has statutes providing for the termination of parental rights by a court. Termination of parental rights, which can be voluntary or involuntary, ends the legal parent-child relationship. Once parental rights have been terminated, the child is legally free to be placed for adoption. Approximately nine states have legislation in place that allows for the reinstatement of parental rights following termination of parental rights. If a permanent placement has not been achieved within a specific timeframe, a petition may be filed with the court requesting reinstatement of the parent's rights. If the court determines that the parent is now able...more |
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| Document Title: | Children Returning From Care: The Challenging Circumstances Of Parents In Poverty. |
| Personal Author: | Fernandez, Elizabeth. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | Children who enter care are frequently from families who are disadvantaged economically, socially and emotionally. Such disadvantage often co-exists with other risk factors including a history of abuse as well as socio-cultural differences such as being from minority of an Indigenous background where there can be additional issues such as social marginalisation or prejudice. Care systems can often compound these problems by exposing children to further loss and disruption or unstable placements, and often struggle in returning children home to parents experiencing a high burden of disadvantage and significant poverty. In this paper, we report the findings of an Australian study...more |
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| Document Title: | Comparing Reunified And Residential Care Facility Children's Wellbeing In Ghana: The Role Of Hope. |
| Personal Author: | James, Spencer L.,Roby, Jini L. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | A study examined the role of hope in child well-being differences between children in residential care facilities (RCFs) and reunified children in Ghana. Findings indicate hope was associated with greater well-being for both groups; the influence of hope, however, was stronger among reunified children. Reasons are discussed for why psychological well-being, particularly hope, may function as a moderate or help provide children with an important means of negotiating their environments. 3 figures, 5 tables, and 66 references. (Author abstract modified) |
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| Document Title: | Disney Days: Reuniting Separated Siblings at the Happiest Place On Earth. |
| Personal Author: | Tiano, Sarah. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | This article highlights the effort of Together We Rise, a nonprofit organization focused on changing the way foster youth experience the child welfare system, to bring sibling groups together who have been separated by the foster care system for an all-expenses-paid day of fun at Disneyland. |
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| Document Title: | The Impacts Of Family Treatment Drug Court On Child Welfare Core Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis. |
| Personal Author: | Zhang, Saijun.,Huang, Hui.,Wu, Qi.,Li, Yong.,Liu, Meirong., |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | Background Substance abuse has been prevalent among caregivers involved in child welfare and is a major barrier to their achieving favorable outcomes. Family Treatment Drug Courts (FTDCs) have been viewed as one of the most promising interventions but research has reported mixed effects on child welfare outcomes. No meta-analysis was conducted to synthesize the findings to reach a more generalizable conclusion. Objective The meta-analysis synthesized findings from existing evaluations to examine whether and to what extent FTDC participants achieved better reunification and safety outcomes than non-participants. Participants and Setting Among 17 identified studies dated from 2004 to 2018, the pooled sample...more |
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| Document Title: | Identifying Effective Interventions For Promoting Parent Engagement And Family Reunification For Children In Out-Of-Home Care: A Series Of Meta-Analyses. |
| Personal Author: | Maltais, Christine.,Cyr, Chantal.,Parent, Genevieve.,Pascuzzo, Katherine. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | Background An important obstacle for family reunification following child placement in residential care and other temporary out-of-home care services is the lack of engagement among parents. Objective The aim of this meta-analysis is to identify the most effective interventions to promote parental engagement and family reunification. Method and participants Eight studies, for a total of 2996 families, were used to conduct two series of meta-analyses. Each study examined the effectiveness of a goal-oriented parental engagement intervention, relative to a control group made up of parents who received standard services. Six moderators were analyzed: type of clinical modality, number of clinical strategies,...more |
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| Document Title: | Clinical Report: Health and Mental Health Needs of Children in US Military Families. |
| Personal Author: | Siegel, Benjamin S.,Davis, Beth Ellen. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have been challenging for US uniformed service families and their children. Almost 60% of US service members have family responsibilities. Approximately 2.3 million active duty, National Guard, and Reserve service members have been deployed since the beginning of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq (2001 and 2003, respectively), and almost half have deployed more than once, some for up to 18 months’ duration. Up to 2 million US children have been exposed to a wartime deployment of a loved one in the past 10 years. Many service members have returned from combat deployments with symptoms...more |
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| Document Title: | Mothers Talk Back: Exploring the Experiences of Formerly Incarcerated Mothers. |
| Personal Author: | Cooper-Sadlo, Shannon.,Mancini, Michael A.,Meyer, Dixie D.,Chou, Jessica L. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | The experiences of formerly incarcerated mothers are rarely examined despite the sharp rise in female incarceration over the past 2 decades. This project used a transcendental phenomenological approach and in-depth interviews with 12 formerly incarcerated mothers as they reflected on their motherhood experiences before, during and after their incarceration. Mothers described how they struggled to negotiate their own stress, trauma, addiction, and shame, and offer insights for how service systems and professionals can help mothers reunify with their families and re-enter society. Clinical implications for systems of care, policy and practice are explored. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Unaccompanied Children: Agency Efforts to Identify and Reunify Children Separated From Parents at the Border: Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives: Statement of Kathryn A. Larin, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security and Rebecca Gambler, Director, Homeland Security and Justice. |
| Personal Author: | Larin, Kathryn A.,Gambler, Rebecca. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | On April 6, 2018, the Attorney General issued a memorandum on criminal prosecutions of immigration offenses. According to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) officials, this resulted in a considerable increase in the number of minor children whom the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) separated from their parents after attempting to cross the U.S. border illegally. On June 20, 2018, the President issued an executive order directing that alien families generally be detained together, and on June 26, 2018, a federal judge ordered the government to reunify separated families. This testimony by Kathryn A. Larin, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income...more |
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| Document Title: | Unaccompanied Children: Agency Efforts to Identify and Reunify Children Separated From Parents at the Border: Highlights of GAO-19-368T, a Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives. |
| Personal Author: | Larin, Kathryn A.,Gambler, Rebecca. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | On April 6, 2018, the Attorney General issued a memorandum on criminal prosecutions of immigration offenses. According to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) officials, this resulted in a considerable increase in the number of minor children whom the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) separated from their parents after attempting to cross the U.S. border illegally. On June 20, 2018, the President issued an executive order directing that alien families generally be detained together, and on June 26, 2018, a federal judge ordered the government to reunify separated families. This fact sheet summarizes testimony by Kathryn A. Larin, Director, Education,...more |
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| Document Title: | Our Daughter Needs Us. |
| Personal Author: | Clements, Irene. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | This article explains the strategies used by one foster family to support the reunification of a foster child with her mother. The close relationship between the two families and the mentoring that was provided is noted, and the need for foster families and those who support them to recognize the intrinsic value of the reunification process is emphasized. |
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| Document Title: | Interventions to Mitigate Bias in Social Work Decision-Making: A Systematic Review. |
| Personal Author: | Featherston, Rebecca Jean.,Shlonsky, Aron.,Lewis, Courtney.,Luong, My-Linh.,Downie, Laura E.,Vogel, Adam P.,Granger, Catherine.,Hamilton, Bridget.,Galvin, Karyn. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | Purpose: This systematic review synthesized evidence supporting interventions aimed at mitigating cognitive bias associated with the decision-making of social work professionals. Methods: A systematic search was conducted within 10 social services and health-care databases. Review authors independently screened studies in duplicate against prespecified inclusion criteria, and two review authors undertook data extraction and quality assessment. Results: Four relevant studies were identified. Because these studies were too heterogeneous to conduct meta-analyses, results are reported narratively. Three studies focused on diagnostic decisions within mental health and one considered family reunification decisions. Two strategies were reportedly effective in mitigating error: a nomogram tool and...more |
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| Document Title: | Drug Testing In Child Welfare: A Systematic Review. |
| Personal Author: | Lloyd, Margaret H.,Brook, Jody. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | Although its true prevalence is unknown, drug testing is a common practice with child welfare-involved parents. In fact, the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (2010) suggests that “some child welfare agencies have decided to conduct drug tests on all parents under court jurisdiction” (p. 6). Unfortunately, researchers have largely overlooked this practice. This paper presents findings from a systematic review of the studies that measured drug testing and utilized a child welfare-involved sample. Eighteen studies met inclusion criteria and were analyzed according to seven research questions, including drug test operationalization, testing frequency, and implications of testing. Reviewed studies reported using drug...more |
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| Document Title: | Outcomes Of The Iowa Parent Partner Program Evaluation: Stability Of Reunification And Re-Entry Into Foster Care. |
| Personal Author: | Chambers, Jeff M.,Lint, Sandy.,Thompson, Maggie G.,Carlson, Matthew W.,Graef, Michelle I. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | In an effort to facilitate family engagement with services, improve reunification outcomes, and empower the families they serve, child welfare agencies across the country have developed and implemented programs designed to provide peer mentoring. These programs work to identify parents who have successfully navigated the child welfare system in the past and train them to mentor parents who are currently in the system. The current study used a quasi-experimental design and propensity score matching to examine the outcomes for children of families served by the Iowa Department of Human Services Parent Partner program, one of the earliest and most established programs...more |
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| Document Title: | Pursuing Collaboration To Improve Services For Child Welfare-Involved Housing Unstable Families. |
| Personal Author: | Bai, Rong.,Collins, Cyleste.,Fischer, Robert.,Crampton, David. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | Families involved in the child welfare system in the United States often face housing instability and other complex issues, such as challenges regarding mental health, substance abuse, poverty, and domestic violence. Housing instability, in particular, can hinder parents' progress on completing their case plans and regaining custody of their children. Thus, interagency collaboration between the child welfare system and community agencies is necessary to achieve optimal child welfare outcomes. This study explores facilitators of and barriers to effective collaboration between workers at partner organizations working on a program focused on the reunification of housing-unstable families with their children in out-of-home placement....more |
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| Document Title: | Does Supportive Housing Keep Families Together? |
| Personal Author: | Pergamit, Michael.,Cunningham, Mary.,Hanson, Devlin. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | This report shares the findings of an evaluation of a five-year federally funded $25 million demonstration grant program that provided supportive housing to families in the child welfare system in five sites: Housing, Empowerment, Achievement, Recovery, and Triumph Alliance for Sustainable Families in Broward County, Florida; Partners United for Supportive Housing in Cedar Rapids in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Intensive Supportive Housing for Families in Connecticut; Memphis Strong Families Initiative in Memphis, Tennessee; and Families Moving Forward in San Francisco, California. The study conducted a cross-site evaluation, a mixed-methods randomized controlled trial that included 807 families, who were randomized to either a...more |
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| Document Title: | Becoming a Team: Working Together Toward Reunification |
| Corporate Author: | Child Welfare Information Gateway. National Foster Care Month : 2019. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | Details one mother's experience working with her son's resource family to achieve reunification. The mother was in an abusive relationship, and due to pressure to bring money into the home, she began stealing. She was caught and arrested, and because of this, her son, King, was placed in a foster home. The mother was upset, but she soon realized King's foster parents, Darius and Linda, just wanted what was best for him. She began to see Darius and Linda as her partners. They attended birthdays and holidays together, and Darius and Linda helped her earn a high school equivalency, a dental...more |
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| Document Title: | Title IV-E Guide for Tribal Governments and Leaders Considerations and Lessons Learned |
| Corporate Author: | Capacity Building Center for Tribes. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | Discusses tips and strategies to effectively engage and sustain the involvement of families and youth at the agency level. Includes key tasks for authentic engagement, examples from the field and a tool of engagement with four primary ways to authentically engage youth and families. |
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| Document Title: | Evaluating The Impact Of Camp-Based Reunification On The Resilience Of Siblings Separated By Foster Care. |
| Personal Author: | Waid, Jeffrey.,Wojciak, Armeda S. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | Positive youth development is an approach to intervention that is designed to build upon youths' strengths, provide opportunities to develop skills, foster healthy relationships, and promote a sense of belonging and contribution. Such approaches may have an outsized potential for youth in foster care, who in addition to maltreatment victimization also face foster care specific risks including familial separation, relational discontinuity, and impermanence. To explore the viability of positive youth development for youth in care, this observational study investigated whether participation in a camp-based reunification program for siblings separated by foster care called Camp To Belong influenced youth resilience, a critical...more |
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| Document Title: | Reunification Family Therapy: A Treatment Manual, by Jan Faust, Hogrefe Publishing (2017). |
| Personal Author: | Sullivan, Matthew J. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | Jan Faust's (2017) book entitled Reunification Family Therapy: A Treatment Manual, is a well‐organized, evidence‐based resource for clinicians who intervene in one of the most challenging and complex problems in high conflict shared custody‐parent‐child contact problems. She provides a comprehensive conceptual framework for this work, which is grounded in Family Systems, and details more specific interventions that address individual, relationship and larger system issues. The addenda contain useful tools and resources to structure treatment, including a 14‐session Fundamental Treatment Plan. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Foster Care As A Support: During National Foster Care Month, The Children's Bureau Highlights The Use Of Foster Care As A Support, Not A Substitute For The Families It Serves. |
| Corporate Author: | Child Welfare Information Gateway. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | This article describes how foster parents and kinship caregivers can be an essential part of the supportive community that helps to hold a family together. Key strategies that caregivers can use are discussed and include: partnering with the family and social workers to being healing and happiness back into the child’s life, supporting birth parents with concrete services, helping birth parents heal so that they can facilitate healing for their children, mentoring foster children, encouraging foster youth, and listening to birth families. |
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| Document Title: | Effects Of An Interdisciplinary Approach To Parental Representation In Child Welfare. |
| Personal Author: | Gerber, Lucas A.,Pang, Yuk C.,Ross, Timothy.,Guggenheim, Martin.,Pecora, Peter J.,Miller, Joel. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Abstract: | This study utilizes a quasi-experimental propensity score matching design to assess the causal impact on child welfare outcomes when parents facing an abuse or neglect case in the New York City Family Court were provided interdisciplinary law office representation as opposed to a standard panel attorney. The interdisciplinary law office approach includes social work staff and parent advocates for the parent, and salaried attorneys working in nonprofit organizations. Using administrative child welfare data, the study assesses the foster care and safety outcomes of 9582 families and their 18,288 children. The propensity score matched results do not indicate a preventive effect toward...more |
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| Document Title: | Family Relationships During Incarceration And When Fathers Return Home. |
| Personal Author: | Hairston, Creasie Finney. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This introduction provides an overview of a multi-State, longitudinal study that included close to 1,500 incarcerated fathers that evaluated family strengthening programs offered in prisons. The study examined the fathers’ parenting relationships prior to and during incarceration, the impact of participation in family programs during incarceration, factors that affect father-child relationships after release from prions, children’s well-being following a father’s return home, and couples’ relationships during reentry. |
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| Document Title: | Children Going Home: The Re-Unification of Families (Routledge Revivals). |
| Personal Author: | Bullock, Roger.,Gooch, Daniel., |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This text shares the findings of a child care study that examined the return experiences of children looked after by local authorities. For the study, the care careers of 875 children looked after in the 1980s were re-analyzed and hypotheses drawn from the emerging data. These hypotheses were then tested prospectively on a sample of 463 children separated from parents in 1993 in order to identify the factors that best predict the likelihood of a child’s reunion and its success. Findings are reported that chart patterns of separation and return, consider the experiences of those involved, and highlight factors associated with...more |
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| Document Title: | Family Life Before And During Incarceration. |
| Personal Author: | McKay, Tasseli.,Lindquist, Christine.,Steffey, Danielle.,Bir, Anupa. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | It is widely recognized that a father’s incarceration strains a family, but too little is known about preincarceration family life, how families divided by incarceration navigate the imprisonment, and what they expect for postrelease family life. We analyze data from 1,482 incarcerated men and their partners to examine the assets and challenges that families brought with them into the incarceration experience; their considerable efforts to maintain family life during an incarceration in the face of physical separation and other obstacles; and the areas of convergence and divergence in their expectations for family life after the male partner’s release. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Child Well-Being When Fathers Return From Prison. |
| Personal Author: | Yaros, Anna.,Ramirez, Derek.,Tueller, Stephen.,McKay, Tasseli. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | A majority of men incarcerated are fathers, but little research has been conducted on the children’s well-being after their father’s release from incarceration. We measured changes in internalizing and externalizing problems (based on father’s and female partner’s report) across a 34-month period among children ages 6–17 (n = 431). Results suggested increased internalizing and externalizing problems in older children, increased internalizing problems when fathers had problem alcohol use, and a moderating role of father–child coresidence and father–child relationship. Programs to promote paternal well-being and father–child relationships before and after reentry may benefit children of incarcerated fathers. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Whose Punishment, Whose Crime? Understanding Parenting And Partnership In A Time Of Mass Incarceration. |
| Personal Author: | McKay, Tasseli.,Comfort, Megan.,Grove, Lexie.,Bir, Anupa. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | Parenting and romantic partnership changes and challenges that occur in the context of incarceration are not yet fully understood, in part due to longstanding limitations in available data on the family lives of justice-involved individuals. This article reviews that prior work and introduces a set of new contributions in this volume of findings from the Multisite Family Study on Incarceration, Parenting, and Partnering (MFS-IP). The MFS-IP study brings new insight on parenting and partnership during incarceration and reentry, using longitudinal data collected from 2008–2015 with 1,482 committed romantic or coparenting couples in which the male partner was incarcerated at baseline. (Author...more |
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| Document Title: | The Multisite Family Study On Incarceration, Partnering, And Parenting: Design And Sample. |
| Personal Author: | Lindquist, Christine.,Steffey, Danielle.,McKay, Tasseli.,Comfort, Megan.,Bir, Anupa. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | The Multisite Family Study on Incarceration, Partnering and Parenting documented the implementation and effectiveness of family-strengthening programming for incarcerated and reentering men and their intimate or coparenting partners. The findings presented in this issue use data collected for the impact study and qualitative substudy, which provide detailed information on the experiences of couples before, during, and after the male partner’s incarceration. This article describes the methodology and sample characteristics for the impact study, which included longitudinal interviews with nearly 2,000 couples in five states, and the qualitative substudy, which included in-depth interviews with 170 impact sample members in three states. (Author...more |
