Sentences with phrase «in child welfare systems»

Child Welfare (Special Issue), 87 (2), 2008 View Abstract Discusses ways to increase the understanding and awareness of disproportionality approaches in an effort to prevent, reduce, or eliminate disproportionality and disparity of outcomes in child welfare systems.

Towards creating synergy among policy, procedures, and implementation of evidence - based models in child welfare systems: Two case examples.

Toward creating synergy among policy, procedures, and implementation of evidence - based models in child welfare systems: Two case examples.

Testing a theory of organizational culture, climate and youth outcomes in child welfare systems: A United States national study.

Finally, the close parallel relationship between experiences such as child maltreatment and involvement in the child welfare systems can make it difficult to disentangle the significance of each exposure.

States also work with families involved in their child welfare systems, providing parent education and support services.

Although intended for the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services, this toolkit can be adapted for use nationwide in child welfare systems and other organizations working to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy for engaging and sustaining the input of internal and external stakeholders.

Across the board, child welfare personnel in all nine sites acknowledged that racial disproportionality existed in their child welfare systems, and offered varying reasons for its existence.

Fostering Court Improvement Fostering Results, ABA Center on Children and the Law, National Child Welfare Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues, & Barton Child Law and Policy Clinic (2008) Aims to link States so that they can open new, collaborative dialog with all stakeholders in their child welfare systems through the use of data and data analysis, including Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System data housed and maintained by the child and family services agency of each State.

Stress is a «defining feature» for those involved in child welfare systems.

And we could make the argument that the «scoop» hasn't ever stopped because aboriginal children are still over-represented in our child welfare system.

Marginalized youth in the child welfare system, including LGBTQ youth and youth of color, deserve culturally competent, safe, and supportive care.

Surveillance effects9 refer to the potential for increased reporting on families who participate in child welfare system services or research because more professionals are working with families and may file reports of suspected abuse and trigger an investigation, increasing the likelihood of a finding for these families compared to those who do not participate.

Most home visiting programs are voluntary, and states and communities encourage participation by families with risk for maltreatment (for example, families where parents have low levels of education, live in poverty, single - parent households, and parents who themselves were involved in the child welfare system).

Joan Kaufman, PhD, author of Broken Three Times: A Story of Child Abuse in America, talks about problems in the child welfare system.

This issue provides a look into the work of infant mental health specialists in home - based settings, in medical practices, and in the child welfare system.

Family Equality Council has ongoing outreach and social media campaigns targeted at equipping our members and partners with the tools to advocate for youth in the child welfare system and LGBTQ prospective foster and adoptive parents.

This event is devoted to discussing and working through the urgent need for solutions to dismantle the barriers to permanency for children and youth in the child welfare system.»

They found that living in neighborhoods with strong social cohesion and trust — where neighbors are willing to help each other and generally get along — protects families against getting involved in the child welfare system.

[221] We also propose to include children in the child welfare system in this provision, given their family instability and the importance of early intervention, like that provided by Head Start, on their school readiness and long - term outcomes.

Jessica Nauiokas is the founding principal of Mott Haven Academy Charter School, the nation's first school dedicated to serving students in the child welfare system.

NPR Weekend Edition profiles New Leader Jessica Nauiokas, the founding principal of Haven Academy in the South Bronx, the first school in the nation dedicated to serving students in the child welfare system.

The achievement gap between children in the child welfare system and their peers in the general community has dire long - term consequences lasting into adulthood.

It is the first school in the nation designed explicitly to focus on the specific needs of children in the child welfare system; 49 percent of its students are in the foster care system or considered at risk of placement in foster care.

The report describes the role that trauma from adverse experiences can play in the learning and behavior challenges that are associated with increased risk for juvenile delinquency among children in the child welfare system.

In order to foster success in all of our scholars, it was our vision to design a school that removes the barriers children in the child welfare system face by providing support services in our school, during the school day.

There is more research and work to be done in this area, especially if the goal is to reduce the number of Indigenous people who come into contact with the criminal justice system and reducing the number of Indigenous children in care in the child welfare system.

The FNCFCS and AFN allege that the federal government has been knowingly underfunding on reserve service providers, the result is an increasingly growing number of Indigenous children in the child welfare system.

Research in both Canada and the U.S. focused on the denial of children's rights and on the perceived failure to protect their best interests, particularly in the child welfare system.

I know that decisions involving children involved in the child welfare system get this treatment.

Pilot projects focused on very high risk families, including pregnant and parenting youth in the child welfare system and homeless families;

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.

Presents recommendations for meeting the substance abuse and mental health treatment needs of families involved in the child welfare system.

The Coalition was founded in 1975 when adoptive parents throughout the state came together to support one another and to create a statewide voice to work for change in our child welfare system.

Outreach Coordinator Job Description, Jefferson County, Colorado (PDF - 17 KB) Outlines the role, responsibilities, qualifications, supervision, training, and benefits of an Outreach Coordinator, who is responsible for obtaining resources to enhance youth experiences in the child welfare system.

A major issue in this area is the capacity of staff to work with the multitude of ethnic and cultural groups that currently characterize the American populace (see U.S. Census Bureau, 2000), and thus are involved in the child welfare system.

Particular community and family characteristics also were identified in this study as contributors to racial disproportionality in the child welfare system.

Promotes permanency for substance - exposed newborns in the child welfare system by working closely with their parents and the social service agencies, such as child welfare agencies, courts, and substance abuse treatment providers that are major influences in placement outcomes.

There are three dominant theories explaining the over-representation of minority children in the child welfare system: 1) the disproportionate need found among minority families; 2) racial bias in child welfare decision making; and 3) family risk and child welfare practice.

When asked what services would benefit children of color in the child welfare system and address racial disproportionality, respondents offered many suggestions.

The project was intended to gain insight into the issue of over-representation (or racial disproportionality) from the perspective of the child welfare community, including agency administrators, supervisors, and direct service workers, and to describe the strategies child welfare and child - welfare serving agencies use to meet the needs of children and families of color in the child welfare system.

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 levels.

What is the impact of systematic reforms and their resulting practices on racial disproportionality in the child welfare system?

An agency - wide focus on permanency for all child welfare involved families has the residual impact of fostering permanency for minority families, and therefore reducing their numbers in the child welfare system.

Although there is currently limited empirical evidence to address the specific effects of racial discrimination in the child welfare system, we can draw from the literature that has documented discriminatory practices in multiple social institutions.

Dr. Greeno has direct clinical practice experience in the areas of therapeutic and case management services to children and families in the child welfare system and children diagnosed with mental health disabilities.

A Care Coordination Program for Substance - Exposed Newborns Twomey, Caldwell, Soave, Andreozzi Fontaine, & Lester (2011) Child Welfare, 90 (5) View Abstract Promotes permanency for substance - exposed newborns in the child welfare system by working closely with their parents and the social service agencies, such as child welfare agencies, courts, and substance abuse treatment providers that are major influences in placement outcomes.

Emphasis is placed on the complexity of the problems of parents and children in the child welfare system and the necessity of collaboration between substance abuse treatment and child welfare services to achieve permanency for children.

Because reunification is less likely for children in kinship care, African - American children may remain in the child welfare system longer than children of other races (Ards, Chung, & Myers, 1999; Terling, 1999; Everett, 1999).

For example, in North Carolina, changes in the child welfare system resulting from the implementation of the Families for Kids program did result in a reduction in racial disproportionality (Wildfire, 2000).