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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Children and Family Services"”.
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Foster Parents' Perceptions of Barriers to Accessing Substance Abuse Treatment for Foster Youth
<p>As Counties continue to grow and the need for foster parent’s increases, resources become scarce. In San Bernardino County, Juvenile drug court is no longer offered, which has led to fewer resources for foster parents in need of substance abuse treatment services. Without access to juvenile drug …
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Designing a Measure: Measuring Social Workers' Attitudes toward LGBT Youth in Child Welfare
… (n = 60) included social workers, supervisors, and staff from the County of San Bernardino Children and Family Services. Data were collected from February 2011 to March 2011. A two factor solution yielded the best results; Chronbach’s alpha for factor one yielded a strong result for internal …
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Sexually abusive families: A comparison of father and stepfather incest offenders and their spouses
This study compares the personalities and family environments of father and stepfather incest offenders and their spouses. Further comparisons of the sexually abusive behaviors were conducted between both groups of offenders. The sample consisted of 24 father offenders and spouses and 21 stepfather …
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An Exploration Into the Child Welfare Experience of Parents With Mental Retardation in Illinois
… caseworkers, the availability of specialized services designed to address the unique learning needs of this population, and the relationship between the degree of mental retardation and family outcomes for parents who are involved with the Department of Children and Family Services. …
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Lifting the Shadow: An Analysis of Demographic Characteristics of Maltreating Parents and Heads-of-Households With Children in Care
Parents of children in foster care were studied. A literature review examined social, psychological and interactive effects on parents of children in foster care. Social influences were investigated through analysis of demographic data collected by the Illinois Department of Children and Family …
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EXAMINING PERCEIVED OUTCOMES OF FOSTER YOUTH
… the factors that contribute to the positive and negative outcomes of foster youth once aging out of the foster care system. Ten former foster youth were identified for the purposes of understanding how prepared foster youth feel towards aging out and transitioning into adulthood. The study …
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OUTCOMES FOR YOUNG ADULTS IN EXTENDED FOSTER CARE
… within the Child Welfare system, which provides services for former foster youth between the ages of 18 and 21 to become more successful, independent young adults. Before the implementation of Extended Foster Care in 2012, most of the foster children were left to fend for themselves after they …