In order to ensure that
children in the child welfare system receive effective care that meets their needs, a trauma informed practice involves a paradigm shift in how these children are treated.
Not exact matches
It was reviewed because it was identified by the topic expert as a program being used
in the field, or it is being marketed and / or used
in California with
children receiving services from
child welfare or related
systems and their parents / caregivers.
Featuring the Parent Partner Program
in Contra Costa, CA, where parents who had been involved
in the
child welfare system now serve as mentors and resource guides to other parents currently
receiving child welfare services.
Because many families
receiving child welfare services may benefit from a variety of agencies, coordination of efforts is more likely to result
in positive outcomes than if each
system focuses independently on its own issue - related services.
Hispanic families
receiving child welfare services may face multiple behavioral health and wellness concerns, from familial trauma and separation due to immigration issues to language barriers affecting service provision and disproportionality
in the foster care
system.
Child welfare systems typically receive and investigate reports of possible child abuse and neglect; provide services to families that need assistance in the protection and care of their children; arrange for children to live with kin or with foster families when they are not safe at home; and arrange for reunification, adoption, or other permanent family connections for children leaving foster
Child welfare systems typically
receive and investigate reports of possible
child abuse and neglect; provide services to families that need assistance in the protection and care of their children; arrange for children to live with kin or with foster families when they are not safe at home; and arrange for reunification, adoption, or other permanent family connections for children leaving foster
child abuse and neglect; provide services to families that need assistance
in the protection and care of their
children; arrange for
children to live with kin or with foster families when they are not safe at home; and arrange for reunification, adoption, or other permanent family connections for
children leaving foster care.
Many parents and caretakers involved
in the
child welfare system experienced trauma themselves
in their childhood or adolescence and have never
received treatment related to these experiences.