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| Document Title: | Professional Foster Families In The Reunification Process—Polish Experience. |
| Personal Author: | Basiaga, Jan P.,Rog, Anna.,Zieba-Kolodziej. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | We researched the extent to which professional foster families fulfil their tasks to reintegrate families, what attitudes professional foster families assume towards the idea of reintegration, and to what extent and how professional foster families support a child separated from his or her family and parents in the process of reintegration. The research examined case studies of a sample of 58 professional foster families functioning as emergency shelter families in the Province of Silesia. The most Polish professional foster families assume a negative attitude towards reintegration. Moreover, some of the parents who participated in the research thought that most biological parents...more |
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| Document Title: | Very Young Child Well-being in Military Families: A Snapshot. |
| Personal Author: | DeVoe, Ellen R.,Kritikos, Tessa M.,Emmert-Aronson, Ben.,Kantor, Glenda Kaufman.,Paris, Ruth. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | Since the September 11th attacks on the U.S., more than 2 million children have experienced parental deployment during their early years, with potentially lasting impact. When a parent is deployed, a number of factors may affect the well-being of the service member and his/her family. One parental factor—posttraumatic stress disorder or distress—might be particularly powerful in its effect on young children and the family system. We analyzed baseline data from an intervention development project which focused on supporting military families with very young children during post-deployment. The purpose of this research is to understand the relationships between parental mental health status,...more |
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| Document Title: | International Missions, Marital Relationships and Parenting in Military Families: An Exploratory Study. |
| Personal Author: | Bóia, Andreia.,Marques, Telma.,Francisco, Rita.,Ribeiro, Maria Teresa.,Santos, Renato Pessoa dos. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | Military families are faced with specific challenges associated with the professional military context, such as the separation of the military member from the rest of the family, because of participation in international missions. This exploratory, qualitative study investigates the association between participation in such missions—before, during and after deployment—and marital relationships and parenting in Portuguese military families. A thematic analysis of interviews with 13 military’s spouses indicates that in the pre-deployment phase children are prepared for the physical absence of the military parent, as emphasis is placed on clear communication that promotes the parent-child relationship. Some days before separation, the couple...more |
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| Document Title: | Good Professional Practices For Promoting Positive Parenting And Child Participation In Reunification Processes. |
| Personal Author: | Inchaurrondo, Ainoa Mateos.,Fuentes-Pelaez, Nuria.,Vicente, Crescencia Pastor.,Bolos, Anna Mundet. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | Professional support of families that are under temporary protection, with the goal of reunification, is necessary for helping families re‐establish their family dynamics. Without this support, the conditions that contributed to child abuse and neglect will likely persist. In this context, the attitude of professionals towards positive parenting and child participation is a decisive factor. The quantitative study presented here contributes knowledge regarding these 2 variables. The study was conducted with 106 professionals who work in the child protection system. The results show a high degree of consensus among professionals regarding the following practices: (a) incorporating positive parenting into family reunification...more |
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| Document Title: | Unaccompanied Migrant Children and Youth: Navigating Relational Borderlands (Chapter 12 in Children and Borders). |
| Personal Author: | Aitken, Stuart C.,Swanson, Kate.,Kennedy, Elizabeth G. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | Liliana is a six-year-old girl from Tamaulipas, Mexico. In 2012, her parents hired smugglers to bring her across the Mexico-U.S. border. They feared for Liliana’s safety because of the cartel violence that plagues Tamaulipas. Yet, Liliana’s smuggler failed to get her across the border unnoticed. While he fled, she was apprehended by a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent, taken to an adult detention facility near the border for processing, and then transferred to a U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) shelter for unaccompanied minors. There, she was clothed and counseled while awaiting reunification with her parents. The center also provided...more |
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| Document Title: | “I Did Not Know There Was Another Life”: Meanings Of Life In The Out‐Of‐Home Mothers Unit Reunification Programme. |
| Personal Author: | Tener, Dafna.,Sorek, Yoa.,Schwartz, Ella. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | The Mothers Unit is a reunification and treatment programme in a welfare emergency centre in Israel. The unit is the only one in Israel offering joint residence for mothers at risk of abusing or neglecting their children. The unit provides an alternative to out‐of‐home care for young children suffering from maltreatment in order to enable them and their mothers to return to the community together at the end of the treatment. The current qualitative study examines the lived experiences of the women and their children from the subjective perspective of the women currently or previously involved in the programme and of...more |
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| Document Title: | National Center for Missing and Exploited Children [Website]. |
| Corporate Author: | National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (U.S.) |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This federally funded website provides information on missing and exploited children in the United States and offers resources to parents, victims, and professionals. Information is provided on specific children who are missing, steps parents should take if their child is missing, parent tips for helping children set physical boundaries, and resources for assisting parents and victims. Links provide information on runaways, family abductions, online exploitation, foster children who are missing, and child sexual exploitation. Types of assistance provided by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children are reviewed and include family and victim support services and professional training and materials....more |
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| Document Title: | Office of the Family and Children's Ombuds: 2018 Annual Report. Washington State Office of the Family and Children's Ombuds. |
| Corporate Author: | Washington State Office of the Family and Children's Ombudsman. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This report provides an account of the Washington State Office of the Family and Children's Ombuds (OFCO) activities from September 1, 2017 to August 31, 2018 and provides recommendations for systemic improvements. The first part of the report reviews the role of the ombudsman to provide families and citizens across the Washington State with an independent and impartial review of the decisions made by the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) and other State agencies. The following part discusses the inquiries and complaints received during the targeted time period, and reports the ombudsman received 901 complaints, and completed 923 complaint...more |
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| Document Title: | The Benefits And Challenges Of Visitation Practices In Correctional Settings: Will Video Visitation Assist Incarcerated Fathers And Their Children? |
| Personal Author: | McLeod, Branden A.,Bonsu, Janaé. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | Increased incarceration over the last thirty years has dismantled family structures, leaving many low-income African-American fathers physically separated from their children. Jails, in particular, serve as the gateway to imprisonment, holding one-third of the adult incarcerated population, and have grown nearly as rapidly as the state prison population. As the gateway to imprisonment, jails can serve a crucial role in facilitating or impeding communication among fathers and their children if facilities' visitation policies and practices are family-focused. In this article, we find that early and frequent visitation benefits incarcerated fathers (e.g. fathers' role identity, reduced misconduct, and positive reentry outcomes) and...more |
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| Document Title: | Perspectives On The Implementation Of An Evidence-Based Neglect Program Within Child Welfare. |
| Personal Author: | Weegar, Kelly.,Moorman, Jessie,Stenason, Lauren. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | In child welfare in Ontario (Canada), neglect is a major concern due to high incidence rates compared with other maltreatment types. This qualitative study examines child welfare service directors' and providers' experiences with implementing the SafeCare® program, an evidence-based intervention that is aimed toward the prevention of child neglect. Service directors (n = 9) and providers (n = 15) were recruited from six Ontario child welfare agencies that had been delivering SafeCare for 1.5 years. Data were gathered using semi-structured focus groups which asked about reasons for adopting SafeCare, positive experiences and challenges with implementation, and SafeCare's sustainability within agencies. Overall,...more |
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| Document Title: | Separating And Reconnecting: Family Relationships Across Military Deployment And Reintegration. |
| Personal Author: | Walsh, Tova B.,Rosenblum, Katherine L. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | Military deployments can necessitate prolonged family separations. The strain of separation is particularly acute for very young children and their parents. Reunions bring joy as well as challenges. The authors draw from their work with military families with young children to explore experiences of separating and reconnecting and the supports that can help families as they reestablish relationships, roles, and routines. The accounts of military families offer a unique lens for examining the impact of family separations. They demonstrate that, even with careful planning and strong supports, the implications of separation are great and the process of reuniting is complex. (Author...more |
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| Document Title: | How Short-Term Placements Affect Placement Trajectories: A Propensity-Weighted Analysis Of Re-Entry Into Care. |
| Personal Author: | Hébert, Sophie T. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | Short-term placements outside the family home are one of the strategies that child protection services use to ensure the safety of vulnerable children. While several studies that have specifically examined short-term placements report that the majority of children placed will experience at least one short-term placement prior to family reunification, the effect of these placements on the stability of the reunification is less clear. In the present study, we examined the effects of two types of initial short-term placements: emergency placements (lasting 1 to 5 days) and provisional placements (lasting 6 to 60 days) on the risks of re-entry into care...more |
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| Document Title: | Short-Term Family Foster Care In Flanders: An Exploratory Study Into The Factors Associated With Family Reunification Decisions. |
| Personal Author: | Holen, FrankVan.,Belenger, Laurence. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | Since the entry into force of the foster care decree in Flanders (01/01/2014), a distinction is made between short-term and long-term family foster care. In short-term foster care, a foster child is placed in a foster family for at most one year with the aim of reunification, or, if this is not possible, clarifying the child's future (long-term family foster care or residential care). The present study is the first to examine reunification rates and characteristics associated with reunification decisions in Flemish short-term foster care. Case files of 125 short-term foster care placements that started after 01/01/2014 and ended before 31/12/2015...more |
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| Document Title: | Addressing Birth Parent Trauma: Pathway to Reunification (Chapter 11 in Trauma Responsive Child Welfare Systems). |
| Personal Author: | Thompson, Elizabeth A. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This chapter highlights the Addressing Birth Parent Trauma intervention. It discussed the impact of trauma on birth parents in the areas of individual coping, parenting capacity, and interactions with the child welfare system, describes how the intervention allows workers’ interactions to be more trauma-informed and facilitates birth parent recovery from their own trauma histories that may interfere with their ability to parent and interact with services providers, and explores challenges to implementation, evidence of success, and application strategies for the approach. 2 tables and 49 references. |
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| Document Title: | It's All Relative: Supporting Kinship Connections Webinar Discussion Guide |
| Corporate Author: | Capacity Building Center for States. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | Use this discussion guide with the 2018 National Foster Care Month webinar, It’s All Relative: Supporting Kinship Connections. The webinar discussion guide has activities designed to help agency teams think about how they might adapt models and strategies presented by Ohio and Colorado title IV-E waiver demonstration project staff to make kinship care a first choice when children are unable to remain safely at home. Links in the guide point individuals and teams to additional kinship care resources to use for immediate improvements and long-term, sustainable change. |
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| Document Title: | Vulnerability and Resilience within Military Families: Deployment Experiences, Reintegration, and Family Functioning. |
| Personal Author: | O’Neal, Catherine Walker.,Lucier-Greer, Mallory.,Duncan, James M.,Mallette, Jacquelyn K.,Arnold, A. Laura,Mancini, Jay A. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This study examined how family factors that diminish feelings of loss (frequent communication) and reflect system-level adaptation (effective household management) during deployment were associated with enhanced resilience and fewer vulnerabilities during reintegration and, ultimately, the promotion of family functioning following deployment. Multiple reporters from active duty (AD) military families (N = 214 families; 642 individuals) were examined, including AD members, civilian spouses, and their adolescent offspring. Most service members were men and enlisted personnel (95.3% male; 87.9% enlisted). Most AD and civilian spouses were between the ages of 31 and 40 (68.2% and 72.4%, respectively). Adolescent gender was relatively equal between...more |
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| Document Title: | "Always Having Hope": Father-Child Relationships After Reentry From Prison. |
| Personal Author: | Bir, Anupa.,Kennedy, Erin K.,Lindquist, Christine H.,McKay Tasseli.,Feinberg, Rose. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | Despite a substantial base of literature on father–child relationships, little is known about how incarceration affects these relationships, or how fathers connect with and support their children during the reentry period. In the Multi-site Family Study on Incarceration, Parenting and Partnering (MFS-IP) sample, deterioration from preincarceration to reentry was evident in various aspects of father–child relationships, including reduced coresidence, financial support, and frequency of father–child activities. Multivariate modeling and qualitative analysis identified factors that shaped these aspects of father–child relationships at reentry, including father–child contact during incarceration, child age, and fathers’ relationships with their partners or coparents. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Together Facing The Challenge: Program Works To Support Foster Parents, Keep Youth Connected To Biological Families. |
| Personal Author: | Murray, Maureen. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This article highlights Together Facing the Challenge (TFTC), an evidence-based training and coaching model developed to train agency staff working in foster care on the core elements embedded within a trauma-informed curriculum. It is designed to support agency staff in their role as coach to their foster parents. Specific steps foster parents can take to strengthen the connection between the foster and birth families are also discussed, as well as barriers and challenges in fully integrating shared parenting into practice. |
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| Document Title: | The Opposite of Addiction is Connection. |
| Personal Author: | Renick, Christie. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This article discusses the social conditions connected with drug addiction, the benefits of group treatment, the link between foster care and parental substance abuse, the relationship between substance abusing birth parents and foster parents, and how to support families in recovery. |
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| Document Title: | The Parent Trap. |
| Personal Author: | Fitzgerald, Michael. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This article highlights the work of New York City’s Jewish Child Care Association (JCCA), one of the few organization in the country focused solely on supporting biological parents who face the prospect of seeing their children placed in foster care. JCCA’s parent advocates provide peer-to-peer support, including independent advice to parents on their rights and responsibilities while they are under investigation by the city. The experiences of one parent with JCCA are described. |
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| Document Title: | Reunification: Keeping The Baby In Mind. |
| Personal Author: | Hause, Noelle. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This article explains reunification with primary caregivers can be highly stressful and traumatic for infants and young children and emphasizes the need for collaboration between parents/caregivers, systems, and providers with specialized expertise to ensure the success of reunification and positive developmental outcomes. It notes the reunification plan and follow-through should be responsive to the infant/child’s temperament and interpretation of the changes and relationships. |
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| Document Title: | Systematic Review of Kinship Care Effects on Safety, Permanency, and Well-Being Outcomes. |
| Personal Author: | Winokur, Marc A.,Holtan, Amy.,Batchelder, Keri E. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | Objective:Children in out-of-home placements typically display more educational, behavioral, and psychological problems than do their peers. This systematic review evaluated the effect of kinship care placement compared to foster care placement on the safety, permanency, and well-being of children removed from the home for maltreatment.Methods:Review authors independently read titles and abstracts identified in the searches, selected appropriate studies, assessed the eligibility of each study, evaluated the methodological quality, and extracted outcome data for meta-analysis.Results:Outcome data from the 102 included quasi-experimental studies suggest that, as compared to children in foster care, children in kinship care experience fewer behavioral problems and mental health...more |
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| Document Title: | Conference on Protection of Unaccompanied and Separated Children. October 22-24, 2008, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. |
| Corporate Author: | Conference on Protection of Unaccompanied and Separated Children (2008 : George Mason University) |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This CD-ROM contains conference materials for a conference on the protection of unaccompanied and separated children held in Fairfax, Virginia, on October 22, 2008. The materials include a keynote address by Erika Feller, Assistant High Commissioner-Protection, of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, that discusses enacting protection delivery for children in need, and information on: best interests determinations for unaccompanied minors and separated children in Tanzania, children in refugee camps in Thailand, comparative practices, displaced children in Africa, family tracing and reunification, foreign children in urban settings, identification and documentation, international law frameworks, long term care arrangements, mixed migration flows,...more |
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| Document Title: | Reunifying Children with Their Families (Chapter 12 in Child Welfare: An Integrative Perspective). |
| Personal Author: | Lewandowski, Cathleen A. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This chapter examines family reunification, including prevalence and trends, factors associated with reunification, re-entry into foster care or recidivism, and services designed to ensure that children are reunified with their parents or caregivers safely and in a timely manner. Barriers to reunification are addressed, including parental or caregiver substance abuse, exposure to domestic violence, parental mental illness, parental incarceration, and homelessness. Key programs and laws relevant to reunification are also described. Discussion questions are included. Numerous references. (Author abstract modified) |
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| Document Title: | National Reunification Month: Fostering Relationships Through Visitation |
| Corporate Author: | Capacity Building Center for States. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | Identifies approaches to improve visitation between children and parents, examples of best practices in visitation programs, and strategies that support partnerships between caregivers and birth parents. |
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| Document Title: | Poverty And Family Reunification For Women With Substance Use Disorders In Child Welfare. |
| Personal Author: | Lloyd, Margaret H. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | Although prior research has established that maternal substance use disorders (SUDs) are associated with poor foster care outcomes, few earlier studies have sought to differentiate between families with maternal SUDs who reunify and those who do not reunify. This study applied the intersectional social determinants of a health framework to examine the effect of socioeconomic status (SES) risks on the likelihood of reunification for 325 mothers with SUDs and their children in foster care. Multivariate Cox regression models assessed four SES risk factors separately and cumulatively: single parent; income less than $15 000; unemployment; and severe housing issues. The study results...more |
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| Document Title: | “People Just Don't Look At You The Same Way”: Public Stigma, Private Suffering And Unmet Social Support Needs Among Mothers Who Use Drugs In The Aftermath Of Child Removal. |
| Personal Author: | Kenny, Kathleen S.,Barrington, Clare. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | Reduced social support among parents is a well-established risk factor for child removal by child protective services. There has been relatively little attention, however, to mothers' social networks following child removal, including how stigma and additional strain of living apart from children may influence mothers' social ties. Foregrounding the rarely heard perspectives of mothers who use drugs, a group disproportionately intervened upon by child protective services, this study examines social relationships and social support among mothers in the aftermath of child removal. We conducted in-depth interviews with 19 women who use drugs and conducted thematic analysis to examine social relationships and...more |
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| Document Title: | Recommendations: Improving Virginia's Foster Care System. |
| Corporate Author: | Virginia General Assembly. Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This brief presents 34 recommendations for improving the foster care system in Virginia. It begins with a recommendation to direct the Virginia Department of Social Services to thoroughly review all the information collected through the agency case reviews conducted in 2017 and 2018 by regional staff, re-communicate all serious case-specific or systemic safety-related concerns identified in past reviews to the relevant departments of social services, communicate such concerns to the relevant local boards of social services, and work with local department staff to resolve all identified safety problems. Additional recommendations address the underutilization of the CANS assessment in case planning and...more |
