Accomplishing Permanency Reunification Pathways And Outcomes For Foster Children

Author : Elizabeth Fernandez
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789400750913

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Accomplishing Permanency: Reunification Pathways and Outcomes for Foster Children by Elizabeth Fernandez Pdf

Reunification is a primary goal of foster care systems and the most common permanency planning decision. It is defined as the return of children placed in protective care to the home of their birth family and used to describe the act of restoring a child in out-of-home care back to the biological family. Yet reunification decision-making and the process of reintegrating children into birth families remains under researched. This Brief takes a look at family reunification knowledge and research in Australia where there is evidence that most children placed in protective care are eventually reunited with their birth parents. It explores how a knowledge of reunification decision making and outcomes can contribute to strengthening practice and informing policy formulation and program planning in Child Welfare.​

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Springer
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9400750935

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Accomplishing Permanency by Anonim Pdf

Author : Elizabeth Fernandez,Paul Delfabbro
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000281330

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Child Protection and the Care Continuum by Elizabeth Fernandez,Paul Delfabbro Pdf

This important new book critically examines the complex policy and practice issues surrounding child protection, including the impact of theoretical orientations, contemporary debates, policy initiatives and research findings, and maintains an emphasis on the ethics and values underpinning child welfare interventions. The book introduces policies that are central to understanding the position and needs of children and young people, and how policy and practice have been influenced by developments including the children’s rights agenda. It also explores the most significant issues in child welfare. These include: the experience of maltreatment by children, the systems of child protection to safeguard them, the methods and challenges of risk assessment, and the wide range of policy and therapeutic interventions to respond to children’s needs. The book also examines family support to promote children’s wellbeing before considering provision for children and young people who are looked after in out-of-home care. There is also a final section that focuses on best practice in communicating and working with children and young people, drawing on participatory, rights-oriented and resilience-based approaches, and supporting foster and adoptive carers and biological parents. Contributing in a substantive and clear manner to a growing international conversation about the present function and future directions for child welfare in contemporary societies, this textbook will be of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate social work students and those from allied disciplines, and professionals who are engaged in child welfare services.

Author : Kathleen Kufeldt,Barbara Fallon,Brad McKenzie
Publisher : Canadian Scholars’ Press
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781773382555

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Protecting Children by Kathleen Kufeldt,Barbara Fallon,Brad McKenzie Pdf

Focusing on children who are subject to welfare intervention, Protecting Children addresses the challenges and issues of the child welfare system and provides foundational knowledge on the theoretical and practical aspects of the field. This edited collection begins with a review of key concepts, including child development, attachment, and resilience theories; social policies; family law; and ethics. Highlighting the translation of theory into practice, the contributors discuss current services and the search for best practice internationally, as well as explore Indigenous child welfare and offer conclusions and recommendations to promote positive outcomes for children and families involved in the system. Scholars, researchers, and practitioners from across the globe provide insight on a wide range of timely issues, such as the risk of reductionism, limits to predictability, pragmatic issues, as well as the disproportional presence in the care system of minority groups, including Indigenous children, children of new immigrants and refugees, children in LGBTQ communities, and children of the poor. This foundational volume is an important resource for courses in social work and child welfare. FEATURES - includes contributions from researchers, practitioners, and scholars from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States - highlights Indigenous authors and personal stories of service users, and includes figures and tables throughout the text, as well as section introductions and conclusions to situate main theories and concepts for students

Author : Robin Sen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137269812

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Effective Practice with Looked After Children by Robin Sen Pdf

Since the key developments that policy and research have undergone over the course of the past years, meeting the specific needs of looked after children is a priority for modern social work policy and practice. This comprehensive text combines an accessible overview of statutory policy and legislation with analysis of core theories and interventions to provide a guide for effective practice with children in all care settings by: - Covering legislation as well as research-based analysis of the key interventions and practice methods in the field - Meeting market needs: students and practitioners struggle with the dearth of specific material on looked after children - this text supports them in a core component of social work study and practice - Consolidating learning through its use of reflective questions, case studies, exercises and research analysis This book offers an accessible overview of the care context in Britain and is essential reading for students and practitioners wishing to develop effective practice within childcare.

