Sentences with phrase «effective child welfare»

An effective child welfare system strengthens families and minimizes trauma through timely and appropriate action.

In Ramsey County, the implementation of CFA is based on the belief that safety, permanency, stability, and well - being are achieved through effective child welfare services that act constructively and respectfully on behalf of families.

Although the literature does suggest that the goal of staff diversification is important for effective child welfare programs (English & Brown, 1997), the data on race matching between worker and family are less than compelling.

Each issue of A Closer Look provides information communities nationwide can use in planning, implementing, and evaluating effective child welfare driven systems of care, and is intended as a tool for administrators and policymakers leading system change initiatives.

The reports provide information communities nationwide can use in planning, implementing, and evaluating effective child welfare driven systems of care.

An effective child welfare system works to ensure that children grow up in safe, permanent, and loving homes while strengthening families and minimizing trauma through timely and appropriate action.45 Researchers believe that societal attitudes and lack of knowledge regarding children with disabilities place them at greater risk for abuse and neglect.

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She was a co-founder of Partners for Our Children, a nonprofit in Washington State that is focused on making the child welfare system more effective.

Today, most participants in the debate about welfare reform» at least those outside the realms of the ACLU and the Children's Defense Fund» agree with Olasky that the government has not and can not offer this kind of effective compassion, and that consequently we must enlarge the role private charities play in the lives of the underclass.

At 12:30 p.m., the Senate Standing Committee on Social Services will meet to discuss a number of amendments to social services law - including an act in relation to additional options for local social services districts to implement effective welfare - to - work programs and an act in relation to directing the office of children and family services to establish workload standards for child protective services worker.

While there are minimum legal standards and commensurate penalties for schools that get it completely wrong, the purpose of schools is education, so teaching children about risk, safety, health and welfare is a critical factor in delivering effective life education.

They need to know that the arrangements to safeguard their children's welfare will be respected and, if necessary, enforced through effective reciprocal matrimonial and financial arrangements.

This section contains State and local examples of effective practices to serve families affected by substance use disorders and who are involved in the child welfare system.

Developing Effective Communication Strategies to Generate Buy - in for Change (WMV - 80 MB) June 29, 2011 Webinar presenters highlighted a communication process to generate staff buy - in for a child welfare focused system of care.

The Art & Science of 21st Century Strategic Planning (WMV - 74 MB) January 31, 2011 This webinar highlighted the effective use of strategic planning as the foundation for implementing a child welfare focused system of care.

In order for child welfare staff to feel confident and effective and, one might argue, perform accordingly, they require support from within the agency.

Gives information on EPIC (Effective Planning and Innovative Communication) in the State of Hawaii, which works to strengthen ohana and enhance the welfare of children and youth through transformative processes that are respectful, collaborative, and solution oriented.

How to Work with Your Court: A Guide for Child Welfare Agency Administrators ABA Center on Children and the Law (2004) View Abstract Explains how child welfare administrators can establish effective and efficient relationships between their agencies and the coChild Welfare Agency Administrators ABA Center on Children and the Law (2004) View Abstract Explains how child welfare administrators can establish effective and efficient relationships between their agencies and the cochild welfare administrators can establish effective and efficient relationships between their agencies and the courts.

Strategies to Increase Birth Parent Engagement, Partnership, and Leadership in the Child Welfare System: A Review (PDF - 438 KB) Corwin (2012) Casey Family Programs Reviews the literature on effective approaches to involving birth parents in the child welfare system at all leChild Welfare System: A Review (PDF - 438 KB) Corwin (2012) Casey Family Programs Reviews the literature on effective approaches to involving birth parents in the child welfare system at all lechild welfare system at all levels.

This tip sheet provides child welfare professionals with a framework for how to talk with older youth about permanency, including key considerations and suggestions for starting a conversation as well as ways to make these discussions more effective and meaningful.

The Policy Action Guide provides a framework for thinking about child welfare policy options and initiating actions that help promote an effective policy initiative.

Providing effective and evidence - based parent services is the fulcrum of fairness in the American approach to child welfare services delivery.

Few prevention programs have been rigorously evaluated, and only a few have proven effective.60, 61 Health - care based prevention programs, including parent education programs to reduce rates of abusive head trauma, and improving physician ambulatory care practices to help families decrease risk factors for child maltreatment have shown good initial results, but require further evaluation.62, 63 Specific intensive home visitation programs such as nurse home visiting programs for first - time mothers have proven to be both clinically and cost effective in preventing maltreatment.64, 65 However, a program of nurse home visitation has been found ineffective as a treatment model for abusive and neglectful families, highlighting the importance of primary prevention, as well as the need to rigorously evaluate potential treatments for abusive families.66 Child welfare services are historically structured as short - term interventions that monitor families for recidivism, provide parenting education and assist with referrals to community - based servchild maltreatment have shown good initial results, but require further evaluation.62, 63 Specific intensive home visitation programs such as nurse home visiting programs for first - time mothers have proven to be both clinically and cost effective in preventing maltreatment.64, 65 However, a program of nurse home visitation has been found ineffective as a treatment model for abusive and neglectful families, highlighting the importance of primary prevention, as well as the need to rigorously evaluate potential treatments for abusive families.66 Child welfare services are historically structured as short - term interventions that monitor families for recidivism, provide parenting education and assist with referrals to community - based servChild welfare services are historically structured as short - term interventions that monitor families for recidivism, provide parenting education and assist with referrals to community - based services.