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| Document Title: | A Systematic Review Of The Effectiveness Of Interagency And Cross-System Collaborations In The United States To Improve Child Welfare Outcomes. |
| Personal Author: | Nwabuzor Ogbonnaya, Ijeoma.,Keeney, Annie J |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this systematic review is to summarize the effects of interagency and cross-system collaboration aimed to improve child welfare-involved children and family outcomes related to safety, permanency, and well-being. We conducted a comprehensive search to identify studies that evaluated interagency/cross-system child welfare collaborations, resulting in 11 studies selected for inclusion. The analysis included narrative and meta-analysis approaches. All selected studies focused on substance use; our search criteria did not identify any interagency collaborations related to other co-occurring conditions, such as domestic violence and mental health. Results from both narrative and meta-analyses revealed family drug treatment court (FDTC) collaboration intervention...more |
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| Document Title: | Does Reunification Matter?: Differences In The Social Connection To Tribe And Tribal Enrollment Of American Indian Fostered And Adopted Adults. |
| Personal Author: | Landers, Ashley L.,Morgan, Amy A. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | Studies of American Indian adults who were separated from their families of origin during childhood by foster care and/or adoption are emerging. This study fills a gap within the literature by exploring differences in social connection to tribe and tribal enrollment among reunified and non-reunified American Indian adults (n = 129). Grounded in identity theory, this study utilized data from the Experiences of Adopted and Fostered Individuals Project. Social connection to tribe was significantly higher for those who reunified (M = 70.0) than for those who had not (M = 42.0) (U = 689.50, p < .001). The overall ordinary least...more |
| 60 | |
| Document Title: | When Foster Families Say Goodbye. |
| Personal Author: | Oswalt, Virginia. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This article discusses the feelings foster parents experience when their foster children leave their home and strategies they use for coping with those feelings. It urges people to avoid asking foster parents how they can bear to let foster children to go or reminding foster parents that they can quit fostering, and instead to offer a shoulder to cry on without judgement. |
| 61 | |
| Document Title: | When Your Baby Comes Back. |
| Personal Author: | Cole, Heather. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | The first of two articles, this article discusses the experiences of a foster mother who fostered a 10-month old for a year before he was reunited with his birth family, and then returned four years later to her home with a younger brother. In the intervening time, she had adopted two young boys. She describes her longing for the foster child to return to her and how her emotions overcame logical thinking in her decision to foster the two boys. |
| 62 | |
| Document Title: | Life After "The Life": Putting Families Back Together After Children are Trafficked. |
| Personal Author: | Tiano, Sara. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This brief explains human trafficking is a $32 billion global industry and that more than 100,000 American children are involved. It profiles a parent support group for parents and caregivers of sex-trafficked children and adolescents on the campus of the University of California-Davis. The six-session Parenting Skills Group is designed for parents and caregivers who are embarking upon or already in the process of reunifying with children who have been commercially sexually exploited (CSEC) and seeks to equip these caregivers with the knowledge and tools to help them understand the psychological implications of surviving sexual exploitation, reintegrate the exploited child into...more |
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| Document Title: | Promoting Stability For Youth Returning From Residential Care: Attorney Perspectives. |
| Personal Author: | Tyler, Patrick M.,Trout, Alexandra L.,Huscroft‐D'Angelo, Jacqueline.,Synhorst, Lori L. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | Aftercare services have been suggested to improve reintegration for youth departing residential care programs. The purpose of this study was to collect views from legal professionals about the challenges youth and families face during reintegration and solutions to improve stability. Views were collected from 14 legal professionals (e.g., guardian ad litem, legal counsel) through a survey and 90‐minute nominal group technique focus group. Results indicated parent expectations about re‐entry and lack of services, supports and resources were challenges. Solutions suggested by participants included family, mental health and educational supports, and transition planning. Study limitations and future implications are discussed. (Author abstract)...more |
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| Document Title: | The Family First Prevention Services Act: Historic Reforms to the Child Welfare System Will Improve Outcomes for Vulnerable Children. |
| Corporate Author: | Children's Defense Fund. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This brief explains that on February 9, 2018, President Trump signed into law the landmark bipartisan Family First Prevention Services Act, as part of Division E in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (H.R. 1892). The Family First law includes historic reforms to help keep children safely with their families and avoid the traumatic experience of entering foster care, emphasizes the importance of children growing up in families, and helps ensure children are placed in the least restrictive, most family-like setting appropriate to their special needs when foster care is needed. Provisions of the legislation are described that address: investing prevention...more |
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| Document Title: | Rethinking Children’s Place(s) in Transnational Families: Mobile Childhoods in Filipino International Migration (Chapter 2 in Childhood And Parenting In Transnational Settings). |
| Personal Author: | Fresnoza-Flot, Asuncion. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This paper undertakes two analytical enterprises to reflect on children’s place(s) in transnational families. At the macro level, it traces the developments of how children have been socially and scientifically viewed through time, while highlighting the cross-fertilization of knowledge between migration studies and children and childhood studies. At the micro level, it underlines the importance of a mobility approach to illuminate the diverse experiences of children. Specifically, using the analytical optic of “mobile childhoods” (Fresnoza-Flot A. Migration, familial challenges and scholastic success: mobilities experiences of the 1.5-generation Filipinos in France. In Nagasaka I, Fresnoza-Flot A (eds) Mobile childhoods in Filipino transnational...more |
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| Document Title: | A Longitudinal Analysis Of The Impact Of Child Custody Loss On Drug Use And Crime Among A Sample Of African American Mothers. |
| Personal Author: | Harp, Kathi L.H.,Oser, Carrie B. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This study examines the influence of child custody loss on drug use and crime among a sample of African American mothers. Two types of custody loss are examined: informal custody loss (child living apart from mother but courts not involved), and official loss (child removed from mother’s care by authorities). Methods Using data from 339 African American women, longitudinal random coefficient models analyzed the effects of each type of custody loss on subsequent drug use and crime. Results indicated that both informal and official custody loss predicted increased drug use, and informal loss predicted increased criminal involvement. Findings demonstrate that child...more |
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| Document Title: | Reunification In Foster Care: Influences On Decision-Making. |
| Personal Author: | Carvalho, Joao M.,Delgado, Paulo.,Pinto, Vania S.,Benbenishty, Rami., |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | An important goal of out of home care is to prepare the family and child for reunification. Practitioners are often required to make the decision whether to reunify a foster child with their biological family. This study examines this complex reunification decision in Portugal. Using the Judgments and Decisions Processes in Context model, the authors presented to Portuguese child protection workers and higher education students (n = 400) a case vignette of a child in foster care in which reunification is considered. The vignette consider two scenarios related to the child’s wish to go back or not to her biological family,...more |
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| Document Title: | A Call For A Mental Health First-Aid Response For Babies. |
| Personal Author: | Hause, Noelle. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This article discusses the forced parent-child separation of infants and young children from their illegal immigrant parents when no documented abuse or neglect findings exist. It describes the trauma of forced parents-child separation, the role of mental health providers in providing services to young children that experienced stressful separations, and the need to apply federal permanency planning timelines to the current immigration practice of separating babies and toddlers for their parents. |
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| Document Title: | Foster Care Numbers Up For Fifth Straight Year, Federal Data Shows. |
| Personal Author: | Boo, Mary.,Libertin, Anna. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This article reports that as of September 30, 2017, there were 442,995 children in foster care, a 1.5% increase from 2016 and a 9.6% increase from 2013. The primary reason for entering care was neglect, followed by parents’ drug use. Additional statistics indicate the percentage of children in congregate care rose from 12% in 2016 to 13% in 2017; 56% of foster children had a case plan of family reunification, and another 3% had a kinship care plan; children remained in care for 20 months on average, although 15% had been in care for three or more years; and foster care...more |
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| Document Title: | Child Welfare: An Integrative Perspective. |
| Personal Author: | Lewandowski, Cathleen A. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This book provides an overview of child welfare’s past and present with consideration of its future. Using case examples and discussion questions, the text examines challenges and strategies used to date to suggest possible directions for promoting the well-being of all children. The “whole child” integrative approach to child welfare is used to examine strategies to address children’s physical, emotional, social, and psychological needs. Following an introductory chapter, Part 1 discusses child welfare’s early years in the United States, from the colonial era to present day. Chapters explore early forms of alternative care, child welfare and the progressive era, contemporary forms...more |
| 71 | |
| Document Title: | Always Together? Predictors And Outcomes Of Sibling Co-Placement In Foster Care. |
| Personal Author: | Seale, Carolyn E.,Damiani-Taraba. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | A literature review of 49 articles investigated the outcomes of sibling co-placement in foster care and variables that might predict the likelihood of sibling co-placement. Co-placed siblings were found to be more likely to be reunited with their families, initial placement status was strongly associated with permanency, and the quality of the sibling relationships significantly impacted child behaviors. Barriers to co-placements are discussed. 62 references. |
| 72 | |
| Document Title: | Role Of Resource Parents in Supporting Family Recovery And Reunification In Family Treatment Drug Courts. |
| Personal Author: | Breitenbucher, Philip. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This article discusses how Family Treatment Drug Courts (FTDC) provide a collaborative solution of enhanced treatment and accountability to better meet the needs of families impacted by parental drug use. Strategies foster parents can use to support family recovery and reunification in FTDC are explained and include participating in the FTDC team, learning more about addiction and brain disease, embracing shared parenting, and supporting and facilitating frequent and quality family time. |
| 73 | |
| Document Title: | Separation And Reunification: Mental Health Of Chinese Children Affected By Parental Migration. |
| Personal Author: | Zhao, Chenyue.,Egger, Helen L.,Sterin, Cheryl R.,McGregor, Kyle A. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This article discusses parent and child separation and reunification in migrant families, the impact of parental migration on child well-being, and the implications for intervention programs and clinical practice. It concludes the migratory separation from parents and the subsequent changes in family structure have long-term negative impacts on child development and mental health and emphasizes the need for mental health services and service integration across the health and social services sectors. 34 references. |
| 74 | |
| Document Title: | When Your Baby Comes Back. |
| Personal Author: | Cole, Heather. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | The second of two articles, this article discusses the experiences of a foster mother who fostered a 10-month old for a year before he was reunited with his birth family, and then returned four years later to her home with a younger brother. In the intervening time, she had adopted two young boys. The difficulties she faced with her foster children are described, as well as their reunification with their birth mother in a rehabilitation facility. |
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| Document Title: | Caseworkers' Insights And Experiences With Successful Reunification. |
| Personal Author: | Jedwab, Merav.,Chatterjee, Anusha.,Shaw, Terry V. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | The decision to reunify children with their birth parents is one of the most significant decisions that caseworkers have to make in the child welfare arena. These decisions can dramatically affect the lives of children and families. Therefore, it is essential to understand reunification from the caseworkers' perspectives. The current study presents findings from a survey of child welfare caseworkers' experiences with reunifications and focuses on practices and key factors at the casework practice and at the system-environment level to assist in achieving successful reunification. The survey includes a series of statements related to successful reunification and open-ended questions. A sample...more |
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| Document Title: | Co-Parenting or Shared Parenting. |
| Corporate Author: | Stevens, Phyllis J. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This article discusses shared parenting, a practice in which foster parents cultivate positive, supportive relationships with birth parents. The advantages of shared parenting are described, as well as potential challenges introduced by shared parenting. Tips for avoiding the challenges are provided and include keeping journals on the activities of children and sharing them with the birth family, facilitating phone calls between the child and the birth family, providing transportation for visits, and allowing family interactions to take place in the resource family home. |
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| Document Title: | New Federal Law Could Mean Less Use Of Foster Care, But More Reliance On Foster Families. |
| Personal Author: | Kelly, John. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This article explains provisions that were included in a short-term spending bill that offers new money to States to help avoid the use of foster care when other interventions might keep a family safe and together. The Family First Prevention Services Act allows State child welfare systems to spend federal child welfare funds on services the system believes make it safe to keep a family together while a parent gets help, puts a two-week limit on federal support for group homes, removes the limit for funding of reunification services and allows federal help in the 15 months after a child comes...more |
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| Document Title: | Vulnerable But Not Broken: Psychosocial Challenges and Resilience Pathways Among Unaccompanied Children From Central America. |
| Corporate Author: | Immigration Psychology Working Group. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This report explains that the decade from 2000 to 2010 saw a slow but steady rise in the number of unaccompanied children coming to the United States from approximately 5,000 to 8,000 children detained annually at the Southwest border. Spurred by increasing violence at home, since then their numbers have increased rapidly, from 15,949 children detained in FY 2011 to 68,541 in FY 2014. Even as efforts to restrict immigration have intensified, the number of unaccompanied children arriving has remained high, and in FY 2017, 41,435 unaccompanied children were apprehended along the U.S.-Mexico border. Pre-migration stressors and reasons for migration are...more |
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| Document Title: | Cognitive-Behavioral Methods in High-Conflict Divorce: Systematic Desensitization Adapted to Parent–Child Reunification Interventions. |
| Personal Author: | Garber, Benjamin D. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This article explains children who are triangulated into their parents' conflicts during divorce can become polarized, aligning with one parent and rejecting the other. In response, courts often order families to engage mental health professionals to provide reunification interventions. This article adapts empirically established systematic desensitization and flooding procedures most commonly used to treat phobic children as possible components of a larger family systems invention designed to help the polarized child develop a healthy relationship with both parents. Strengths and weaknesses of these procedures are discussed and illustrated with case material. (Author abstract modified) |
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| Document Title: | Promoting Permanency for Teens: A 50 State Review of Law and Policy. |
| Personal Author: | Johnson, Anna.,Speiglman, Richard.,Mauldon, Jane.,Grimm, Bill.,Perry, Miranda. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | This report explores the diversity of State policies and practices for teens in foster care in two potentially competing areas: teens’ need for a permanent connection to a family (either their birth family, or an adoptive or guardian family), and teens’ developmental and practical needs in transitioning to legal adulthood, independence, and self-sufficiency. It summarizes State policies that promote teen permanency and identifies barriers that hinder the permanent connection of teens through reunification, adoption, or guardianship. The review flags vague policies that allow for broad discretion and possible disparate outcomes in recognition of the fact that some policies and practices can...more |
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| Document Title: | Citizens' Views In Four Jurisdictions On Placement Policies For Maltreated Children. |
| Personal Author: | Skivenes, Marit.,Thoburn, June. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Citizens' opinions on child protection public policy are a key dimension of the legitimacy of a political order. We have conducted a survey vignette on a representative sample of citizens (N = 4,003) in England, Finland, Norway, and California, USA. The findings show that citizens' opinions are clearly in favor of adoption (75%) rather than long?term foster care (25%). Context may partly explain the findings, as the responses of the majority of Anglo?American respondents are in line with practice in their countries but for the Nordic respondents, there is a substantial discrepancy between citizens' opinions and on?going child protection practices. (Author...more |
| 82 | |
| Document Title: | Family Court Ordered "Reunification Therapy:" Junk Science In The Guise Of Helping Parent / Child Relationships? |
| Personal Author: | Kleinman, Toby. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This Commentary addresses the issue of the ethics of mental health professionals recommending or doing what family courts and some others call "Reunification Therapy." This is often being recommended and used across the country, and ordered by family courts, as if it has a scientific basis for successful therapy between an estranged parent and a child who does not wish to re-engage with that parent, often where the child has alleged the parent has abused the physically, sexually, or psychologically. This Commentary challenges the ethics and validity of such approaches and programs. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Empowering Caregivers, Strengthening Families Video Series. Lucy's Story [YouTube Video and Descriptive Audio]. |
| Corporate Author: | Capacity Building Center for States. Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Emphasizes the need for agency assistance and openness toward creative therapeutic services such as music lessons and highlights the need for a strong caregiver support group. This video shares one caregiver’s positive experience working with older youth with special needs in therapeutic foster care. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Can the Actions of Child Welfare Case Managers Predict Case Outcomes? |
| Personal Author: | Yampolskaya, Svetlana.,Armstrong, Mary I.,Strozier, Anne.,Swanke, Jayme. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This study examined the effect of efforts made by child welfare case managers to involve parents in case processes on two divergent case outcomes: reunification and the termination of parental rights (TPR). The sample was comprised of a cohort of children who received child protection services while in out-of-home care during fiscal year 2009–2010 and were randomly selected by the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) for their case management quality of practice reviews. Findings revealed that when child welfare case managers made efforts to encourage and support parents in participating in child-related decisions and activities, there were increased chances...more |
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| Document Title: | Characteristics and Outcomes of Newborns Entered Who Entered Into Care (EIC) Within 7 Days of Birth In NSW, Australia. |
| Personal Author: | Marsh, Christine A.,Browne, Jenny.,Taylor, Jan.,Davis, Deborah. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | IntroductionOut of home care (OOHC) is the last recourse when children are at risk of serious harm and the home environment is not considered safe. A large proportion of children in OOHC are under five years of age and an estimated 18% are under one year of age. This study is the first to identify, over a defined period of time, the number, and outcomes of newborn babies removed by an assumption of care (AoC) and placed into OOHC in New South Wales (NSW). This study additionally aims to investigate if there is any association between the amendments to the NSW...more |
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| Document Title: | Psychometric Properties of the Parenting Sense of Competence Scale in Treatment-Seeking Post-9/11 Veterans. |
| Personal Author: | Bui, Eric.,Zakarian, Rebecca J.,Laifer, Lauren M.,Sager, Julia C.,Chen, Yang.,Cohen, Shiri.,Simon, Naomi M.,Ohye, Bonnie. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Although evidence suggests deployment-related stress impacts parenting, few measures of parenting competency have been validated in returning post-9/11 veterans. As part of clinical care in a multidisciplinary clinic serving veterans and military families, 178 treatment-seeking OEF/OIF/OND veterans completed measures including the 16-item Parenting Sense of Competence Scale (PSOC), a widely-used measure of parental efficacy and satisfaction; the Family Assessment Device—general functioning subscale; and the depression, anxiety, and stress scale. Utilizing data from an IRB-approved de-identified data repository, we examined the psychometrics and factor structure of the PSOC. According to a proposed clinical cut-off, 10?% of our clinical sample of veterans exhibited...more |
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| Document Title: | Contact Between Birth Parents and Children in Kinship Care in a Sample from Spain. |
