Sentences with phrase «specific child welfare»

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Broward County Commissioner Michael Udine said of the many things victims» families are angry about — the shooter's ruthlessness, the response by the armed deputy assigned to the school, the failure of the FBI and BSO in preventing the attack despite specific warnings and red flags, past missteps by the Broward school district and Florida's child - welfare agency, gun policies — the handling of families and the notification process «is down the list.»

Child welfare workers and social workers don't have the specific training they need to track health problems,» said Julie Bertram, MSN, who also is lead author of the article.

The efforts described in the group's report, «Joining Forces: Linking Education and Human Services to Help Children and Families At Risk,» include governors» initiatives, interagency commissions, memoranda of understanding between agencies, and specific programs linking education and social welfare.

There are numerous specific requirements relating to a club's premises, policies and procedures that it must meet to ensure the safety and welfare of the children, if it is registered with Ofsted.

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.

In this webinar on implementing evidence - based practices in child welfare from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the William T. Grant Foundation, learn how child welfare leaders and program developers can work together to adapt an evidence - based approach to the specific needs of a state.

The basis in law for examinations and interventions in the fundamental rights of parents is formed where there is a specific and urgent threat to the welfare of the child by Section 8a and Section 42 of Book VIII of the Social Code (SGB VIII).

While the solutions proposed by Judge Allen are appropriate to address the specific circumstances surrounding the death of Jaylene Redhead, these will not solve the larger - scale social issues that seem to inevitably lead families into contact with the child welfare system when it may already be too late.

Specific populations frequently served include, but are not limited to, victims of trauma, (including domestic violence, sexual abuse, physical abuse and neglect), anxiety, attachment issues, childhood and adolescent behavioral issues, child welfare, depression, and adjustment issues.»

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.

The voices of child welfare personnel provide specific information about perceptions of administrators and front - line workers, which has been lacking in the literature.

Many practitioners emphasized the pivotal role of culture - specific organizations internal and external to the child welfare system to promote diversity and cultural competence.

a.In ordering shared parental responsibility, the court may consider the expressed desires of the parents and may grant to one party the ultimate responsibility over specific aspects of the child's welfare or may divide those responsibilities between the parties based on the best interests of the child.

The specific areas covered under both proposals are broadly the same - namely, children's care and protection, welfare and adoption, and juvenile justice, including police, judicial and government departmental functions.

Thus, provider participants in this study strongly suggested that more welfare assistance, concrete services, daycare, and early childhood services should be provided to these families to help them cope with their daily stress and specific challenges associated with raising their returning children.

The efforts in the United Kingdom are part of a broader endeavor across developed nations, including the United States, to increase the evidence base and sharpen the focus of parenting programs and to develop specific public policies targeting improved parenting beyond the traditional mechanisms of child welfare services and income support programs.92

The process started with a complete review of our existing programs, which included a collaborative approach with our department of child welfare to understand what they saw as present trends and needs of children in care in our specific region.

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.

In ordering shared parental responsibility, the court may consider the expressed desires of the parents and may grant to one party the ultimate responsibility over specific aspects of the child's welfare or may divide those responsibilities between the parties based on the best interests of the child.

Measurement Tools Highlighted on the CEBC California Evidence - Based Clearinghouse (2017) Provides access to topic - specific well - being assessments for children in the child welfare system

This policy statement from the AAP advocates a public health response to the opioid epidemic and substance use during pregnancy, and recommends: a focus on preventing unintended pregnancies and improving access to contraception; universal screening for alcohol and other drug use in women of childbearing age; knowledge and informed consent of maternal drug testing and reporting practices; improved access to prenatal care, including opioid replacement therapy; gender - specific substance use treatment programs; and improved funding for social services and child welfare systems.

The Child and Family Agency (Tusla) is responsible for the collection and collation of specific statistical information on services for child welfare and protection on an annual return bChild and Family Agency (Tusla) is responsible for the collection and collation of specific statistical information on services for child welfare and protection on an annual return bchild welfare and protection on an annual return basis.

Letting Kids Be Kids: Promoting Normalcy for connecticut's Youth in Foster Care (PDF - 1,587 KB) Connecticut Voices for Children (2016) Discusses State - specific normalcy requirements and current child welfare practices.

Specific areas of child development research are particularly relevant to a consideration of the impact of family instability on foster children, and on child welfare policy and practice in general.

The following sections offer training curricula and materials in core / foundation practice areas and on specific topics of interest to child welfare professionals.

Recruiting Families for Native American Children: Strengthening Partnerships for Success (PDF - 107 KB) National Resource Center for Diligent Recruitment at AdoptUSKids (2015) Provides ideas and suggestions for specific strategies State and county child welfare systems can use to recruit families for Native American children in fostChildren: Strengthening Partnerships for Success (PDF - 107 KB) National Resource Center for Diligent Recruitment at AdoptUSKids (2015) Provides ideas and suggestions for specific strategies State and county child welfare systems can use to recruit families for Native American children in fostchildren in foster care.

