For instance, ASFA pushed for acceleration of permanent placements for children, either
reunification with biological parents, placement with other family members, or adoption, and generally reinforced «safety of the child» at every step of the case plan and review process.
Traditionally, child welfare workers focused on
reunification with the parent from whom the child was removed, and tended to only engage that parent's relatives as temporary or permanent supports.
Outcomes of interest include foster care disruption rates, rates of
reunification with biological parents and other successful long - term placements, changes in behavior and cognitive functioning, and success in school.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the costs and effects of a federally funded implementation of the Strengthening Families Program (SFP) on time to
reunification with a substance - involved child welfare population.
These arrangements may include
reunification with the child's birth parents or adoption or legal guardianship by relatives (kinship care) or non-relatives.
Children of parents in the KEEP group were also found to have higher rates of
reunification with biological or adoptive families and fewer placement disruptions than those in the control condition.
First and foremost through
reunification with their family and if that's not possible then a forever family through adoption or guardianship» — Julie Lester, Deputy Director, Missouri Department of Social Services, Children's Division
Under either scenario, the goal for a child in the foster care system is
reunification with their birth family, unless the child's birth parent's rights have been terminated.
Whether a parent's painful journey is catalyzed by the calculated efforts of the «favored» parent's overt or covert manipulation, or whether it's due to other factors, this book provides long term proof that
reunification with an estranged child is possible through persistence, guidance, patience, and a clear eye on the targeted goal.
In our foster care system, we have laws that require reasonable
reunification with birth parents.
The court decided to pursue
reunification with Bryan's mother, although she hadn't had contact with her son for 5 years.
Highlights basic foster care skills such the ability to assess oneself and a family's fitness for fostering, establish and maintain open communication with birth family, agency staff and school officials, manage challenging behaviors, and cope with sense of loss after a child's
reunification with birth family.
The visit was a success, and Bryan did not want to return to Washington, so we provided an affidavit to the court recommending
reunification with mother.
The parent partner program provides parents with mentors who offer advice, coaching, and guidance on how to navigate and comply with these services and the processes necessary for court - supported
reunification with their children.
Concurrent Foster Care: With Concurrent Foster Care, the foster parents will be the source for everything under Traditional Care, while simultaneously being prepared to adopt the children in their care if
reunification with the birth parents is not possible.
For example, in the NSCAW study, foster children with experiences of severe maltreatment exhibited more compromised outcomes.32 Other scholars suggest that foster care may even be a protective factor against the negative consequences of maltreatment.33 Similarly, it has been suggested that foster care results in more positive outcomes for children than does
reunification with biological families.34 Further, some studies suggest that the psychosocial vulnerability of the child and family is more predictive of outcome than any other factor.35 Despite these caveats, the evidence suggests that foster care placement and the foster care experience more generally are associated with poorer developmental outcomes for children.
Generally, the biological parents have one year to work toward
reunification with the child before child welfare changes the goal to termination of parental rights and adoption.
For children in foster care,
reunification with birth parents is often the primary permanency goal and the most likely reason a child will leave placement.
As defined in the Child and Family Services Reviews, a child in foster care is determined to have achieved permanency when any of the following occurs: (1) The child is discharged from foster care to
reunification with his or her family, either a parent or other relative; (2) the child is discharged from foster care to a legally finalized adoption; or (3) the child is discharged from foster care to the care of a legal guardian.
There was increased adjustment, depression, and attentional problems seen in the children upon initial
reunification with parents [3].
Impact: Helping Parents Navigate a Complex System The Children's Village Outlines a New York State program designed to support and empower parents as they seek
reunification with their children in foster care.
The principal goal of their work, however, is to help parents gain awareness of their rights and responsibilities and to assist parents toward
reunification with their children.
They are trained and supported to provide direct services to parent clients seeking
reunification with their children.
Partnering With Parents: Promising Approaches to Improve Reunification Outcomes for Children in Foster Care Anthony, Berrick, Cohen, & Wilder (2009) View Abstract and Document Describes a program in Contra Costa County, CA, that trains parents who have experienced child removal, services, and reunification to provide direct services to parent clients seeking
reunification with their children.
Taken together, these findings suggest that concurrent planning may more naturally occur when children are in the potentially permanent homes of relatives who support
their reunification with their biological parents.
Working with foster children and their family members when
reunification with the family is the plan of care and / or preparing the family and child (ren) for an alternative plan of permanent care
If a spouse is not interested in
reunification with an accused, the accused is out of luck and will remain barred from the home.
This human - animal bond often serves as the catalyst in the veteran's
reunification with family and reintroduction into society.
Some scientists from western Germany will pay for
reunification with their jobs, the country's research minister made clear last week.
However, the party's path is complicated by Agir, pro-Macron members of The Republicans (LR) who sit with the UDI within the same group in the National Assembly, as well as the departure of two parties from the UDI: Hervé Morin's The Centrists, and Yves Jégo's Radical Party after
its reunification with the Radical Party of the Left to form the Radical Movement.
Children with family in the UK should be allowed immediate
reunification with that family, as is the law, and adults with connections should have their applications considered by the British government as well.
Moldova's population is predominantly made of Romanian ethnics, some of whom continue to long for
a reunification with Romania, with which Moldova decided to unite itself prior to Second World War.
The Helen Webster Cottage Care Project will enhance the well - being and care of the children living at Five Acres who are working towards
reunification with their biological families or foster care or adoption placements.
If
reunification with family can not safely occur, the children's foster family may have the opportunity to adopt them.
When separated, children fixate on
reunification with the attachment figure and are often worried that this person has been harmed (eg, in a car accident, by a serious illness).
Though
reunification with the birth family is every foster family's imperative, that outcome isn't always possible.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has taken the step amid claims the changes to the Church of England would make eventual
reunification with the Roman Catholic Church almost impossible.
The expectation of comprehensive immigration reform has emboldened undocumented aliens living in the United States to seek
reunification with children they left behind in Central America.
Not exact matches
The comments come a year after Russia's formal annexation of Crimea — an event that Moscow called Crimea's «
reunification» — and as Western leaders contemplate extending sanctions on Russia in order to ensure it abides by a ceasefire agreement
with Ukraine.
For example, teams of ham radio operators from the American Radio Relay League and The Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network have deployed to help
with communications and
reunification.
He added that he has often given sermons on the need for
reunification, even though his followers have had to contend
with the aggressive tactics of Una - Unso.
Case workers
with World Vision's
reunification and reintegration programme, supported by UNICEF, will help support the children to recover from the violence they have witnessed and re-join society.
Only the experience of East and West Germany provides a useful model of
reunification, though it is fraught
with ambiguities.
They also wrote that the resettlement program «is already extremely thorough» and that most of those being resettled «are family
reunification cases,» meaning they are coming to be
with family members who are already living in the country.
The individual's turning to God is thus the most effective action possible for the yihud — the
reunification of God
with His exiled Shekinah.
The experience of working
with their families during the
reunification period gave me such a compassion for parents going through hardships.
Please pray for God's intervention
with all families — particularly those struggling
with alcohol, drug abuse, and mental illness — to enable them to successfully complete programs for recovery, and allow the
reunification of foster children
with safe and caring birth families.
When separation is forced, these children are distressfully preoccupied
with reunification.
Involvement by nonresident fathers is associated
with more
reunifications and fewer adoptions.
If
reunification of the birth family and the child is not possible, he will already have been
with a family who can adopt him.