| Personal Author: | León, Esperanza.,Jiménez-Morago, Jesús M.,Muñoz-Silva, Alicia. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Within the context of kinship care, the main objectives of this work are to study the characteristics of contact between foster children and their birth parents, and their relationship with key variables of fostering, the children and their kinship caregivers. The sample included 189 children from Spain and their kinship families. A semi-structured placement interview and two scales relating to the child–caregiver relationship and child's psychological adjustment were used with the kinship families. The results revealed a significant percentage of foster children who had no family contact. Various visit types, frequencies and durations were described. Kinship care with contact, compared with...more |
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| Document Title: | Parental Drug Use and Permanency for Young Children in Foster Care: A Competing Risk Analysis of Reunification, Guardianship, and Adoption. |
| Personal Author: | Lloyd, Margaret H.,Akin, Becci A.,Brook, Jody. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | A review of the cases of 32,680 foster children in one Midwestern State found that age and drug removal status interact in a way that negatively impacts young children’s ability to achieve permanency. Children ages 0-3 with drug removals were less likely to reunify and less likely to exit to guardianship but only slightly more likely to achieve adoption. 3 figures, 3 tables, and 82 references. |
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| Document Title: | Empowering Caregivers, Strengthening Families Video Series. The Grant Family's Story [YouTube Video and Descriptive Audio]. |
| Corporate Author: | Capacity Building Center for States. Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Demonstrates the power of positive caregiver perspective alongside child welfare agency encouragement and support. In this video, caregivers share the concerns they had about becoming foster parents and discuss the resources that helped them become committed and effective foster parents. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | A Model for Therapists to Assess Readiness for and Provide Reunification Treatment to Youth With Sexual Behavior Problems and Their Victims--The S.A.F.E.R. Model (Chapter 11 in Sexually Abuse Behavior in Youth: A Handbook of Theory, Assessment, and Treatment). |
| Personal Author: | Harris, Bert.,Campbell, Julie. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This chapter highlights the S.A.F.E.R. (Sexual Abuse Family Evaluation for Reunification) model designed to assist therapists who are treating child sexual abuse victims and/or sexually aggressive youth around the process of family reunification. Levels of reunification are discussed, as well as systemic influences on reunification, issues with the juvenile justice system and with the child welfare system, the evaluation process, and steps for using the S.A.F.E.R. model. 1 figure and 3 references. |
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| Document Title: | Homelessness and Aging Out Of Foster Care: A National Comparison Of Child Welfare-Involved Adolescents. |
| Personal Author: | Fowler, Patrick J.,Marcal, Katherine E.,Zhang, Jinjin.,Day, Orin.,Landsverk, John. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | The present study represents the first large-scale, prospective comparison to test whether aging out of foster care contributes to homelessness risk in emerging adulthood. A nationally representative sample of adolescents investigated by the child welfare system in 2008 to 2009 from the second cohort of the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being Study (NSCAW II) reported experiences of housing problems at 18- and 36-month follow-ups. Latent class analyses identified subtypes of housing problems, including literal homelessness, housing instability, and stable housing. Regressions predicted subgroup membership based on aging out experiences, receipt of foster care services, and youth and county characteristics....more |
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| Document Title: | Translating The Overcoming Barriers Approach To Outpatient Settings (Chapter 12 in Overcoming Parent-Child Contact Problems: Family-Based Interventions for Resistance, Rejection, and Alienation). |
| Personal Author: | Ward, Peggie. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This chapter explains the Overcoming Barriers approach drew from existing treatment models used with separating and divorcing families and developed an innovative, immersion-type whole-family intervention that includes group therapy, psychoeducational groups for parents and children, and various iterations of family therapy. The chapter identifies the essential and unique features of the Overcoming Barriers (OCB) approach, discusses how these can be applied to whole-family interventions in the outpatient settings, and illustrates these applications with case examples. Numerous references. |
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| Document Title: | Does Fathers' Involvement in Services Affect Mothers' Likelihood of Reunification with Children Placed in Foster Care? |
| Personal Author: | D'Andrade, Amy C. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Social science literature shows associations between fathers' involvement with their children and beneficial developmental outcomes of those children. A related but smaller body of research in the child welfare services arena has found measures of father involvement to be positively associated with beneficial child welfare outcomes, including child's reunification with parent after placement in foster care. However, the pathway by which father involvement affects reunification likelihood has not been determined. This study builds on the existing body of literature by testing a theoretical basis for the relationship between father involvement (measured as service use) and mothers' reunification in a model controlling...more |
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| Document Title: | Minnesota’s Out-of-Home Care and Permanency Report 2015: Children and Family Services. |
| Corporate Author: | Minnesota Children and Family Services. Minnesota Department of Human Services. Child Safety and Permanency Division. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | The annual report provides information on children placed in out-of-home care in Minnesota in 2015, and highlights the work that happens across the State to ensure and promote the safety, permanency, and well-being of children who experience out-of-home care. Findings from the report indicate: there were 13,612 children who experienced 14,354 placement episodes during 2015; from 2014 to 2015, there was an 11.8% increase in the overall number of children who experienced out-of-home care; 7,330 children in 7,776 placement episodes began a placement in 2015, and 6,577 children in placement episodes continued in care in 2015; White children remain the largest...more |
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| Document Title: | Minnesota’s Out-of-Home Care and Permanency Report 2016: Children and Family Services. |
| Corporate Author: | Minnesota Children and Family Services. Minnesota Department of Human Services. Child Safety and Permanency Division. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | The annual report provides information on children placed in out-of-home care in Minnesota in 2016, and highlights the work that happens across the State to ensure and promote the safety, permanency, and well-being of children who experience out-of-home care. Findings from the report indicate: there were 15,004 children who experienced 15,654 placement episodes during 2016; from 2015 to 2016, there was a 10.2% increase in the overall number of children who experienced out-of-home care; 7,441 children in 7,843 placement episodes began a placement in 2016, and 7,811 children in placement episodes continued in care in 2016; White children remain the largest...more |
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| Document Title: | Finding Their Way Home: Factors Associated With Reunification For American Indian And White Adults. |
| Personal Author: | Landers, Ashley L.,Danes, Sharon M.,Harstad, Jane.,Hawk, Sandy W. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Although reunification studies are abundant, those inclusive of American Indians are limited. Literature findings have indicated that minority children and their families tend to experience poor outcomes in child welfare. This study fills the literature gap by exploring the factors that contribute to the probability of reunification for American Indian and White adults who were separated from their families of origin during childhood by foster care and/or adoption. The study was grounded in Patterson's Family Adjustment and Adaptation Response theory. Data from the Experiences of Adopted and Fostered Individuals Project was utilized to examine a sample (n = 295) of American...more |
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| Document Title: | The Effects of Socioeconomic Vulnerability, Psychosocial Services, and Social Service Spending on Family Reunification: A Multilevel Longitudinal Analysis. |
| Personal Author: | Esposito, Tonino.,Delaye, Ashleigh.,Chabot, Martin.,Trocmé, Nico.,Rothwell, David.,Hélie, Sonia.,Robichaud, Marie-Joelle. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Socio-environmental factors such as poverty, psychosocial services, and social services spending all could influence the challenges faced by vulnerable families. This paper examines the extent to which socioeconomic vulnerability, psychosocial service consultations, and preventative social services spending impacts the reunification for children placed in out-of-home care. This study uses a multilevel longitudinal research design that draws data from three sources: (1) longitudinal administrative data from Quebec’s child protection agencies; (2) 2006 and 2011 Canadian Census data; and, (3) intra-province health and social services data. The final data set included all children (N = 39,882) placed in out-of-home care for the first...more |
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| Document Title: | Clout Or Doubt? Perspectives On An Infant Mental Health Service For Young Children Placed In Foster Care Due To Abuse And Neglect. |
| Personal Author: | Turner-Halliday, Fiona.,Kainth, Gary.,Young-Southward, Genevieve.,Cotmore, Richard.,Watson, Nicholas.,McMahon, Lynn.,Minnis, Helen. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Despite knowledge about the profound effects of child abuse and neglect, we know little about how best to assess whether maltreated children should return home. The effectiveness of the New Orleans Intervention Model (NIM) is being tested in a randomized controlled trial where the comparison is social work ‘services as usual.’ The future trial results will tell us which approach produces the best outcomes for children; meanwhile qualitative process evaluation is generating intriguing findings about the perceived impact of NIM on decision-making about childrens’ futures. Interviews and focus groups were conducted with social workers, foster carers, legal decision-makers and the NIM...more |
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| Document Title: | An Examination Of The Views Of Young People In The Romanian Residential Care System Regarding Their Relationship With Biological Family Members And The Option Of Reintegration. |
| Personal Author: | Bejenaru, Anca.,Tucker, Stanley. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This paper reports findings from research conducted in six Romanian residential care homes. The aim of the paper is to examine the views held by young people, currently living in residential care, about the importance of their biological families and the option and challenge of reintegration. The data reflect the ideas and perspectives of 44 young people captured through a narrative interview approach using social mapping activities. The results indicate that most children and young people know at least one birth parent and maintain contact on their own initiative; most do not place a high level of importance on such relationships...more |
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| Document Title: | Draft Report: Evaluation of the Improving Outcomes for Children Transformation in the Child Welfare System In Philadelphia. |
| Corporate Author: | Child Welfare Policy and Practice Group. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This draft report presents the findings of an evaluation of the implementation and effectiveness of the Improving Outcomes for Children (IOC) child welfare system transformation that has been implemented over the last four years in Philadelphia. The goals of the IOC are to ensure more children are safely maintained in their own homes and communities, more children achieve timely reunification or other permanence, there is a reduction in the rate of children placed in congregate care, and child and family functioning is improved. Key elements of IOC included shifting from dual case management offered by the Philadelphia Department of Human Services...more |
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| Document Title: | Empowering Caregivers, Strengthening Families Video Series. Teresa's Story [YouTube Video and Descriptive Audio]. |
| Corporate Author: | Capacity Building Center for States. Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This 3-minute video highlights motivating factors for caregivers serving children with therapeutic needs, including the value of caregiver support networks, continuous training, and a commitment to strengthen families within the caregiver’s community. This video shares a foster mother’s experiences collaborating with biological families toward positive outcomes for the children in her care. The gifts foster parents can provide to foster children are described. (Author abstract modified) |
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| Document Title: | Clinicians' Observations of Family Interactions in the Reunification Process: The Parent Child Checklist. |
| Personal Author: | Akin, Becci A.,Rodríguez, Melanie M. Domenech,Yan, Yueqi.,DeGarmo, David S.,McDonald, Thomas P.,Forgatch, Marion S. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | The present article employed a sample of 365 families of children in foster care to conduct a validation test of a newly developed instrument, the Parent Child Checklist (PCC). The PCC is a 54-item direct observation measure assessing parent–child interactions in the context of a family session. The PCC was developed to support the effective implementation of an evidence-based intervention, Parent Management Training-Oregon model, in the Kansas child welfare system. The PCC was designed to capture two scales of child behavior (prosocial and problem behavior) and five parenting domains (encouragement, positive involvement, problem solving, communication skill, and effective discipline). A combination...more |
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| Document Title: | Empowering Caregivers, Strengthening Families Video Series. Karen's Story [YouTube Video and Descriptive Audio]. |
| Corporate Author: | Capacity Building Center for States. Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Highlights some of the factors that motivate caregivers to work through challenges and to provide permanency to children in foster care. In this video, a foster parent discusses lessons learned from fostering over 50 children in her home. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | The Impact of Protection Interventions on Unaccompanied and Separated Children: Evidence Brief. |
| Personal Author: | Williamson, Katharine.,Landis, Debbie.,Shannon, Harry.,Gupta, Priya.,Gillespie, Leigh-Anne.,Özerdem, Alpaslan. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This evidence brief provides an overview of a systematic review, commissioned by the Humanitarian Evidence Programme and carried out by a research team from Save the Children UK, Save the Children Sweden, and McMaster University, to identify, synthesize and evaluate existing evidence of the impact of protection interventions on unaccompanied and separated children (UASC) in humanitarian crises since 1983. The review synthesizes evidence on outcomes for children from programming on family tracing and reunification (FTR), interim care (residential care centers and foster care) and mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS). As part of the systematic review process, the research team identified...more |
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| Document Title: | Families Growing Together (FGT). |
| Corporate Author: | Heartland Family Service. Children's Friend and Service. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This final report discusses the activities and accomplishments of a federally funded program to prevent infant abandonment by increasing the well-being, improving permanency, and enhancing the safety of drug-exposed infants and young children. Utilizing a community-based treatment setting, Better Together provides intensive outpatient and outpatient substance abuse treatment to Nebraska families impacted by substance abuse. These families are identified and recommended for services by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services and the Nebraska Families Collaborative as being at-risk for out-of-home placement of their children. The services provided include: intensive outpatient and outpatient substance abuse treatment, mental health treatment, case...more |
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| Document Title: | Reunification Is Not Enough: Assessing the Needs of Unaccompanied Migrant Youth. |
| Personal Author: | Jani, Jayshree S. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Unaccompanied migrant youth enter the United States daily to escape violence, political oppression, extreme poverty, and chronic instability in their native countries, or as victims of human trafficking. While some research has investigated why they leave their home countries, very little is known about what happens to them after they begin the process of community integration. The research reported in this article sought to understand how sponsors of children with no postrelease services access and use community services during their first year of integration into a new U.S. community. Findings highlight the need for a nuanced understanding of family reunification and...more |
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| Document Title: | Office of the Family and Children's Ombuds: 2017 Annual Report. Washington State Office of the Family and Children's Ombuds. |
| Corporate Author: | Washington State Office of the Family and Children's Ombuds. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This report provides an account of the Washington State Office of the Family and Children's Ombuds (OFCO) activities from September 1, 2016 to August 31, 2017 and provides recommendations for systemic improvements. The first part of the report reviews the role of the ombudsman to provide families and citizens across the Washington State with an independent and impartial review of the decisions made by the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) and other State agencies. The following part discusses the inquiries and complaints received during the targeted time period, and reports the ombudsman received 917 complaints, the most OFCO has...more |
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| Document Title: | Home on a Care Order: Who the Children Are and What the Care Order is For. |
| Personal Author: | Fargas-Malet, Montserrat.,McSherry, Dominic.,Pinkerton, John.,Kelly, Greg. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Compared to children in other placements, there is much less known about the characteristics and needs of children in the UK who are returned to their birth parents with a care order still in place. That is in spite of evidence to suggest they face more difficulties than young people in other placements. Based on a 2009 census of looked after children in Northern Ireland, just under 10% (n?=?193) were found to be living at home under a care order. Case file reviews were conducted for a quarter of these young people (n?=?47) to generate descriptive statistics showing a very diverse...more |
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| Document Title: | Empowering Caregivers, Strengthening Families Video Series. Sonita's Story [YouTube Video and Descriptive Audio]. |
| Corporate Author: | Capacity Building Center for States. Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Highlights the importance of recognizing the foster family as an extension of a child’s biological family and the role of effective communication between caregivers and biological family members. This video shares the experience of one caregiver who found that successful collaboration with biological family members, along with agency assistance to promote family engagement, proved effective for family reunification. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | 'They Didn't Tell Me Anything; They Just Sent Me Home': Children's Participation in the Return Home. |
| Personal Author: | Mateos, Ainoa.,Vaquero, Eduard.,Balsell, M. Angels.,Ponce, Carmen. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | The reality of child protection systems typically demonstrates a lack of attention to the voices of children. There are studies that confirm this fact and offer evidence of the benefits of participation, but gaps remain regarding the elements and processes that favour it. This qualitative study attempts to contribute to knowledge in this area through a detailed analysis of the perspectives of the actors involved and the role that children play in the return home.This article analyses the elements involved in the participation of the children when a return home is proposed after a period of family or residential foster care....more |
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| Document Title: | One Year and One Day: Foster Parenting Leads to Forever Home |
| Corporate Author: | United States. Children's Bureau. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Tells the story of a family beginning the process of becoming a foster family, taking prep classes, and learning to set realistic expectations for fostering. Soon, a 2-year-old boy named Matthew needed a family and was placed with the foster family through Cornerstones of Care. One year and 1 day later, Matthew was adopted by his new family. The foster mother says they were prepared to wait a long time for the right match to come along, but it happened right away. She sends the message to other foster caregivers that the opportunity is there, and you never know what could...more |
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| Document Title: | Who Returns Home? Study on Placement Outcomes of Flemish Foster Children. |
| Personal Author: | Vanderfaeillie, Johan.,Van Holen, Frank.,De Maeyer, Skrallan.,Belenger, Laurence.,Gypen, Laura. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Until recently, Flemish family foster care was a temporary measure with as its most important goal, the reunification of the foster child with the birth parents. To date, nothing is known on the number of reunifications, nor has any study been undertaken into the factors (child, parent, foster parent and foster care process) associated with reunification. Case files of 127 foster children who exited foster care in 2007 were analysed. Dependent variables were type of foster care placement outcome (reunification, successful placement without reunification or breakdown) and place of residence after placement ending (with birth parents, extended family, foster family, residential...more |
| 113 | |
| Document Title: | Making Parents Pay: The Unintended Consequences of Charging Parents for Foster Care. |
| Personal Author: | Cancian, Maria.,Cook, Steven T.,Seki, Mai.,Wimer, Lynn. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Most families in the child protective services system also interact with the child support enforcement system. This study exploits a natural experiment in Wisconsin, created by the state's large regional variation in child support referral policy, to estimate a potentially important effect of child support enforcement on the duration of out-of-home foster care placement. The effect we examine is whether requiring parents to pay support to offset the costs of foster care delays children's reunification with a parent or other permanent placement. We find evidence of this unintended effect, which is important not only because longer foster care spells are expensive...more |
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| Document Title: | Foster Care Reentry: A Survival Analysis Assessing Differences Across Permanency Type. |
| Personal Author: | Smith Goering, Emily.,Shaw, Terry V. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Foster care reentry is an important factor for evaluating the overall success of permanency. Rates of reentry are typically only measured for 12-months and are often evaluated only for children who exit foster care to reunification and not across exit types, also known as ‘permanency types’. This study examined the odds of reentry across multiple common permanency types for a cohort of 8107 children who achieved permanency between 2009 and 2013. Overall, 14% of children reentered care within 18-months with an average time to reentry of 6.36 months. A Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was used to assess differences in reentry across permanency...more |