Collaboration Between TANF and Child Welfare to Improve Child Welfare Outcomes Discretionary Grant Cluster Child Welfare Information Gateway Discusses projects funded that demonstrate models of effective collaboration between public assistance (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and child welfare agencies that will improve outcomes for children and youth who are in, or are at risk of entering, the child welfare syChild Welfare to Improve Child Welfare Outcomes Discretionary Grant Cluster Child Welfare Information Gateway Discusses projects funded that demonstrate models of effective collaboration between public assistance (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and child welfare agencies that will improve outcomes for children and youth who are in, or are at risk of entering, the child welfare syChild Welfare Outcomes Discretionary Grant Cluster Child Welfare Information Gateway Discusses projects funded that demonstrate models of effective collaboration between public assistance (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and child welfare agencies that will improve outcomes for children and youth who are in, or are at risk of entering, the child welfare syChild Welfare Information Gateway Discusses projects funded that demonstrate models of effective collaboration between public assistance (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and child welfare agencies that will improve outcomes for children and youth who are in, or are at risk of entering, the child welfare sychild welfare agencies that will improve outcomes for children and youth who are in, or are at risk of entering, the child welfare sychild welfare system.

The Other Side of the Desk: Honoring Diverse Voices and Restoring Effective Practice in Child Welfare and Family Services (PDF - 336 KB) FRIENDS National Resource Center for Community - Based Child Abuse Prevention (2006) Describes a process for parent engagement that emphasizes mutual understanding about family experiences within the child welfare system, perspectives of child welfare professionals, and the influence each party has on the oChild Welfare and Family Services (PDF - 336 KB) FRIENDS National Resource Center for Community - Based Child Abuse Prevention (2006) Describes a process for parent engagement that emphasizes mutual understanding about family experiences within the child welfare system, perspectives of child welfare professionals, and the influence each party has on the oChild Abuse Prevention (2006) Describes a process for parent engagement that emphasizes mutual understanding about family experiences within the child welfare system, perspectives of child welfare professionals, and the influence each party has on the ochild welfare system, perspectives of child welfare professionals, and the influence each party has on the ochild welfare professionals, and the influence each party has on the other.

Child welfare agencies in the U.S. continue to receive more than three million reports of suspected abuse annually, but only investigate approximately two - thirds of the reports made.56 After investigation, a minority of reports result in confirmation of abuse10 and effective treatments for the child and family have been limChild welfare agencies in the U.S. continue to receive more than three million reports of suspected abuse annually, but only investigate approximately two - thirds of the reports made.56 After investigation, a minority of reports result in confirmation of abuse10 and effective treatments for the child and family have been limchild and family have been limited.

Child maltreatment is a significant public health and social welfare problem, particularly in high - income countries1 and effective methods of prevention have begun to be identified during the past two decades.

Effective family engagement occurs when child welfare practitioners actively collaborate and partner with family members throughout their involvement with the child welfare system, recognizing them as the experts on their respective situations and empowering them in the process.

Effective family empowerment is the act of engaging, involving, and lifting up the voice of families throughout the child welfare continuum — at the practice and system level.

Effective training helps resource families better understand the needs of children, youth, and families in the child welfare system and is critical to ensuring that the resource family's expectations meet the reality of the child's needs.

The publication highlights cultural competency standards and effective training programs for child welfare workers.

Reducing rates of maltreatment, supporting struggling families and improving pediatric and adult outcomes for victims requires community - wide strategies, with true collaboration between child welfare, judicial, education, health and mental health colleagues to advocate for programs that are adequately tested and shown to be effective.

DBHS Practice Protocol: The Unique Behavioral Health Service Needs of Children, Youth and Families Involved With CPS (PDF - 107 KB) Arizona Department of Health Services, Division of Behavioral Health Services (2008) Outlines clinical considerations for ensuring effective responses to the trauma, loss, and anxiety experienced by children involved with the child welfare system, including cross-training of child and familChildren, Youth and Families Involved With CPS (PDF - 107 KB) Arizona Department of Health Services, Division of Behavioral Health Services (2008) Outlines clinical considerations for ensuring effective responses to the trauma, loss, and anxiety experienced by children involved with the child welfare system, including cross-training of child and familchildren involved with the child welfare system, including cross-training of child and family teams.

Provides child welfare professionals with a framework for how to talk with older youth about permanency, including key considerations and suggestions for starting a conversation as well as ways to make these discussions more effective and meaningful.

This bulletin provides child welfare workers and related professionals with information on the intersection of substance use disorders and child maltreatment and describes strategies for prevention, intervention, and treatment, including examples of effective programs and practices.

