This course examines states» successes and challenges related to family reunification, as documented in the Federal Child and Family Services Reviews; reviews research regarding factors contributing to timely, stable reunifications; offers specific program examples that illustrate these factors; and uses all of the above to
suggest several guiding principles for practice in this critical area of permanency planning.
This issue brief examines States» successes and challenges related to family reunification, as documented in the Federal Child and Family Services Reviews; reviews research regarding factors contributing to timely, stable reunifications; offers specific program examples that illustrate these factors; and uses all of the above to suggest
several guiding principles for practice in this critical area of permanency planning.
Perhaps the most adequate answer could be framed by distilling
into several guiding principles what has been said or implied in this regard in this and the preceding chapters.
Although these studies do not apply specifically to Montana, they do
illustrate several guiding principles that are useful in interpreting change and formulating expectations anywhere, including Montana.
WS: We have
several guiding principles that encompass everything we do.