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| Document Title: | Juvenile Court Judicial Expertise and Children's Permanency Outcomes. |
| Personal Author: | Zinn, Andrew.,Orlebeke, Britany. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Using a combination of survey and administrative data, the current study examines the relationship between juvenile dependency court judicial expertise and children's permanency outcomes. Specifically, based on several behaviorally-anchored questions about judicial expertise and decision-making from a survey of attorneys representing foster children, we examine the respective relationships between jurisdiction-level judicial expertise and the rates of (a) exit to different types of permanency and (b) transition between various dependency court milestones. Results suggest that judicial expertise is positively related to the rates of some dependency court transitions (e.g., entry to dispositional order approval, termination of parental rights to adoption finalization). However,...more |
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| Document Title: | The Current Status Of Out Patient Approaches To Parent-Child Contact Problems (Chapter 3 in Overcoming Parent-Child Contact Problems: Family-Based Interventions for Resistance, Rejection, and Alienation). |
| Personal Author: | Polak, Shely. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This chapter explains family courts are increasingly accepting testimony about parental alienation in separating and divorcing families and designing orders that mandate family-based interventions to save parent-child relationships. It reviews factors associated with the development of parent-child contact problems within an ecological systems framework, reviews the literature describing different outpatient interventions currently available for parent-child contact problems that are not justified by the rejected parent’s behavior, and considers the more intensive interventions that are being used for cases for which outpatient treatment has been deemed insufficient. 4 tables and numerous references. (Author abstract modified) |
| 117 | |
| Document Title: | Empowering Caregivers, Strengthening Families Video Series. |
| Corporate Author: | Capacity Building Center for States. Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This webpage presents a video series that demonstrates the importance of agency capacity and community and caregiver networks to strengthen families and achieve positive outcomes for children. Links are provided to 10 videos that address: the importance of recognizing the foster family as an extension of a child’s biological family and the role of effective communication between caregivers and biological family members; motivating factors for caregivers serving children with therapeutic needs; the role of agency support through the difficult decisions that caregivers need to make when moving from foster parenting to adoption; factors that motivate caregivers to work through challenges and...more |
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| Document Title: | Overview Of The Overcoming Barriers Approach (Chapter 6 in Overcoming Parent-Child Contact Problems: Family-Based Interventions for Resistance, Rejection, and Alienation). |
| Personal Author: | Ward, Peggie.,Deutsch, Robin M. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This chapter highlights the Overcoming Barriers approach to help reduce parental conflicts, improve coparenting and interparental communication, and help separating and divorcing parents to move from polarized thinking to honest, analytical problem solving. Information is provided on the families Overcoming Barriers has served, core elements of the approach, and the impact it has had on families who present with chronic and intractable family systems dynamics. 53 references. |
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| Document Title: | Management Of The Camp Experience: The Integration Of The Milieu And The Clinical Team (Chapter 7 in Overcoming Parent-Child Contact Problems: Family-Based Interventions for Resistance, Rejection, and Alienation). |
| Personal Author: | Blane, Carole.,Judge, Abigail M. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This chapter begins with a brief history of milieu therapy and a review of the research literature on therapeutic camp programs to provide a theoretical and empirical rationale for the therapeutic milieu at the Overcoming Barriers Family Camp (OBFC). The main elements of OBFC’s milieu are described, including the roles of key personnel and program components. 26 references. |
| 120 | |
| Document Title: | Empowering Caregivers, Strengthening Families Video Series. Joyce's Story [YouTube Video and Descriptive Audio]. |
| Corporate Author: | Capacity Building Center for States. Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Demonstrates the role of agency support through the difficult decisions that caregivers need to make when moving from foster parenting to adoption, including caregiver age. This video highlights the perspective of a parent throughout her transition from temporary foster parent to adoptive parent. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | "West Group": Group Interventions For Rejected Parents (Chapter 9 in Overcoming Parent-Child Contact Problems: Family-Based Interventions for Resistance, Rejection, and Alienation). |
| Personal Author: | Sullivan, Matthew J. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This chapter explains the West Group at the Overcoming Barriers (OCB) camp is made up of parents who are rejected by at least one of their children. It identifies the characteristics of these rejected parents, describes thoughts, behaviors, and attitudes that organize the rejected parents’ responses to their situation, explores how the group process challenges these limited narratives to foster opportunities for progress and change, and describes techniques used in the group that the rejected parent will practice throughout the camp experience. 1 table and 13 references. |
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| Document Title: | Empowering Caregivers, Strengthening Families Video Series. Melvin's Story [YouTube Video and Descriptive Audio]. |
| Corporate Author: | Capacity Building Center for States. Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Addresses the importance of agency resources, such as caregiver support groups and specialized training, to equip caregivers to work successfully with children and youth who have severe therapeutic needs. This video highlights a therapeutic foster parent's belief that effective advocacy relies on agency resources and training as well as community support. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Empowering Caregivers, Strengthening Families Video Series. Jamie's Story [YouTube Video and Descriptive Audio]. |
| Corporate Author: | Capacity Building Center for States. Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Exhibits the effect of committed caregivers throughout the process of foster parenting to adoption and demonstrates the power of strong families in promoting positive outcomes and permanency for children. In this video, an adoptive parent shares her reflections on her relationship with her daughter on the day of her adoption. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Contact, Welfare and Children in Care: Revisiting the Significance of Birth Family Relationships After Finding Significant Harm. |
| Personal Author: | Richardson, Vanessa.,Boylan, Jane.,Brammer, Alison. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | The focus of this paper is the issue of continuing birth family involvement in the child’s life once the child is living in care. Drawing on a psychosocial study and free association narrative interviews with care leavers it focuses on the harm to a young woman called Frances, caused by direct contact with her birth family and the cessation of such contact. The paper addresses the tension between these two types of harm, in particular the role of contact in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in care. It presents an argument for the child’s care plan to emphasise the...more |
| 125 | |
| Document Title: | Program Evaluation, Training, And Dissemination (Chapter 13 in Overcoming Parent-Child Contact Problems: Family-Based Interventions for Resistance, Rejection, and Alienation). |
| Personal Author: | Saini, Michael. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This chapter highlights key considerations for evaluating programs that address strained parent-child relationships. Key indicators for short- and long-term success are discussed, as well as the creation of a fidelity checklist to measure the process and implementation of an intervention, and the use of evaluation designs to answer specific questions about the intervention. Findings from the 2013 and 2014 program evaluation of OCB camp are presented to demonstrate the kinds of results that can be gained from a comprehensive evaluation of a complex intervention for strained parent-child relationships. 1 table and 32 references. |
| 126 | |
| Document Title: | National Reunification Month: Innovative Practices to Promote Unification |
| Corporate Author: | Capacity Building Center for States. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Addresses the Quality Parenting Initiative for strengthening foster care, an approach that focuses on excellent parenting for all children in the child welfare system. This webinar highlights innovative programs and strategies that support reunification and emphasize caregiver and parent voice. Presenters feature parents and caregivers involved in innovative programs to illustrate how parent engagement leads to better outcomes for placement and reunification. |
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| Document Title: | Predictors Of Reentry Into The Foster Care System: Comparison Of Children With And Without Previous Removal Experience. |
| Personal Author: | Jedwab, Merav.,Shaw, Terry V. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Foster care reunification is the most common permanency plan for children in care, but it can be a challenging and stressful process for both the child and birth family. In some cases, the family reunification is unsuccessful and requires removal of the child from the home and reentry into care. The current study focuses on two groups: children who have had no previous removal-foster care experience and those who have had previous removal experience. The aims of the present study are to: (1) examine the rate of reentry for children who have no previous removal-foster care experience versus those who have...more |
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| Document Title: | Understanding the Differences in How Adolescents Leave Foster Care. |
| Personal Author: | Wulczyn, Fred.,Huhr, Scott.,Schmits, Florie.,Wilkins, Alexandria. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This policy brief explores exits from care of adolescents admitted to care between the age of 13 and 17 years old, including: permanency exits, including adoption, reunification, or guardianship, aging out, and running away. It examines the reasons for leaving care and the impact of placement history. Data for the study was derived from the Multistate Foster Care Data Archive. The brief begins with a descriptive study that looks at the counts of children in relation to how young people leave care. A multilevel model is then used to examine how child characteristics, placement history, and county characteristics influence the likelihood...more |
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| Document Title: | Does Family Reunification From Residential Care Facilities Serve Children's Best Interest? A Propensity-Score Matching Approach In Ghana. |
| Personal Author: | James, Spencer L.,Roby, Jini L.,Powell, Lindsay J.,Teuscher, Bryan A.,Hamstead, Kelsey L.,Shafer, Kevin. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | The U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child declares that children are entitled to grow up in a family environment with love, happiness and understanding. Governments and international child welfare agencies have promoted the reintegration of children currently in residential care facilities with family or other caregivers. We assess whether 157 children who spent time in a Ghanaian residential care facility but who have been reunified with their families scored differently on a battery of standardized child wellbeing measures than 204 children still living in residential care facilities using propensity score matching models. Results suggest that outcomes, including overall hope...more |
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| Document Title: | Child Sexual Abuse and the Impact of Rurality on Foster Care Outcomes: An Exploratory Analysis. |
| Personal Author: | Griffiths, Austin.,Murphy, April L.,Harper, Whitney. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Child sexual abuse remains a problem in society, often resulting in the long-term placement of children in the foster care system. In Kentucky, children placed in foster care due to sexual abuse spent more time in care when compared with children removed for any other reason (AFCARS, 2013). Given the cost of long-term foster care placement in both human and economic terms, few studies have specifically explored if any factors help to predict why this vulnerable population spends significantly more time in foster care. The overarching goal of this exploratory study was to use binary logistic regression to investigate whether any...more |
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| Document Title: | Assessing the Needs of Reunified Families from Foster Care: A Parent Perspective. |
| Personal Author: | Stephens, Tricia.,Parchment, Tyrone.,Gopalan, Geetha.,Burton, Geraldine.,Ortiz, Aida.,Brantley, Taishawn.,Martinez, Selestina.,McKay, Mary. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Post-reunification supports and services for families following foster care involvement are both scarce and underutilized.As a result, families find themselves lacking supports during the critical period of reunification. With reunification failing approximately one-third of the time, additional knowledge is needed to develop more appropriate services that better support reunifying families. This qualitative study explored post-reunification needs from the parent perspective. Six parents participated in two Community Cafés and one focus group, providing their perspectives of the challenges and successes experienced during their reunification processes. Results indicate that barriers to accessing existing services were fueled by fears of new child maltreatment claims...more |
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| Document Title: | Racial Disparities in Service Referrals for Families in the Child Welfare System. |
| Personal Author: | Lovato-Hermann, Kristina.,Dellor, Elinam.,Tam, Christina C.,Curry, Susanna.,Freisthler, Bridget. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Among families in the child welfare system, family reunification depends largely upon the services to which families are referred. This study examines whether race/ethnicity influences the number and types of services to which families are referred. Findings suggest that compared to African American families, Hispanic families were more often referred to psychosocial services (e.g., mental health) than basic needs (e.g., housing). These findings indicate a need to reduce service referral disparities between ethnic groups. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Family Reunification: A Systematic Review of Interventions Designed to Address Co-Occurring Issues of Child Maltreatment and Substance Use. |
| Personal Author: | Murphy, April L.,Harper, Whitney.,Griffiths, Austin.,Joffrion, Christopher. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | A significant risk factor of child maltreatment is parental substance use. In response to the burgeoning number of child maltreatment cases involving substance use, the child welfare system has created various models of intervention. Utilizing the PRISMA guidelines, a systematic literature review was conducted to identify and characterize interventions utilized by child welfare agencies seeking reunification. A search of seven electronic databases examined peer-reviewed articles published between 2006 and October 2016. Four models of intervention became apparent throughout the review, which included Family Treatment Drug Court (FTDC), Family Treatment Drug Court plus additional services (FTDC Plus), Comprehensive Services (also referred to...more |
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| Document Title: | Angola Refugee Crisis Situation Update: 24 July 2017. |
| Corporate Author: | UNICEF |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This report provides statistics on the refugee crisis in Angola and efforts by UNICEF to assist refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) who have arrived since early April 2017. It explains there are 32,486 refugees from DRC have been registered in Lunda Norte and the majority have found some shelter in the host community, with 8,770 people remaining at the reception centers; at the existing reception centers. Information is provided on humanitarian leadership and coordination, the humanitarian strategy of UNICEF, and the response of UNICEF in the areas of water and sanitation, nutrition and health, child protection, education, communication,...more |
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| Document Title: | 2017 State Roundtable Report: Permanency Practice Initiative [Pennsylvania]. |
| Corporate Author: | Pennsylvania State Roundtable. Permanency Practice Initiative. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This report discusses the activities and recommendations of the Pennsylvania State Roundtable’s Permanency Practice Initiative (PPI) Workgroup for 2017. It begins by explaining the underlying premise of the PPI is that enhanced judicial oversight combined with strength- based, family-led social work practice will ultimately increase the number of children safely maintained in their own homes and support expedited permanency either through safe reunification or the finalization of another permanent plan. Information is then provided on the participation of 37 counties in PPI, representing 79% of children in out-of-home care, the implementation of the program, key components, progress on 2016 recommendations, and...more |
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| Document Title: | Evaluating Parents in Partnership: A Preliminary Study of a Child Welfare Intervention Designed to Increase Reunification. |
| Personal Author: | Enano, Stephanie.,Freisthler, Bridget.,Perez-Johnson, Derrick.,Lovato-Hermann, Kristina. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Child welfare systems struggle with how best to accomplish reunification for children who have been removed from their home due to child maltreatment. Parent mentor programs may facilitate the reunification process. In these programs, parents who have successfully reunified with their children after child welfare involvement provide support and guidance for parents currently navigating the system. The current study examines (a) whether distance was a barrier to participation in orientation of a parent mentor program (called Parents in Partnership [PIP]) for 98 parents involved with the child welfare system and (b) whether participation affected reunification outcomes for 73 parents. Logistic regression...more |
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| Document Title: | 2016 Saw More Children In Foster Care And More Adopted. |
| Personal Author: | Boo, Mary. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This article reports that as of September 30, 2016, there were 437,465 foster children, up from 427,444 in 2015. It notes that during fiscal year 2016, more than 273,000 children entered care and only about 250,000 exited, and the primary reason for entry was neglect (61%), followed by a parent's drug use (34%). More than 80% of the foster children were in foster or pre-adoptive families, with 32% in relative foster families, there were 57,208 adoptions from public agencies, an increase over the last few years, reunification remained the primary reason children left foster care, and the number of children waiting...more |
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| Document Title: | Risk and Protective Factors of Foster Care Reentry: An Examination of the Literature. |
| Personal Author: | Jones, Annette S.,LaLiberte, Traci. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Reunification with family is a primary goal in child welfare. However, some children re-enter foster care after reunification, which disrupts the continuity of their care and can impact their cognitive and social development. Using an ecological framework, this systematic review of the literature highlights the risk and protective factors of reentry. Key risk factors included child emotional and behavioral challenges, parental substance abuse, and short lengths of stay in foster care. Protective factors included placement with kin, social support, effective implementation of risk and safety assessments, and targeted pre- and post-reunification services. Understanding who is at greater risk and identifying points...more |
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| Document Title: | The Voices of Families and Social Workers in the Family Reunification System. |
| Personal Author: | Bernal, Gladys Rocio. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This paper discusses the findings of a research project that explored the perceptions of professional service needs from four county social workers and four parents seeking reunification at Walden Family Services in San Bernardino. This study gathered the professional perspective and personal opinions of social workers that worked closely with parents who are attempting to reunify with their children and the perspective of parents going through the process of attempting to reunify. The study found there is a discrepancy in the way that social workers and parent view their experience working with each other and the services provided. The two central...more |
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| Document Title: | Child Safety: What Judges and Lawyers Need to Know (Chapter 15 in Child Welfare Law and Practice: Representing Children, Parents, and State Agencies in Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Cases. 3rd Ed.) |
| Personal Author: | Lund, Therese R.,Renne, Jennifer. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Intended for judges and attorneys, this chapter summarizes key aspects regarding child safety by presenting tools to logically and methodically assess the threat of danger facing a child, the child’s vulnerability, and the protective capacities of the parent. It also distinguishes between safety plans and case plans and explores whether it is possible to remove the danger and not the child. Finally, guidance is provided on how to determine when it is safe to return a child. 11 references. |
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| Document Title: | Maine Child Welfare Services Ombudsman 15th Annual Report 2017. |
| Personal Author: | Alberi, Christine E. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | The Maine Child Welfare Services Ombudsman office investigates general complaints to ensure that the State's response to children's needs is equitable and efficient. The 2017 Ombudsman's report begins by reviewing factors that are reviewed in determining whether or not to open a case for review, and reporting data for the period of October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017. It reports In Fiscal Year 2017, 504 inquiries were made to the Ombudsman Program, a decrease of 8 inquiries from the previous fiscal year. As a result of these inquiries, 112 cases were opened for review (22%), 293 cases were given information...more |
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| Document Title: | The Foster Care Handbook: A Guide for Caregivers. |
| Corporate Author: | Alberta. Community and Social Services. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Intended for caregivers in Alberta, Canada, this guide answers commonly asked questions about foster care, explains the role of foster parents, and provides information about how caseworkers make decisions and how children end up in care. Following an introduction, information is provided on: the Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act and the role of the foster parent; the Children First Act and the role of the foster parent; the Child Intervention Practice Framework; foundations of caregiver support; agreements and court ordered status, including enhancement services and protection services; other orders or agreements relating to guardianships and adoption; the Office of the...more |
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| Document Title: | Overcoming Parent-Child Contact Problems: Family-Based Interventions for Resistance, Rejection, and Alienation. |