Author : Louise Roberts,Alyson Rees,Dawn Mannay
Publisher : University of Wales Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781786833563

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Children and Young People Looked After? by Louise Roberts,Alyson Rees,Dawn Mannay Pdf

Despite a proliferation of legislative action in response to differential outcomes, the relative educational, employment and lifecourse disadvantages of individuals who have experienced the care system remains a pressing issue of widespread international concern. In Wales, a significant body of work has been produced on and with care-experienced children and young people. This edited collection attempts to highlight these valuable insights in a single volume, with contributions from well-established and early career scholars working in different traditions – including education, psychology, policy studies, sociology and social work – to provide a unique opportunity for reflection across disciplinary boundaries and shed new light on common problems and opportunities stimulated by research in the field of social care. The volume introduces a range of contexts and sites – including the home, the school, alternative educational institutions, contact centres, and the natural environment – and reflexively explores changes and continuities within the political and geographical landscape that constitutes Wales. Each chapter introduces insights, reflections and recommendations about the care system and its impacts, which will be useful for readers across geographical contexts who are concerned with improving the lives of children, young people and wider family networks.

Author : Sharlene Nipperess
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000256680

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Critical Multicultural Practice in Social Work by Sharlene Nipperess Pdf

Critical multicultural practice, rather than being a specialism, is integral to Australian social work. Drawing on critical race theory, critical multiculturalism, intersectionality and critical reflection as practice theory, this major new edited collection challenges many of the dominant assumptions of cross-cultural social work and provides instead a new model of transformative engagement. Key concepts are considered, including identity, culture, diversity and superdiversity, how power and privilege shape everyday interactions and what is meant by citizenship in the contemporary context. Part One explores the changing nature of multicultural practice in Australia, including our society's changing demographic profile, the impact of asylum and refugee migrations, race and racism and cultural identity. Indigenous perspectives and the relationship with multicultural practice are examined, together with the ethical and legal basis for multicultural practice. This part concludes with an outline of the editors' framework for critical multicultural practice. Part Two draws on contributions from a range of practitioners and offers new perspectives on diverse fields, including child protection, mental health, disability, ageing, homelessness and rural and regional practice. Featuring case studies and insights drawn from across the spectrum of practice, this book is a vital resource for all social workers practising in Australia today. '[A] rich and nuanced analysis of what is happening at the interfaces of our work and the lives of Australian citizens, [it] articulates ways forward that are genuine, bold and empathetic.' From the foreword by Professor Kerry Arabena, The University of Melbourne

Author : Elizabeth Fernandez,Anat Zeira,Tiziano Vecchiato,Cinzia Canali
Publisher : Springer
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319175065

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Theoretical and Empirical Insights into Child and Family Poverty by Elizabeth Fernandez,Anat Zeira,Tiziano Vecchiato,Cinzia Canali Pdf

This book brings together a range of theoretical and empirical perspectives on conceptualization, measurement, multidimensional impacts and policy and service responses to address child and family poverty. It illuminates issues and trends through country level chapters, thus shedding light on dynamics of poverty in different jurisdictions. The book is structured into three sections: The first includes introductory chapters canvassing key debates around definition, conceptualization, measurement and theoretical and ideological positions. The second section covers impacts of poverty on specific domains of children’s and families’ experience using snapshots from specific countries/geographic regions. The third section focuses on programs, policies and interventions and addresses poverty and its impacts. It showcases specific interventions, programs and policies aimed at responding to children and families and communities and how they are or might be evaluated. Cross national case studies and evaluations illustrate the diversity of approaches and outcomes.

Author : Nell Musgrove,Deidre Michell
Publisher : Springer
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9783319939001

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The Slow Evolution of Foster Care in Australia by Nell Musgrove,Deidre Michell Pdf

​This book draws on archival, oral history and public policy sources to tell a history of foster care in Australia from the nineteenth century to the present day. It is, primarily, a social history which places the voices of people directly touched by foster care at the centre of the story, but also within the wider social and political debates which have shaped foster care across more than a century. The book confronts foster care’s difficult past—death and abuse of foster children, family separation, and a general public apathy towards these issues—but it also acknowledges the resilience of people who have survived a childhood in foster care, and the challenges faced by those who have worked hard to provide good foster homes and to make child welfare systems better. These are themes which the book examines from an Australian perspective, but which often resonate with foster care globally.