The research evidence about services to parents in the child welfare system reveals three core principles: the parenting program fits the child welfare system; demonstrates specific accountability; and supports parental efficacy through engagement, empowerment, and leadership.

Preventing Early Child Maltreatment: Implications from a Longitudinal Study of Maternal Abuse History, Substance Use Problems, and Offspring Victimization Appleyard, Berlin, Rosanbalm, & Dodge (2011) Prevention Science, 12 (2) View Abstract Presents the findings of a study focused on improving child maltreatment prevention science in terms of specific implications for child maltreatment prevention, including the importance of assessment and early intervention for maternal history of maltreatment and substance use problems, targeting women with maltreatment histories for substance use services, and integrating child welfare and parenting programs with substance use treatChild Maltreatment: Implications from a Longitudinal Study of Maternal Abuse History, Substance Use Problems, and Offspring Victimization Appleyard, Berlin, Rosanbalm, & Dodge (2011) Prevention Science, 12 (2) View Abstract Presents the findings of a study focused on improving child maltreatment prevention science in terms of specific implications for child maltreatment prevention, including the importance of assessment and early intervention for maternal history of maltreatment and substance use problems, targeting women with maltreatment histories for substance use services, and integrating child welfare and parenting programs with substance use treatchild maltreatment prevention science in terms of specific implications for child maltreatment prevention, including the importance of assessment and early intervention for maternal history of maltreatment and substance use problems, targeting women with maltreatment histories for substance use services, and integrating child welfare and parenting programs with substance use treatchild maltreatment prevention, including the importance of assessment and early intervention for maternal history of maltreatment and substance use problems, targeting women with maltreatment histories for substance use services, and integrating child welfare and parenting programs with substance use treatchild welfare and parenting programs with substance use treatment.

In some cases, child welfare professionals must recruit potential adoptive families for specific children who are waiting for adoption.

Topics covered include the types and benefits of kinship care, training for caseworkers, specific strategies for supporting kinship caregivers, and examples of successful child welfare programs around the country that provide services to kinship caregivers.

Child welfare staff can help identify and provide referrals to existing service providers able to assist with specific service needs.

child welfare reform Formal efforts to make fundamental changes to achieve specific outcomes, usually focusing on enhancing safety, permanency, and well - being for children and families.

Recruitment and Retention (PDF - 531 KB) University of North Dakota Children and Family Services Training Center Defines diligent recruitment tactics within the four main recruitment strategies utilized by child welfare agencies: general recruitment, targeted recruitment, child - specific recruitment, and retention.

Placement Stability and Permanency National Resource Center for Diligent Recruitment at AdoptUSKids Offers ideas from the field and tools and resources that provide strategies and information related to child - specific recruitment that can help child welfare professionals recruit foster, adoptive, and kinship families for specific children and youth in care.

The expansion would create statewide networks of community - level, judicially led teams of child welfare staff, families, and service providers that provide families with tailored interventions to meet their specific needs.

Through its publications, conferences, and teleconferences, CWLA shares information on emerging trends, specific topics in child welfare practice (family foster care, kinship care, adoption, positive youth development), and Federal and State policies.

The law requires parents to develop a specific structure generally referred to as a Parenting Plan which contains a schedule for the parents to be with the children and procedures making decisions about the children's education, health and welfare.

Child welfare administrators and supervisors need to focus on the specific professional and personal needs of rural child welfare professionals, which often differ from those of their urban counterpChild welfare administrators and supervisors need to focus on the specific professional and personal needs of rural child welfare professionals, which often differ from those of their urban counterpchild welfare professionals, which often differ from those of their urban counterparts.

Facing that, it is understood that, despite this difference towards the vision of coparenting, the establishment of a good coparenting relationship, expressed in the mutual support and commitment of the dyads is fundamental for the family functioning and for the child's global welfare, mainly when it is a context with specific needs, such as the families of children with cerebral palsy.

State Statutes Search Provides an easy way to find State legislation on specific child abuse and neglect, child welfare, and adoption topics.

Cultural Considerations Futures Without Violence (2016) Encourages child welfare and other professionals to consider the unique needs of families, including kinship care families, and provide culturally specific responses to violence.

Since child welfare agency policies and procedures are State - specific, this factsheet presents information from a national perspective and points to additional resources about where to find information related to a particular State.

It also describes strategies that can assist child welfare administrators, program managers, and policymakers with addressing these issues in general and at specific decision points in the child welfare process (e.g., prevention, reporting, investigation, service provision, out - of - home care, permanency).

Core ICS Child Welfare has a specific focus on child welfare issues for professionals working with Indigenous children and families in British ColuChild Welfare has a specific focus on child welfare issues for professionals working with Indigenous children and families in British Coluchild welfare issues for professionals working with Indigenous children and families in British Columbia.