| Personal Author: | Judge, Abigail M.,Deutsch, Robin M. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This book focuses on family-based interventions for the continuum of parent–child problems, including affinity, alignment, justified rejection, alienation, and hybrid cases. Reintegration therapy is often recommended for families with these dynamics, but relatively limited clinical writing and virtually no program evaluation data exist to inform the selection of interventions. This book helps fill this gap. In Part I, the authors review a range of topics related to this specialized area of practice: assessment and clinical decision-making, the state of research evidence for outpatient treatment, and special clinical topics such as the management of countertransference among professional teams and the use of...more |
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| Document Title: | Kinship Care for Children and Young People: International Perspectives (Chapter 18 in The Routledge Handbook of Global Child Welfare). |
| Personal Author: | Gleeson, J.P. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Prevalence and types of kinship are discussed, as well as the common strengths, challenges, and limitations identified in the published literature on kinship care. Research findings are discussed in the areas of the safety and quality of kinship care arrangements, outcomes of children, caregivers, and families, and the involvement of parents. Inequality and social justice concerns are also addressed, as well as implications for policy, practice, and future research. Numerous references. (Author abstract modified) |
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| Document Title: | 'It's Complicated.': Exploring the Meaning of Sibling Relationships of Youth in Foster Care. |
| Personal Author: | Wojciak, Armeda |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Youth in foster care may be separated from their sibling(s) for a myriad of reasons. Although empirical attention to sibling relationships has grown, an examination of what sibling(s) mean to children currently in foster care has not occurred. This study used open-ended survey responses of campers who attended Camp To Belong, a summer camp that reunites children who are separated from their sibling because of their placement in foster care. Six different member camps across the United States of America administered camper surveys. Thematic analysis was used to examine 178 responses from campers. Five major themes were identified of what siblings...more |
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| Document Title: | Listening to the Voices of Children in Decision-Making: A Challenge for the Child Protection System in Spain. |
| Personal Author: | Balsells, M. Ángeles.,Fuentes-Peláez, Nuria.,Pastor, Crescencia. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | The right of children to participate in decisions that impact their lives has been widely recognized, but it is scarcely present in the decision-making processes within the child protection system. Although research provides evidence of the benefits of such participation, we still know little about its presence in family reunification processes. This paper examines the voices of children and adolescents at the time of removal and reunification in the child protection process. The perspectives of 135 persons were taken through in-depth interviews and group discussions, namely, 30 children and adolescents, 42 biological parents, and 63 professionals in the child protection system....more |
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| Document Title: | Pathway Planning with Unaccompanied Young People Leaving Care: Biographical Narratives of Past, Present, and Future. |
| Personal Author: | Devenney, Kelly |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This article presents findings from a qualitative study with Unaccompanied Young People (UYP) who have sought asylum alone in the UK without a parent or guardian. The findings explore how UYP create biographical narratives of their past, present, and future as they prepare to leave care, suggesting that UYP who have settled immigration status create coherent biographical narratives that reconcile the past with a positive imagined future. Themes of return and reciprocity emerged in their narratives as they developed aspirations to reunite with their families and return support received in the past by succeeding in education and careers. Unaccompanied young people...more |
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| Document Title: | The Impact of Income on Reunification Among Families with Children in Out-of-Home Care. |
| Personal Author: | Lee, JoAnn S.,Romich, Jennifer L.,Kang, Ji Young.,Hook, Jennifer L.,Marcenko, Maureen O. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Income appears to be associated with faster time to family reunification. The observed connection between income and reunification, however, may be causal in nature or the relationship may be an issue of selection, in that other underlying factors explain both income and family safety and stability. We examine the causal role that the source of income plays in reunification. We use administrative data on primary caregivers of children placed in out-of-home care in Washington State from 2000 through 2007 (N = 15,159) matched with public economic support and employment data linked by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services...more |
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| Document Title: | Protecting Our Infants Act: Report to Congress. |
| Corporate Author: | Behavioral Health Coordinating Council Subcommittee on Prescription Drug Abuse. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This report discusses the findings of a review of the Strong Starts Court Initiative (also called Strong Starts), launched by the Center for Court Innovation in the Bronx Family Court on June 2015. The program has four primary goals: to develop a specialized court approach and increase the family court’s capacity to bring positive changes to children ages three years and younger and their families involved in child abuse and neglect cases in the Bronx Family Court; to assess and understand the needs of court-involved infants and their families; to enhance delivery of targeted services for court-involved infants and their families;...more |
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| Document Title: | Effect of a Parenting Intervention on Foster Care Reentry After Reunification Among Substance-Affected Families: A Quasi-Experimental Study. |
| Personal Author: | Akin, Becci A.,Brook, Jody,Lloyd, Margaret H.,McDonald, Thomas P. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Although parental substance abuse has been identified as a risk factor for poor foster care outcomes, current research on effective interventions is limited. A few studies have shown that parenting interventions improved parenting skills and family functioning and decreased time to reunification among children in foster care due to parental substance abuse. However, more research is needed to evaluate whether these interventions positively impact reentry rates. Using propensity score analyses to establish a matched comparison group, survival analyses evaluated the relationship between participation in a parenting intervention, the Strengthening Families Program (SFP), and reentry among a sample of 493 children previously...more |
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| Document Title: | More Than Words: The Use Of Experiential Therapies In The Treatment Of Families With Parent-Child Contact Problems And Parental Alienation (Chapter 4 in Overcoming Parent-Child Contact Problems: Family-Based Interventions for Resistance, Rejection, and Alienation). |
| Personal Author: | Judge, Abigail M.,Bailey, Rebecca., |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This chapter presents a rationale for the integration of experiential techniques into family-based treatment for families with parent-child contact problems. It reviews experiential therapies that are employed in intensive family-based interventions for parent-child contact problems, describes particular experiential techniques developed at Transitioning Families, and discusses the integration of experiential techniques into traditional office-based treatment. Play therapy, recreational and nature therapy, equine-assisted therapy, and cooking therapy are discussed. Numerous references. |
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| Document Title: | Colorado Community Response: Evaluation Findings 2014-2017. |
| Corporate Author: | Colorado State University. Social Work Research Center. Colorado Department of Human Services. Office of Early Childhood. Division of Community and Family Support. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This brief reports the findings of an evaluation of a Colorado program designed to reduce the likelihood of entry or reentry into the child welfare system. The Colorado Community Response (CCR) program delivers short-term case management to help families access formal and informal concrete services to meet their needs. The evaluation of CCR was conducted in 21 sites encompassing 28 counties in rural and suburban areas across Colorado. Findings indicate: 1,900 families were served by Colorado Community Response; protective factors increased for participating families in the domains of Resiliency, Social Support, Concrete Support, Nurturing and Attachment, and Child Development/Knowledge of Parenting;...more |
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| Document Title: | The Perfect Storm: High-Conflict Family Dynamics, Complex Therapist Reactions, and Suggestions For Clinical Management (Chapter 5 in Overcoming Parent-Child Contact Problems: Family-Based Interventions for Resistance, Rejection, and Alienation). |
| Personal Author: | Judge, Abigail M. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | In families experiencing high conflict separation or divorce provoke notoriously strong reactions in professionals. Therapist reactions can include inappropriate advocacy on behalf of patients in the legal dispute and, at the level of professional teams, the pull on involved professionals to mirror the conflicted process of the family system through dynamics such as polarization, rigid thinking, and inappropriate alignments. From an ethical perspective, the legal context of custody litigation heightens the importance of therapists’ managing strong reactions to the perfect storm in a proactive manner. Left unexamined, therapist reactions and their enactment within teams have the potential to undermine the therapeutic...more |
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| Document Title: | Empowering Caregivers, Strengthening Families Video Series. Debra's Story [YouTube Video and Descriptive Audio]. |
| Corporate Author: | Capacity Building Center for States. Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Demonstrates key aspects of agency support to caregivers, including the importance of quality personal contact, training, and resources to empower caregivers through the process of moving from foster parenting to adoption. This video highlights an adoptive mother’s decision to adopt the foster child in her care. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Reunificación: trayendo a sus hijos de regreso a casa después del cuidado de crianza (Reunification: Bringing Your Children Home From Foster Care) |
| Corporate Author: | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Ofrece una visión general del proceso de reunificación, incluyendo lo que pueden esperar los padres mientras sus hijos estén en cuidado de crianza, qué pueden hacer para ayudar a que sus hijos vuelvan a casa y qué esperar luego de que sus hijos hayan vuelto a casa. También presenta recursos para ayudar a familias durante y después de la reunificación familiar. Provides a general overview of the reunification process, including what parents can expect while their children are in foster care, what they can do to help their children return home, and what to expect after children return home. Resources available...more |
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| Document Title: | "East Group": Group Work With Favored Parents (Chapter 8 in Overcoming Parent-Child Contact Problems: Family-Based Interventions for Resistance, Rejection, and Alienation). |
| Personal Author: | Ward, Peggie. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This chapter explains the East Group at the Overcoming Barriers (OCB) camp is made up of parents who are favored by at least one of their children and have been required to attend the OCB camp. It identifies the characteristics of these favored parents, describes thoughts, behaviors, and actions that have led to the favored parent’s actions that pull their children closer to them an away from the other parent, and discusses the use of role play to create an alternative view of another person and a map for changing behaviors, as well as the use of parent coaching for interventions...more |
| 157 | |
| Document Title: | The Impact of Protection Interventions on Unaccompanied and Separated Children in Humanitarian Crises: Systematic Review. Executive Summary. |
| Personal Author: | Williamson, Katharine.,Landis, Debbie.,Shannon, Harry.,Gupta, Priya.,Gillespie, Leigh-Anne.,Özerdem, Alpaslan. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This executive summary presents the findings of a systematic review, commissioned by the Humanitarian Evidence Programme and carried out by a research team from Save the Children UK, Save the Children Sweden, and McMaster University, to identify, synthesize and evaluate existing evidence of the impact of protection interventions on unaccompanied and separated children (UASC) in humanitarian crises since 1983. The review synthesizes evidence on outcomes for children from programming on family tracing and reunification (FTR), interim care (residential care centers and foster care) and mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS). As part of the systematic review process, the research team identified...more |
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| Document Title: | "Common Ground": The Children's Group (Chapter 10 in Overcoming Parent-Child Contact Problems: Family-Based Interventions for Resistance, Rejection, and Alienation). |
| Personal Author: | Deutsch, Robin M.,Judge, Abigail M. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This chapter describes common characteristics of children participating in Common Ground, the children’s therapeutic group at the Overcoming Barriers camp that is designed to address parental alienation in child custody cases. The children’s dilemmas are described, as well as the goals of the psychoeducational groups and stages of the group process. 22 references. |
| 159 | |
| Document Title: | Improving Services Delivery to Youth in the Child Welfare System |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | In 2011, the Children’s Bureau published a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) titled “Improving Services Delivery to Youth in the Child Welfare System” (HHS-2011-ACF-ACYF-CW-0186). Through this FOA, the Children’s Bureau awarded 5-year grants to support the effective implementation of strategies to help youth at risk of aging out of foster care develop skills to strengthen and manage relationships with biological family members and other important people in their lives. The strategies implemented by the grantees were designed to facilitate reunification, when safe and appropriate, or other legal permanency for older youth in foster care and promote a healthy transition to adulthood. In...more |
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| 160 | |
| Document Title: | Prolonged Separation and Reunification among Chinese Immigrant Children and Families: An Exploratory Study. |
| Personal Author: | Kwong, Kenny.,Yu, Qing Yu. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | The present study explored the lived experiences of Chinese immigrant parents in New York City who went through prolonged separation and faced challenges after reunification in the United States. The study assessed their attitudes, perceptions, and reactions to the separation and reunification process to gain better understanding of the ways prolonged separation and reunification impact on child development and family wellbeing. A phenomenological research approach was used to study qualitatively the narrative data from in-depth interviews. The analytical process was based on data immersion, coding, sorting codes into themes, and comparing the themes across interviews. The sample included 18 Chinese immigrant...more |
| 161 | |
| Document Title: | Parents in Partnership: We've Been Where You Are. |
| Corporate Author: | Los Angeles County (Calif.). Department of Children and Family Services. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Intended for parents, this brief describes how the Parents in Partnership program in Los Angeles County, California, can assist parents and families coming into contact with the Department of Children and Family Services. Services include: lobby and community outreach, a warm telephone line to assist parents, parent orientations, parent support groups, Family Team Meetings support, and peer-to-peer support services provided by Parent Partners. It notes that parents who participant in the parent orientation are 30% more likely to regain custody of their children in 1 year or less compared to those who do not participant. A list of contact telephone numbers...more |
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| Document Title: | Relationship Between Out-Of-Home Care Placement History Characteristics And Educational Achievement: A Population Level Linked Data Study. |
| Personal Author: | Maclean, Miriam J.,Taylor, Catherine L.,O’Donnell, Melissa. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Studies generally show children who have entered out-of-home care have worse educational outcomes than the general population, although recent research suggests maltreatment and other adversities are major contributing factors. Children’s out-of-home care experiences vary and may affect their outcomes. This study examined the influence of placement stability, reunification, type of care, time in care and age at entry to care on children’s educational outcomes. We conducted a population-based record-linkage study of children born in Western Australia between 1990 and 2010 who sat State or national Year 3 reading achievement tests (N = 235,045 children, including 2160 children with a history of...more |
| 163 | |
| Document Title: | Clinical Decision-Making In Parent-Child Contact Problem Cases: Tailoring The Intervention To The Family's Needs (Chapter 2 in Overcoming Parent-Child Contact Problems: Family-Based Interventions for Resistance, Rejection, and Alienation). |
| Personal Author: | Fidler, Barbara J.,Ward, Peggie. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This chapter identifies the continuum of parent-child contact problems in divorcing families, summarizes key principles and components of managing first queries, preliminary screening, and clinical intake, discusses the tailoring of interventions to the nature and severity of the parent-child contact problem, and lists intervention options for different types and severities of parent-child contact problems. 1 figure and numerous references. |
| 164 | |
| Document Title: | Empowering Caregivers, Strengthening Families Video Series. Don's Story [YouTube Video and Descriptive Audio]. |
| Corporate Author: | Capacity Building Center for States. Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Highlights the beneficial role of agency support and encouragement to caregivers in ensuring effective foster parenting and successful reunification measures. In this video, a foster parent discusses the importance of communication and trust between caregivers and biological family members, along with agency training and resources, for successful reunification. (Author abstract) |
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| 165 | |
| Document Title: | Child Welfare Policy (Chapter 18 in The Wiley Handbook of Early Childhood Development Programs, Practices, and Policies). |
| Personal Author: | Slack, Kristen S.,Paul, June. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This chapter discusses federal governmental policies and programs that guide formalized response to situations of child maltreatment. It begins with a brief history on the emergence of child welfare systems in the United States, and then discusses central developmental theories that have influenced policy and practice, developmental outcomes known to correlate with child maltreatment, and empirical evidence associated with nine major policies and practices common to the child welfare field. 1 table and numerous references. |
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| Document Title: | Children in Family Foster Care (Chapter 11 in Exploring Child Welfare: A Practice Perspective,7th Edition. With Enhanced Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (What's New in Social Work). |
| Personal Author: | Crosson-Tower, Cynthia. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This chapter describes the emergency, development, function, and purpose of foster care, reasons children enter foster care, the role of foster parents and how they are recruited and trained, the reactions, responsibilities, and stresses for the birth parents when their children are place in and returned from foster care, the feelings of children toward their placement and life in foster care, the role of the foster care social workers, and trends for the future of foster care. Critical thinking questions and case examples are included. 3 figures. |
| 167 | |
| Document Title: | Reunification Family Therapy: A Treatment Manual. |
| Personal Author: | Faust, Jan. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Childhood problems are often related to and exacerbated by the disintegration of the family structure, whether through parental separation and divorce, military service, or incarceration. Reunification therapy is a therapeutic process incorporating different empirically based methods (cognitive behavior therapy, humanistic, and systemic) to help repair relationships between parents and children and restore not only physical contact but also meaningful social, emotional, and interpersonal exchanges between parents and children. This unique manual, bringing together the vast experience of the author, outlines the many situations many families currently face and why the need for reunification therapy exists. Dr. Faust has worked for 30...more |
| 168 | |
| Document Title: | Foster Care. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This fact sheet explains foster care services in Ohio. It provides information on the removal of children from their homes and the temporary custody of the child to a public children services agency, determining the best placements for children, how foster care is regulated, how adults can become foster parents, when adoption is considered, and services that are available for children who age out of foster care. |
| 169 | |
| Document Title: | Foster Youth (Forgotten Youth). |
| Personal Author: | Currie-McGhee, Leanne. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Part of a series of books for young readers about children facing challenges, this book discusses the lives of foster children. Information is provided on the trauma experienced my many foster children, the lasting impact of being in foster care, the foster care system and what occurs during an investigation, finding foster parents and the challenges of placement, long-term goals of foster care, removal of a child from his or her home, the separation of siblings, the mixed emotions of foster children, the challenge of adapting to a new family, adjusting to school changes and the risk of dropping out, friendship...more |
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| Document Title: | Child and Partner Transitions among Families Experiencing Homelessness. |
| Corporate Author: | Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE), Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluatio |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This brief explores child and partner separations among families experiencing homelessness.Additionally, the brief examines: family separations and reunifications in the 20 months after being in emergency shelter and; the association between family separation and recent housing instability following the initial shelter stay. This is the fourth in a series of research briefs sponsored by OPRE and ASPE that draws on data collected as part of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Family Options Study. The Family Options Study has data on 2,282 homeless families with children in twelve communities across the country. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Coparenting, Parenting And Child-focused Family Interventions (Chapter 11 in Overcoming Parent-Child Contact Problems: Family-Based Interventions for Resistance, Rejection, and Alienation). |
| Personal Author: | Sullivan, Matthew J.,Deutsch, Robin M. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | The Overcoming Barriers (OCB) intensive camp program uses a combination of interventions (likened to inpatient treatment) to address the entrenched dynamics of the family system that contribute to a child's resisting contact with a parent. The focus of this chapter is on those interventions. In scheduled daily sessions with individual families and spontaneous responses to incidents that occur in the camp milieu, multiple combinations of clinicians design and deliver intensive interventions to each parent to the coparent dyad, to the parent-child dyads, and to the child, both separately and jointly with the parents. The potency of these interventions is significantly augmented...more |