Author : Jill Duerr Berrick,Neil Gilbert,Marit Skivenes
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1017 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2023-02-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780197503546

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Oxford Handbook of Child Protection Systems by Jill Duerr Berrick,Neil Gilbert,Marit Skivenes Pdf

"cross the spectrum of political ideologies there is, in principle, widespread agreement that the state has a legitimate role in protecting children from harm. Even the Nobel Prize winning economist Milton Friedman (1962), among the most ardent liberal supporters of the laissez faire philosophy, recognized this "paternalistic" function of government. At the same time, the traditional view of children, that they are the property of the father (pater) or the parents, is under pressure (Zelizer, 1994; James & Prout, 1997; Archard 2004). Societies are at an intersection when it comes to how children are treated and how their rights are respected, which creates tensions in the traditional relationship between the family and the state. Children are a focus of government responsibility under certain state-defined norms relating to harm and need. And parents are sometimes constrained by the state from exercising their (familial or property) rights under state-defined criteria of harm and need"--

Author : Richard P. Barth,Mark E. Courtney,Jill Duerr Berrick,Vicky N. Albert
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-12
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781351518796

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From Child Abuse to Foster Care by Richard P. Barth,Mark E. Courtney,Jill Duerr Berrick,Vicky N. Albert Pdf

More than two million child abuse reports are filed annually on behalf of children in the United States. Each of the reported children becomes a concern, at least temporarily, of the professional who files the report, and each family is assessed by additional professionals. A substantial number of children in these families will subsequently enter foster care. Until now, the relationships between the performance of our child welfare system and the growth and outcomes of foster care have not been understood. In an effort to clarify them, Barth and his colleagues have synthesized the results of their longitudinal study in California of the paths taken by children after the initial abuse report: foster care, a return to their homes, or placement for adoption. Because of the outcomes of child welfare services in California have national significance, this is far more than a regional study. It provides a comprehensive picture of children's experiences in the child welfare system and a gauge of the effectiveness of that system. The policy implications of the California study have bearing on major federal and state initiatives to prevent child abuse and reduce unnecessary foster and group home care.

Author : Richard P. Barth,Vicky Albert,Mark Courtney,Jill Duerr Berrick
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : POLITICAL SCIENCE
ISBN : 0203791428

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From Child Abuse to Permanency Planning by Richard P. Barth,Vicky Albert,Mark Courtney,Jill Duerr Berrick Pdf

"More than two million child abuse reports are filed annually on behalf of children in the United States. Each of the reported children becomes a concern, at least temporarily, of the professional who files the report, and each family is assessed by additional professionals. A substantial number of children in these families will subsequently enter foster care.Until now, the relationships between the performance of our child welfare system and the growth and outcomes of foster care have not been understood. In an effort to clarify them, Barth and his colleagues have synthesized the results of their longitudinal study in California of the paths taken by children after the initial abuse report: foster care, a return to their homes, or placement for adoption."--Provided by publisher.

Author : Benjamin Kerman,Madelyn Freundlich,Anthony Maluccio
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009-05-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780231519328

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Achieving Permanence for Older Children and Youth in Foster Care by Benjamin Kerman,Madelyn Freundlich,Anthony Maluccio Pdf

Through a novel integration of child welfare data, policy analysis, and evidence-informed youth permanency practice, the essays in this volume show how to achieve and sustain family permanence for older children and youth in foster care. Researchers examine what is known about permanency outcomes for youth in foster care, how the existing knowledge base can be applied to improve these outcomes, and the directions that future research should take to strengthen youth permanence practice and policy. Part 1 examines child welfare data concerning reunification, adoption, and relative custody and guardianship and the implications for practice and policy. Part 2 addresses law, regulation, court reform, and resource allocation as vital components in achieving and sustaining family permanence. Contributors examine the impact of policy change created by court reform and propose new federal and state policy directions. Part 3 outlines a range of practices designed to achieve family permanence for youth in foster care: preserving families through community-based services, reunification, adoption, and custody and guardianship arrangements with relatives. As growing numbers of youth continue to "age out" of foster care without permanent families, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers have increasingly focused on developing evidence-informed policies, practices, services and supports to improve outcomes for youth. Edited by leading professionals in the field, this text recommends the most relevant and effective methods for improving family permanency outcomes for older youth in foster care.

Author : Vicky Albert
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351518772

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From Child Abuse to Permanency Planning by Vicky Albert Pdf

More than two million child abuse reports are filed annually on behalf of children in the United States. Each of the reported children becomes a concern, at least temporarily, of the professional who files the report, and each family is assessed by additional professionals. A substantial number of children in these families will subsequently enter foster care.Until now, the relationships between the performance of our child welfare system and the growth and outcomes of foster care have not been understood. In an effort to clarify them, Barth and his colleagues have synthesized the results of their longitudinal study in California of the paths taken by children after the initial abuse report: foster care, a return to their homes, or placement for adoption.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0202360865

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From Child Abuse to Permanency Planning by Anonim Pdf

More than two million child abuse reports are filed annually on behalf of children in the United States. Each of the reported children becomes a concern, at least temporarily, of the professional who files the report, and each family is assessed by additional professionals. A substantial number of children in these families will subsequently enter foster care.