Understanding Child Maltreatment and Juvenile Delinquency: From Research to Effective Program, Practice, and Systemic Solutions (PDF - 297 KB) Bilchik (2003) Written to aid those in the judicial and child welfare systems understand the relationship between abuse and neglect and juvenile delinquChild Maltreatment and Juvenile Delinquency: From Research to Effective Program, Practice, and Systemic Solutions (PDF - 297 KB) Bilchik (2003) Written to aid those in the judicial and child welfare systems understand the relationship between abuse and neglect and juvenile delinquchild welfare systems understand the relationship between abuse and neglect and juvenile delinquency.

Building and Sustaining Collaborative Community Relationships Capacity Building Center for States (2017) Highlights the importance of effective, ongoing collaboration between child welfare agencies and community - based partners to strengthen assessment and decision - making, increase understanding of the family's needs, promote communication and information sharing across systems, and provide better overall support to children and families.

Partnering for Permanency: Promoting Adoption Through Effective Communication Efforts (PDF - 556 KB) AdoptUSKids, National Resource Center for Diligent Recruitment Provides information for child welfare agencies about using social media tools to promote awareness campaigns and for recruitment and communication with potential families for children in foster care.

These relationships will underpin effective referral practises with both local service providers (for example, family support agencies, community welfare and crisis services, early intervention services, Children's Contact Services, Parenting Orders Programs and other family dispute resolution services) and national services (for example, Child Support Agency and Centrelink).

Participants also heard that coordinated interventions that properly engage parents and vulnerable children with interrelated issues — such as maternal mental health, parental incarceration, racism and familial stress — and also engage with the child protection and welfare systems, have the best chance of being effective.

It is essential that child welfare systems identify and implement effective, integrated approaches to recruiting, developing, and supporting foster, adoptive, and kinship families in order to have an available pool of resource families that can meet the needs of children and youth in care.

Findings support the use of the SafeCare model and indicate that it was effective in reducing child welfare recidivism and producing high client satisfaction.

This paper examines what is known about effective fundamental processes and is based on two principal sources of information: a review of the child and family literature, and interviews with key informant experts in the field of child welfare.

Develop and Support Families National Resource Center for Diligent Recruitment (2016) Discusses the needs of foster families and the most effective ways in which child welfare families can support them.

This child welfare practice model promotes effective partnerships between caseworkers and families.

The Importance of Family Engagement in Child Welfare Services (PDF - 425 KB) Larsen - Rife & Brooks (2009) Northern California Training Academy Discusses barriers caseworkers encounter in engaging families in child welfare services and identifies characteristics of families associated with effective engageChild Welfare Services (PDF - 425 KB) Larsen - Rife & Brooks (2009) Northern California Training Academy Discusses barriers caseworkers encounter in engaging families in child welfare services and identifies characteristics of families associated with effective engagechild welfare services and identifies characteristics of families associated with effective engagement.

Change Initiative Exemplar Resources Summary: Father Engagement in Child Welfare (PDF - 216 KB) National Child Welfare Workforce Institute (2010) Lists indicators of effective father engagement in child welfare in the areas of leadership and organizational philosophy, program management, policies and procedures, parent - involvement program, physical environment of the program, staff training and professional development, collaboration and organizational networking, and community outrChild Welfare (PDF - 216 KB) National Child Welfare Workforce Institute (2010) Lists indicators of effective father engagement in child welfare in the areas of leadership and organizational philosophy, program management, policies and procedures, parent - involvement program, physical environment of the program, staff training and professional development, collaboration and organizational networking, and community outrChild Welfare Workforce Institute (2010) Lists indicators of effective father engagement in child welfare in the areas of leadership and organizational philosophy, program management, policies and procedures, parent - involvement program, physical environment of the program, staff training and professional development, collaboration and organizational networking, and community outrchild welfare in the areas of leadership and organizational philosophy, program management, policies and procedures, parent - involvement program, physical environment of the program, staff training and professional development, collaboration and organizational networking, and community outreach.

Strengthening Families and Communities: Creative Strategies for Financing Post-Adoption Services: A White Paper Casey Center for Effective Child Welfare Practice (2003) Provides a framework for States to maximize Federal reimbursements for child welfare services by identifying State general funds that can be used to support a comprehensive mix of postadoption support, education, training, and therapeutic and treatment servChild Welfare Practice (2003) Provides a framework for States to maximize Federal reimbursements for child welfare services by identifying State general funds that can be used to support a comprehensive mix of postadoption support, education, training, and therapeutic and treatment servchild welfare services by identifying State general funds that can be used to support a comprehensive mix of postadoption support, education, training, and therapeutic and treatment services.

The Functional Assessment Process (PDF - 48 KB) The Child Welfare Policy and Practice Group (2007) Discusses necessary elements of effective functional assessments for making case decisions on the safety, permanency, and well - being of children in the child welfare syChild Welfare Policy and Practice Group (2007) Discusses necessary elements of effective functional assessments for making case decisions on the safety, permanency, and well - being of children in the child welfare sychild welfare system.

Face It Presents a campaign in Louisville, KY, that addresses best practices in child abuse prevention and community engagement and promotes effective policies to improve the child welfare system.

Historically, child welfare agencies have not been effective in involving fathers in the family work that is needed to achieve safety, permanency, and well - being.