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| Document Title: | Expanding the Conceptualization of Re-Entry: The Inter-Play Between Child Welfare and Juvenile Services. |
| Personal Author: | Shipe, Stacey L.,Shaw, Terry V.,Betsinger, Sara.,Farrell, Jill L. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | Re-entry in child welfare is traditionally viewed as a child exiting to permanency and then reentering the child welfare system. Using this approach is effective for understanding child welfare practice from a single-system lens, but gives an incomplete picture of how children may move between related child serving systems. The present study expands the definition of re-entry by examining re-entry for 2259 children who either return to the child welfare system or move into the juvenile justice system after reunification from foster care. When measuring a broader concept of re-entry (into either system) the rate of re-entry went from 18% to...more |
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| Document Title: | The Impact of Protection Interventions on Unaccompanied and Separated Children in Humanitarian Crises: Systematic Review. |
| Personal Author: | Williamson, Katharine.,Landis, Debbie.,Shannon, Harry.,Gupta, Priya.,Gillespie, Leigh-Anne.,Özerdem, Alpaslan. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This systematic review, commissioned by the Humanitarian Evidence Programme and carried out by a research team from Save the Children UK, Save the Children Sweden, and McMaster University, identifies, synthesizes and evaluates existing evidence of the impact of protection interventions on unaccompanied and separated children (UASC) in humanitarian crises since 1983. The review synthesizes evidence on outcomes for children from programming on family tracing and reunification (FTR), interim care (residential care centers and foster care) and mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS). As part of the systematic review process, the research team identified all potentially relevant research and selected the 23...more |
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| Document Title: | The Crime of Family Abduction- A Child's and Parent's Perspective (Chapter 4 in Essential Guide to Child Abuse and Missing Children: Law Enforcement and Family Response, Injuries, Illness, Fatalities, STDs and Sexual Abuse, Battered Child Syndrome, Burn Injuries, AMBER Alert). |
| Corporate Author: | U.S. Government and U.S. Department of Justice. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This chapter discusses the crime of family abduction and shares the perspectives of both children and parents. Information is provided on the what happens to a child who is abducted, the search for the abducted child, what happens to a parent whose child has been abducted and what the searching parent may be feeling, tips for working with law enforcement and the media, finding the abducted child, planning for recovery, managing the aftershocks, and minimizing potential pitfalls when a child is returned. |
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| Document Title: | Multi-Site Family Study on Incarceration, Parenting and Partnering. Parenting and Partnership When Fathers Return From Prison: Findings From Qualitative Analysis. |
| Personal Author: | Comfort, Megan.,McKay, Tasseli.,Landwehr, Justin.,Kennedy, Erin.,Lindquist, Christine.,Bir, Anupa. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This brief presents findings on family life after incarceration based on qualitative interviews conducted as part of the Multi-Site Family Study on Incarceration, Parenting and Partnering (MFS-IP). The study includes implementation and impact evaluations and qualitative and quantitative analyses of participants in programs funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to provide services to incarcerated fathers and their families. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Working with Birth Parents: The Impact of Faith, Prayer and Forgiveness. |
| Personal Author: | DeGarmo, John. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This article explains praying for the birth parents of a foster child is one important area of foster care that foster parents need to do on a regular basis. It discusses the strength of forgiveness and other ways to help birth parents, including inviting them to worship, allowing phone calls between the foster child and the birth parents, using Skype to allow face to face communication, inviting birth parents to school events and extracurricular activities, sending school progress reports, asking birth parents to help with birthday plans for the child, and supporting reunification. |
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| Document Title: | Great Starts Final Evaluation October 2013- September 2016. |
| Personal Author: | Vagnier, Jerry. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This final report discusses the activities and outcomes of a federally funded women's treatment program to prevent infant abandonment, maintain family integrity, and when appropriate, assist in family reunification. Since 1991, Great Starts has served 858 drug addicted and/or HIV+ adult women who were pregnant or postpartum and 1,295 of their drug exposed children. During the 3-year federal grant period of September 30, 2013-September 29, 2016, Great Starts served 129 women and their 257 children and evolved from a supportive housing program to an accredited mental health and treatment service, which operated a licensed on-site daycare center. Additionally, Regional Partnership Grant-funded...more |
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| Document Title: | Availability of Aftercare for Youth Departing Group Homes. |
| Personal Author: | Tyler, Patrick M.,Thompson, Ronald W.,Trout, Alexandra L.,Lambert, Matthew C.,Synhorst, Lori L. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | Aftercare has been suggested to improve the outcomes of youth who depart group homes. This project used a survey method to collect data from 38 agency leaders from across the United States on the aftercare supports they believed were available for youth departing group homes and returning to their homes/schools prior to high school graduation. The results revealed that 34% of agencies provided an aftercare service with a model, and 29% of agencies received external funding for aftercare. The findings are summarized and limitations and implications for future research are discussed. (Author abstract) |
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| Document Title: | Foster Home Placements and the Probability of Family Reunification: Does Licensing Matter? |
| Personal Author: | Ryan, Joseph P.,Perron, Brian E.,Moore, Andrew.,Victor, Bryan.,Evangelist, Michael. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | The concept of foster care has been widely studied in child welfare. The literature is well developed with regard to the risk of initial placement, length of stay in care, placement stability, exits to permanency, and emancipation. Yet, the literature is woefully underdeveloped when it comes to understanding if variations in the types and characteristics of foster homes impact important child welfare outcomes. The current study utilizes entry cohorts pulled from statewide administrative data (N = 17,960) to investigate the association between types of foster care and the probability of reunification. We focus specifically on the licensing status of foster homes....more |
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| Document Title: | Supporting a Reunified Family, A Case Manager's Story. |
| Corporate Author: | Children's Bureau. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | Presents the story of Sandy, a foster parent through CEDAR Homes for Children in Nebraska. Sandy is also an advocate for children and youth throughout the child welfare system. While working with two children placed in her home, Sandy encouraged connections with the children’s biological mother to help them create a bond. She offered her a bed and a place to rest during home visits, made significant efforts to encourage reunification, and helped her find support when the mother's third biological child was born. This Real-Life Story was developed as part of National Foster Care Month 2016. |
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| Document Title: | A Safety Organized Practice Training Program for Contracted Service Providers in the Ventura County Child Welfare System: A Grant Proposal. |
| Personal Author: | Duncan, Shara |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This thesis paper presents a proposed grant proposal to fund a Safety Organized Practice training program focusing on family engagement for service providers contracted with Ventura County Children and Family Services in Ventura County, California. The proposed training program would provide specialized training to child welfare professionals in order to increase the quality of interventions provided by child welfare professionals, enhance the quality of their visitations with families, and help promote improved reunification rates. The potential funding source for this grant is the W.K. Kellogg Foundation as this program coincides with the foundation's focal beneficiaries. The paper discusses the importance of...more |
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| Document Title: | Moving Families From Trauma to Hope and Healing: A Visitation Coach’s Story |
| Corporate Author: | United States. Children's Bureau. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | Explains visit coaching from the perspective of a coach with Salvation Army Children's Services who aims to help families endure the grief of separation and learn to connect and celebrate their strengths. The coach builds partnerships with parents while supporting them so they can meet their children's needs. She is rewarded by seeing parents emerge from a history of trauma and become better equipped to take care of their children. This Real-Life Story was developed as part of National Foster Care Month 2016. |
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| Document Title: | Foster Home Licensing and Risk of Reentry to Out-of-Home Care Following Family Reunification. |
| Personal Author: | Victor, Bryan G.,Ryan, Joseph P.,Moore, Andrew.,Mowbray, Orion.,Evangelist, Michael.,Perron, Brian E. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | Family reunification without subsequent reentry is the primary permanency goal for children placed in foster care. While a number of placement-level factors have been examined for their effect on subsequent reentry to care, no study to date has considered foster care licensing. The current study uses statewide administrative data to construct a cohort of foster care youth who entered care between 2009 and 2012 and were reunified by the start of 2013 (N = 7752) to investigate the association between types of foster care and the probability of reentry to foster care up to two years following reunification. We focus specifically...more |
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| Document Title: | Office of the Family and Children's Ombuds: 2016 Annual Report. Washington State Office of the Family and Children's Ombuds. |
| Corporate Author: | Washington State Office of the Family and Children's Ombuds. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This report provides an account of the Washington State Office of the Family and Children's Ombuds' (OFCO) activities from September 1, 2015 to August 31, 2016 and provides recommendations for systemic improvements. The first part of the report reviews the role of the ombudsman to provide families and citizens across the Washington State with an independent and impartial review of the decisions made by the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) and other State agencies. The following part discusses the inquiries and complaints received during the targeted time period, and reports the ombudsman received 778 complaints in 2016, the most...more |
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| Document Title: | Reconnecting Families |
| Corporate Author: | Fairfax County Public Schools U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | The process of parents and children reunifying after years apart can be a difficult one. Parenting is a challenge even without years of separation! The intent of this book is to help children, parents, and sponsors serving a “parent role” build trusting and loving relationships. The book helps parents begin the conversation of discovery. Through activities and discussions parents and children get to know one another again. The child left behind may harbor angry feelings, effects of traumatic experiences, and confusion upon arriving in the United States. The parent may experience mixed emotions including guilt, joy, and apprehension. Where do we...more |
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| Document Title: | Los Angeles County 2015-2016 DCFS Biennial Report. |
| Corporate Author: | Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This report begins by discussing the vision, mission, and values of the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and then reports the activities and accomplishments of DCFS from 2015-2016. Statistics are reported that indicate: there were over 200,000 annual calls made to the child protection hotline; there were 150,000 child safety investigations; there were 35,000 children receiving continuing services monthly, with 12,000 receiving service while remaining at home with their parents; of the 18,000 children in foster care, 9,500 are living with their relatives and extended family members, 6,500 are living in non-relative foster homes; 1,000 are living...more |
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| Document Title: | Decision, Risk and Uncertainty Withdrawal or Reunification of Children and Young People in Danger. |
| Personal Author: | Ferreira, Paulo Delgado.,Carvalho, João M.S.,Pinto, Vânia S.,Martins, Teresa. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This study aims to better understand what influences and determines decisions in contexts characterized by complexity and uncertainty, and contributes to the development of recommendations for practice. Based on the work of Davidson-Arad and Benbenishty (2008, 2010), we intended to understand how students from higher education, in scientific areas related to professions involved in decision making processes of children and young people at risk individual care plan, would decide in the presence of a specific case with different scenarios. Participated in the study 200 university students from different regions of Portugal. We used a factorial design (2×2) that involved a questionnaire...more |
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| Document Title: | Nikole's Story: a Foster Family’s Story |
| Corporate Author: | United States. Children's Bureau. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | Describes one foster family's experience with a little girl named Nikole who changed their lives for the better. The family started taking care of Nikole when she was 2 days old, but she was soon able to return to her mother's care. For weeks, the foster family worked to support the mother, but she tragically passed away from an illness, and Nikole came back into their care while her biological father worked to regain custody. Now, Nikole is thriving with her father, but her foster family is still closely involved. They started a nonprofit, Patty's Hope, that works with birth parents...more |
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| Document Title: | Recommended Treatments for "Parental Alienation Syndrome" (PAS) May Cause Children Foreseeable and Lasting Psychological Harm. |
| Personal Author: | Dallam, Stephanie.,Silberg, Joyanna L. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | The coercive and punitive “therapies” recommended for children diagnosed with parental alienation constitute an ethical minefield and are especially inappropriate when used on children who have already been traumatized. Forced reunification against a child’s will and without taking into consideration the child’s point of view and emotional well-being, can be expected to reinforce a sense of helplessness and powerlessness in an already vulnerable child. Such “treatment” can be expected to do more harm than good, and rather than helping their well-being, could cause lasting psychological harm, particularly when imposed upon children who claim the parent they are being forced to reunify...more |
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| Document Title: | Oklahoma Department of Human Services 2016 Annual Report. |
| Corporate Author: | Oklahoma Department of Human Services. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This annual report describes the activities and accomplishments of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) in State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2016. It reviews key achievements in the areas of adult and family services, adult protective services, aging services, child care services, child support services, child welfare services, developmental disabilities services, the Office of Client Advocacy, and accountability. The section on child welfare services includes the following findings: in SFY 2016, DHS received 80,573 reports of alleged child maltreatment and 15,187 children were substantiated as victims; 5,599 children were successful reunited with their families, adopted, or placed in a guardianship situation,...more |
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| Document Title: | Improving Outcomes for Children in Foster Care Strategic Blueprint 2016-2018 Executive Summary NYC Administration for Children's Services (ACS) Family Permanency Services (FPS) Division [New York City]. |
| Corporate Author: | New York City Administration for Chilrden's Services. Family Permanency Services Division. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This executive summary lists case practice priorities and systemic priorities for improving outcomes for children in foster care in New York City for 2016-2018. Priorities address: fundamental case practice, family reunification, kinship care, KinGap, placement, adoption, reducing the use of Another Planned Permanent Living Arrangement, delivering interventions that are trauma-informed, implementing a new collaborative case consultation and technical assistance model to support foster care agency case practice, collaborating and integrating services to improve outcomes for children and families, and exploring new financial models that reflect system values and performance goals. |
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| Document Title: | The Adoption and Safe Families Act: Proposing a "Best Efforts" Standard to Eliminate the Ultimate Obstacle for Family Reunification. |
| Personal Author: | Lercara, Brittany. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | The Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (ASFA) was enacted in an attempt to expedite the child's permanency plan by pushing for adoption of children in foster care. The ASFA requires the U.S. Department of Health to make reasonable efforts to reunify and preserve existing families while rewarding the states for increased adoption of foster care children. The ASFA was enacted to ensure the best interests of the child are to remain paramount, but in practice, the ASFA is furthering the best interests of the state. This Note proposes amendment of the ASFA to increase the obligation of the Department...more |
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| Document Title: | The Nebraska Foster Care Review Office Quarterly Report Submitted Pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §43-1303(4). September 1, 2016. Third Quarter Report. |
| Corporate Author: | Nebraska Foster Care Review Office. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This quarterly report shares findings from the Nebraska Foster Care Review Office’s (FCRO) independent data and analysis of the child welfare system. The first section of the report concentrates on all children in out-of-home care from October 5, 2015 through July 5, 2016 due to their involvement with either the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) or the Office of Probation Administration-Juvenile Division. It provides an overview of children in out-of-home care involved with the child welfare system and those involved with juvenile justice that have no child welfare involvement. The second section of the report given an overview of...more |
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| Document Title: | A Christmas to Remember |
| Corporate Author: | United States. Children's Bureau. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | Tells the story of three siblings who recently celebrated their first Christmas with their mother after being removed from their father's care. When their mother was found, they had not seen her in 3 years and she was incarcerated. After months of foster care challenges and participating in therapy at the California Psychological Institute, the children were ready to begin visitations with their mother. Now they are finally together. This Real-Life Story was developed as part of National Foster Care Month 2016. |
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| Document Title: | From Trauma to Triumph: Becoming the Mom My Kids Need, A Mother's Story. |
| Corporate Author: | Children's Bureau. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | Describes one mother's journey from experiencing childhood trauma and drug use to getting clean and becoming a better parent for her kids. After 28 months, this mother reunited with her children with help from the Spokane County Parents for Parents Program. Now she is a coordinator for the program, working with other parents who are struggling to navigate the child welfare system. She uses her past mistakes as a source of strength and inspiration and hopes to help others in need. This Real-Life Story was developed as part of National Foster Care Month 2016 |
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| Document Title: | The Right of the Child to Family Reunification. |
| Corporate Author: | UNICEF. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This advocacy brief explains UNICEF’s position that the Family Reunification Directive that applies to the majority of EU Member States should be revised to: expand family reunification rights for person under subsidiary protection, ensure families separated due to conflict and disaster are reunited in line with the child’s best interests, encourage a flexible use of existing family reunification mechanisms to respond to humanitarian situations, broaden the definition of family for all children, and ease existing conditions and procedures so that children are not kept apart from their family. In addition, UNICEF calls upon countries to give priority to applications for family...more |
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| Document Title: | Arizona Families F.I.R.S.T. Program Annual Evaluation Report State Fiscal Year 2015. |
| Corporate Author: | Arizona State University. Center for Applied Behavioral Health Policy. Arizona Department of Child Safety. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This report presents service utilization and program outcome data for the Arizona Families F.I.R.S.T. (Families in Recovery Succeeding Together; AFF) program, a statewide program established in 2000 to address adverse conditions related to alcohol and drug abuse among child-welfare-involved families in which allegations of child maltreatment were associated with parental substance abuse. Key elements of the AFF program include: an emphasis on face-to-face outreach and engagement at the time of program referral; assessments; supportive services (e.g., case management, transportation, employment, and housing services); individual and group treatment; counseling; and recovery maintenance services. This report includes service utilization data and program outcome...more |
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| Document Title: | Promoting Birth Parents' Relationships with Their Toddlers Upon Reunification: Results from Promoting First Relationships Home Visiting Program. |
| Personal Author: | Oxford, Monica L.,Marcenko, Maureen.,Fleming, Charles B.,Jane Lohr, Mary.,Spieker, Susan J. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | Birth parents, once reunified with their child after a foster care placement, are in need of in-home support services to prevent reoccurrence of maltreatment and reentry into foster care, establish a strong relationship with their child, and enhance child well-being. Few studies have addressed the efficacy of home visiting services for reunified birth parents of toddlers. This study reports on the findings from a randomized control trial of a 10-week home visiting program, Promoting First Relationships® (Kelly, Sandoval, Zuckerman, & Buehlman, 2008), for a subsample of 43 reunified birth parents that were part of the larger trial. We describe how the...more |
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| Document Title: | The Effects of Parenting on Well-Being in Families Reunited After Foster Care. |
| Personal Author: | Barton, Jocelyn Marie. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | Child maltreatment is a costly social problem that carries with it significant risk of poor outcomes across the lifespan. There is a large body of research on risk and protective factors associated with child maltreatment. However, there is a significant gap in the literature on family functioning after children are reunified with their families. The current study proposed a conceptual model of family functioning based on a socioecological perspective. Hypotheses related to the effects of parenting on well-being were tested using a series of structural equation models. Results indicated modest support for the directional effects of improved parenting on parental well-being...more |
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| Document Title: | Reunification of Foster Children: Factors Associated with Reunification Outcomes in Flanders and the Netherlands. |
| Personal Author: | Goemans, Anouk.,Vanderfaeillie, Johan.,Damen, Harm.,Pijnenburg, Huub.,Van Holen, Frank. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | Although a significant number of foster children eventually return to their birth parents, evidence-based models for permanency planning are scarce, and there is a lack of clear decision-making criteria for reunification. This study aimed to establish further knowledge about reunification. Both reunification pace and factors which are associated with reunification were examined. The focus was on factors related to the foster child, the birth parents, the foster parents and the foster placement, and reasons for removal. Case file analysis was performed for 580 Flemish and Dutch foster children ages 0–18. Cox regression analyses showed contact with birth parents to be most...more |
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| Document Title: | Recovery Coaches and the Stability of Reunification for Substance Abusing Families in Child Welfare. |
| Personal Author: | Goulette, Natalie W.,Evans, Sara Z.,King, Dione. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | A study investigated the effectiveness of providing recovery coaches to 1,112 substance abusing parents associated with an open foster care placement. Findings indicate substance abusing parents associated with a recovery coach were significantly more likely to achieve a stable reunification as compared with similar families in the control group. 1 figure, 3 tables, and 37 references. |
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| Document Title: | Maltreated Children and Their Families in Juvenile Dependency Court II: Maltreatment Recidivism. |
| Personal Author: | Lawler, Jamie M.,Gehrman, Richard.,Karatekin, Canan. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | The most serious maltreatment cases are referred to Juvenile Dependency Court. Eighty-eight court records were coded for factors related to maltreatment recidivism, including prior involvement histories, differential response, and placement changes. Seventy-two percent of caregivers had previous involvement, which correlated with family size and number of presenting concerns. When caregivers were offered voluntary services previously, 15% were completed. Children of substance-abusing caregivers were more likely to have prior involvement with the system. On average, children experienced four placement changes. Almost half of children reunified with caregivers had to be removed by the court. Recommendations and future directions are discussed. (Author abstract)...more |
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| Document Title: | Safe Returns from Care (Chapter 11 in Clinical Practice at the Edge of Care: Developments in Working with At-Risk Children and their Families). |
| Personal Author: | Pipe, Caroline. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This chapter considers the usefulness of systemic theory and practice when applied to achieving positive outcomes in family rehabilitation. Risks and opportunities for change in this context are discussed, along with systemic understandings of how these might arise and be addressed in clinical practice. Ways of responding to both planned and unanticipated returns from care are described and the use of “Anticipation Dialogues” is highlighted. 34 references. |
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| Document Title: | National Foster Care Month: Post-Reunification Supports and Prevention of Reentry Into Out-of-Home Care [Webinar] |
| Corporate Author: | Capacity Building Center for States |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | Provides an overview of the benefits of reunification and post-reunification supports and explores how these strategies help prevent reentry into child welfare services. The presenters for this webinar, offered as part of National Foster Care Month 2016, include Jennifer Marcelli, the Center's Program Area Manager for foster care; Taffy Compain, National Foster Care Specialist at the Children's Bureau; Chrissy Triplett, Project Manager with the Catawba County Child Wellbeing Project, Inc.; Heather Ball, Evaluation Coordinator for the Child Wellbeing Project, Inc.; Phillip H. Redmond, Jr., Associate Director of the Child Care Division at the Duke Endowment; Karin Malm, a child welfare research...more |
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| Document Title: | Effects of a Video Feedback Parent Training Program During Child Welfare Visitation. |
| Personal Author: | Nese, Rhonda N.T.,Anderson, Cynthia M.,Ruppert, Traci.,Fisher, Philip A. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | Behavioral parent training programs have documented efficacy for improving behaviors among parents and their children and are frequently used by child welfare agencies to prevent removal of a child from the parental home or to facilitate reunification. Although an ideal time for parent training might be during supervised visits where parents may practice skills with their children under the guidance and support of a therapist or caseworker, this is not typically the case. Most often, parents within the child welfare system receive parent training in small groups without their children present, and to date, few studies have examined effects of behavioral...more |
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| Document Title: | Two-Generation Psychiatric Intervention in the Prevention of Early Childhood Maltreatment Recidivism. |
| Personal Author: | Constantino, John Nicholas.,Ben-David, Vered.,Navsaria, Neha.,Spiegel, T. Eric.,Glowinski, Anne L.,Rogers, Cynthia E.,Jonson-Reid, Melissa. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This article highlights the use of the SYNCHRONY Project (Strengthening Young Children by Optimizing Family Support in Infancy) with families of young children who were placed in foster care under the jurisdiction of the Family Court of St. Louis County for child abuse or neglect. The families were referred by the court for voluntary participation in the program in one of two referral tracks—a comprehensive clinical track or a parenting education track. Results found the two-generation psychiatric care and evidence-based parenting education were successfully delivered to families of young children in protective custody to supplement care as usual in the child...more |
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| Document Title: | Reunification in Intrafamilial Child Abuse Cases: A Model for Intervention. |
| Personal Author: | Lindahl, Mary W.,Hunt, Lisa A. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | In response to a growing number of requests to help reunify parents and children separated by allegations of child abuse, we developed a model for intervention informed by clinical experience, feedback from clients and professionals, and insights from a growing body of interdisciplinary literature. This article presents a retrospective analysis of 29 intrafamilial cases describing the intervention, outcomes, and problems presented by these challenging situations. The safety and protection of the child was the paramount consideration in determining success, whether or not reunification was achieved. Using informal follow-up data, 24 of the 29 cases were categorized as successful, 21 resulted in...more |
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| Document Title: | Post-Adoption Reunion Sibling Relationships: Factors Facilitating and Hindering the Development of Sensitive Relationships Following Reunion in Adulthood. |
| Personal Author: | O'Neill, Denise.,McAuley, Colette.,Loughran, Hilda. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This paper explores findings from an exploratory study on sibling relationships following adoption reunion in adulthood. The qualitative data was gathered through in-depth interviews with 33 adopted adults who were reunited with their birth sibling(s) through an adoption agency in the Republic of Ireland. The findings throw light upon the development of the emotional, often complex, relationships which may emerge when siblings meet for the first time in adult life. Factors influential in facilitating or hindering these post-reunion relationships are discussed. The important insights are then considered in the context of the wider international literature on adoption, search and reunion. (Author...more |
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| Document Title: | Foster Care Population Rises Again in 2015. |
| Personal Author: | Boo, Mary. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | National data is reported indicating that during fiscal year 2015 almost 270,000 children entered care and only about 243,000 existed, representing the ne highest number of entries to care since 2008 when 280,000 children entered care. It is reported that the primary reason for entry was neglect, followed by a parent’s drug use. The average age of a foster child was just over eight and a half years old, and 30% were at least 13 years old. State data and exit data are also reported. |
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| Document Title: | Children in Foster Care. |
| Personal Author: | Barber, James.,Delfabbro, Paul. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This book reports the major findings of a two-year longitudinal study of 235 foster children who entered the foster care system in South Australia between 1998 and 1999. As well as examining the changing policy context of children’s services, the book documents the psychosocial outcomes for the foster children, their feedback on their experiences of care, and the views of their social workers and carers. The research reveals that while most children do well in foster care up to the two-year point, placement instability has an extreme effect on children who are moved from placement to placement because no carer will...more |
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| Document Title: | Evaluating Parents in Partnership: A Preliminary Study of a Child Welfare Intervention Designed to Increase Reunification [Author Manuscript]. |
| Personal Author: | Enano, Stephanie.,Freisthler, Bridget.,Perez-Johnson, Derrick.,Lovato-Hermann, Kristina. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | Child welfare systems struggle with how best to accomplish reunification for children who have been removed from their home due to child maltreatment. Parent mentor programs may facilitate the reunification process. In these programs, parents who have successfully reunified with their children after child welfare involvement provide support and guidance for parents currently navigating the system. The current study examines (a) whether distance was a barrier to participation in orientation of a parent mentor program (called Parents in Partnership [PIP]) for 98 parents involved with the child welfare system and (b) whether participation affected reunification outcomes for 73 parents. Logistic regression...more |
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| Document Title: | Clinical Practice at the Edge of Care: Developments in Working with At-Risk Children and their Families. |
| Personal Author: | Smith, Laura. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This book brings together psychological and psychotherapeutic contributions to clinical practice with children at the edge of care and their families. Following an introduction that defines what is meant by children at the edge of care, Chapter 2 focuses on the conceptualization of assessment as an interventive activity, the theoretical and research base for taking this approach in edge-of-care practice, and recommended models and methods of interventive assessment. Chapter 3 considers the relevance of the theory and practice of systemic consultation to understanding and influencing edge-of-care contexts. Chapter 4 supports the idea that edge-of-care clinical practice can usefully include a range...more |
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| Document Title: | Concurrent Planning: Sample Scripts. |
| Personal Author: | Cohen, Constance.,Norris, Judy. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This brief includes scripts judges and social workers can use to explain concurrent planning to parents involved in the child welfare system. The first script presented is intended for judges and discusses the importance of placement stability for child development and the need for a Plan B from the beginning of the case in case family reunification is not possible. Information is provided on meeting parental needs and parental advocacy. The second script is designed for social workers, providers, and attorneys to use following the judge’s explanation of concurrent planning. In this script, advocates acknowledge parental anxiety and fear, reinforce family...more |
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| Document Title: | Maine Child Welfare Services Ombudsman 14th Annual Report 2016. |
| Personal Author: | Alberi, Christine E. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | The Maine Child Welfare Services Ombudsman office investigates general complaints to ensure that the state's response to children's needs is equitable and efficient. The 2016 Ombudsman's report begins by reviewing factors that are reviewed in determining whether or not to open a case for review, and reporting data for the period of October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016. It reports In Fiscal Year 2016, 512 inquiries were made to the Ombudsman Program, a decrease of 17 inquiries from the previous fiscal year. As a result of these inquiries, 114 cases were opened for review (22%), 307 cases were given information...more |
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| Document Title: | An Extreme Case Leads to a Renewed Bond Between Father and Son |
| Corporate Author: | United States. Children's Bureau. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | Highlights a positive family reunification for a 12-year-old boy from Arizona who lost his mother and stepfather. The boy was able to reconnect with his estranged birth father, who eventually gained custody. This Real-Life Story, developed as part of National Foster Care Month 2016, details the father's dedication to his son and the boy's later successes, which included joining a male youth group, playing on a basketball team, and scrapbooking memories of his mother with his dad. ? |
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| Document Title: | Finding Permanence: a Foster Care Alumni's Story |
| Corporate Author: | United States. Children's Bureau. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | A foster care alumnus describes her journey from living with her parents until age 9 to moving continuously between foster care and home. During her teenage years, in her 13th foster home, she finally found the kind of love she was looking for and was accepted into the perfect home. Her foster mother passed on intelligence and wisdom and helped guide the rebellious youth through high school, college, graduate school, and authoring her first book, "Truth Be Told: A Foster Child's Recollection." This Real-Life Story was developed as part of National Foster Care Month 2016. |
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| Document Title: | An Innovative Child Welfare Pilot Initiative: Results and Outcomes. |
| Personal Author: | Chambers, Ruth M.,Brocato, Jo.,Fatemi, Maryam.,Rodriguez, Angel Y. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | Successful family reunification is achieved only about 50% of the time when children are in foster care. Parents' ability to access and complete court ordered services are paramount in determining whether the family can achieve reunification. However, the research on how to best facilitate service access and utilization are sparse. A matched sample of 100 families with no prior child welfare involvement and at least one child in out of home care were selected from Department of Children and Family closed administrative case files. This study compared 48 families who received traditional child welfare services to 48 families who received a...more |
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| Document Title: | 209: Family Reunification and Case Closure in Child Sexual Abuse Cases. |
| Personal Author: | Beeler, Nan.,Cooper, Sally.,Fitch, Sally Dine.,King, Cyndi.,LeSure, Suzanne.,Noe, Elizabeth. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | The process of reunification in child welfare cases in which sexual abuse has occurred requires the child welfare professional to take special measures within the reunification process. After attending this workshop, participants will understand the safety issues present during the reunification process; the key ingredients needed in a safety plan; the critical treatment milestones that the victim, perpetrator and family must meet prior to reunification; and the process that should be used when reunifying a family and closing a case. |
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| Document Title: | Breaking the Cycle of Intergenerational Child Maltreatment: A Case for Active Efforts for Dependent Minor Parents and Their Children in State Custody. |
| Personal Author: | Hirst, Eliza M.,Jones, Annika L. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | Dependent minor parents placed in foster care with their children often face significant hurdles. These parents are responsible to make caregiving decisions for their children, while they themselves fall under the caregiving responsibility of the state child welfare system. As such, dependent minor parents live in a “twilight zone” – they hold full parental rights, but limited rights as teenagers. For a number of reasons, the children of minor parents in foster care often come into state custody. When two generations are in foster care at the same time, states must balance the safety and best interests of the children with...more |
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| Document Title: | Reintegration Strategies to Mitigate Child Abuse and Neglect by Substance Abusers in West Virginia Communities. |
| Personal Author: | Laws, Cheryl Wilson. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This thesis evaluates the effectiveness of current intervention strategies employed by organizations that provide socially necessary services (SNS) to Kanawha County, West Virginia parents whose drug addictions pose an impending danger to the continued safety of their children and led to substantiated allegations of child abuse and neglect. These organizations, known as administrative service organizations (ASO), are referred to these maltreating parents by Child Protective Services (CPS) to control or mitigate impending dangers to the safety of abused/neglected children posed by maltreating parents with drug addictions. The current modus operandi of the state of West Virginia is to facilitate an intervention,...more |
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| Document Title: | FY2017 Foster Care Scorecard [New York City]. Updated: September 12, 2016. |
| Corporate Author: | New York City Administration for Children’s Services. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This Foster Care Scorecard serves as the annual evaluation for foster care programs serving New York City’s children and families. The Scorecard evaluates outcome measures and case practice in order to assure the safety, permanency, and well-being of foster children. The Foster Care Scorecard evaluation distinguishes four types of foster care programs. These include Family Foster Care (FFC), Treatment Family Foster Care (TFFC), Special Medical and Developmentally Disabled Foster Care (SFFC), and Residential Services. Outcome measures common to foster care are included in the Scorecard and are measured across all programs. Additionally, practice and process measures specific to each program are...more |
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| Document Title: | Senate Committee on Health and Human Services: Recurrence of Child Abuse and Neglect [Texas]. April 20, 2016. [Presentation Slides]. |
| Corporate Author: | Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This slideshow presentation discusses findings from a study that examined the process used by Texas Child Protective Services to track recurrence of child abuse and neglect, and the differences in recurrence of child abuse and neglect among families who received child protective services, families who received no services and had their cases closed, and families who had their children removed from the home. Findings indicate: the rate of recurrence has not changed significantly over the last 5 years; using federal measures of recurrence, recurrence in Texas is lower than the national average; recurrence is highest for children who return home from...more |
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| Document Title: | More Judicial Guidance for Local Authorities in Care Proceedings. |
| Personal Author: | Doughty, Julie. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This article discusses judicial guidance regarding section 20 Children Act 1989 in England and Wales, legislation that requires the local authorities to provide accommodation for a child in there are when the person who has been caring for them is prevented from providing them with suitable accommodation or care, and voluntary accommodation when this would safeguard or promote the child’s welfare. The guidance addresses the undue delay in child placement and family reunification. 4 references. |
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| Document Title: | The Transitioning Families Therapeutic Reunification Model in Nonfamilial Abductions. |
| Personal Author: | Judge, Abigail M.,Bailey, Rebecca.,Behrman-Lippert, JoAnn.,Bailey, Elizabeth.,Psaila, Cynthia.,Dickel, Jane. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | The existing literature on abduction reunification is limited and evolving. Although guidelines for model service approaches exist, few programs address the unique challenges of reunifying children and families following abduction. This article delineates a family-based reunification model that has assisted families affected by abduction since 2006. Model components include a team-centered approach, a stage-oriented reunification process, and pitfalls and strategies related to intersystem collaboration. We present the value of a family-systems, solution-focused, trauma-informed, and case-specific approach to therapeutic reunification following child abduction. Evidence that is contrary to the popular notion of Stockholm's syndrome is also marked. Research on the efficacy of...more |
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| Document Title: | Refugee Girls and Boys and the Dilemmas of (Un)Sustainable Return to South Sudan (Part 2 In Children and Forced Migration: Durable Solutions During Transient Years). |
| Personal Author: | Ensor, Marisa O. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This chapter discusses the repatriation, reintegration, and renewed forced displacement experienced by the young population of South Sudan in response to the successive episodes of political violence that continue to ravage their country. It focuses on the role played by displaced young girls and boys as they find themselves differentially situated vis-à-vis the various determinants of conflict-induced mobility. The research revealed that, even before the most recent resurgence of conflict, intergenerational tensions were deepening owing to many displaced youngsters’ aspirations to a “modern”—often meaning urban—way of life perceived as incompatible with traditional livelihoods and social relations. Recent events highlight the need...more |
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| Document Title: | A Practical Guide to Early Intervention and Family Support: Assessing Needs and Building Resilience in Families Affected by Parental Mental Health Problems or Substance Misuse. |
| Personal Author: | Sawyer, Emma.,Burton, Sheryl. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | Intended for practitioners and managers who are directly or indirectly involved in the provision of statutory or voluntary services to family members affected by parental mental health problems, parental substance misuse, or alcohol misuse, this handbook considers the concept of resilience and effective family support for families affected by mental health problems and substance misuse. Assessing the policy context and possible barriers to support, the book looks at the assessment of need, safeguarding children, minimizing negative impact, and keeping families together where possible. Chapter 1 provides contextual information relating to parental substance misuse and mental health problems in families, including definitions,...more |