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Showing 1 to 20 of 82 for “"child welfare system"”.
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Experience of Undocumented Immigrant Children in the Child Welfare System
… to increase, the number of undocumented children and families who come into contact with the child welfare system is also increasing. Currently, there are no federal or state guidelines addressing the immigration status of undocumented children placed in out-of-home care. They are …
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Vicarious Traumatization and Its Impact on the Pennsylvania Child Welfare System
… secondary trauma, and job satisfaction among child welfare workers throughout the United States, a review of the current and available literature revealed limited research addressing the impact of vicarious trauma and its relationship to worker retention, recruitment, and job satisfaction. …
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Young adults’ understandings of their transition out of the child welfare system
… and structural changes, youth in the Ontario child welfare system must navigate the same transition from the system to the larger community. This major life event and process involves a drastic change from full dependency on the child welfare system, which is a restricted context to full …
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Reunification and Behavioral Problems of American Indian Children in the Child Welfare System
… examine outcomes for American Indian children in the child welfare system (Study 1: n = 456, Study 2: n = 3,498). Both studies are grounded in Patterson’s (2002) Family Adjustment and Adaptation Response theory and utilize baseline, 18-month, and 36-month follow-up data from the …
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The Effect of Risk Assessment on Racial Disproportionality in the Child Welfare System
Minority children are involved in the child welfare system at rates disproportionate to their numbers in the overall population. Prior research argues that risk assessments conducted by child welfare agencies may be racially biased, and thus contribute to disproportionality. This study seeks to …
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THE DISPROPORTIONALITY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM: A COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE
… These factors may contribute to African American children having higher rates of substantiated cases of abuse and neglect, as well as the amount of time that these children spend in the foster care system. A qualitative study was conducted in the form of focus groups. The study examined the …
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SOCIAL WORKERS PERSPECTIVES OF THE PROTECTIVE AND RISK FACTORS THAT AFFECT YOUTH IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM
… from being involved in the juvenile justice system. The current study adds significantly literature by identifying the risk and protective factors that affect foster youth in the child welfare and juvenile justice system based on social workers perspectives. The results indicate almost 93% of …
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Building a Specialized Model of Care for Youth at Risk of Sexual Exploitation in the Child Welfare System: A Systematic Review and Exploratory Program Evaluation
… and their developing cognitive abilities. Child welfare samples indicate even higher prevalence rates, as traffickers target these youth related to their adverse childhood experiences. Despite the critical need, few programs exist to support youth who are at risk of sex trafficking. The …
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System Transformation in the Context of Building an Integrative System in the Child Welfare System in Allegheny County through Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths Assessment
… the transformation of a widely criticized system of divided services into a single Department of Human Services. As an attempt to improve service planning DHS moved to a common assessment (CANS Comprehensive) shared across the child-serving offices/systems that would lead to a shared …
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Toward Improving our Understanding of the Implementation of Mandated Reporting Policies
… presents a conceptual model that captures the child maltreatment reporting decision-making process for individuals, mainly professionals, who are mandated to report. The second paper explored the child maltreatment reporting experiences, attitudes, and beliefs of professionals and …
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An Analysis of the Collaboration between Child Welfare and Early Childhood Education Systems in Cuyahoga County
A review of the legislative and policy history of child welfare and early childhood education systems highlights gaps in communication, data sharing and planning between the two agencies. Closing these gaps can have a significant, positive effect on many aspects of the development and achievement …
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Exploring Occupational Stress Through the Persepectives of the Child Welfare Workforce
<p>The child welfare system is charged with providing safety, permanency, and wellbeing for millions of children impacted by abuse and neglect requiring a highly effective and efficient workforce. Unfortunately, the health of the child welfare workforce, organizations, and system have been …
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EXPLORING THE EXPERIENCES OF SAME-SEX FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE PARENTS
<p>Foster and adoptive parents are crucial in the child welfare system, with the large number of foster children in the system at any time. Same-sex foster and adoptive homes are underrepresented in the child welfare system, despite the shortage and need for more certified foster and adoptive …
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The Well -Being and Reading Achievement of Older Youth in Out -of -Home Care
… competence of vulnerable adolescents in the child welfare system. The findings suggest that aspiration for higher education, placement in kinship care, and participation in school activities predicted greater probability of obtaining higher level reading skills, while drug use increased the …
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The fork in the road — a Scottish perspective on relationship-building as a catalyst toward prevention in child welfare
… document review, to explore the experiences of child welfare professionals within an emerging Scottish child welfare system. The Scottish system is often viewed as a hybrid approach that is highly focused on prevention and community involvement but sits between residual approaches found in …
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Extended Foster Care: The General Population's Perspective
… youth should emancipate to when emerging adult children should move out of their parents’ homes. There is very little literature regarding the topic of EFC, which could impact the sustainability of this program as its objective is to help emerging adults transition more successfully into …
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Foster Parent Knowledge and the Need for Information - Sharing Technology
<p>In 2023, the United States child welfare system suffers from disorganization, role ambiguity, and deficient transparency. With 12 contempt of court strikes for the system’s Director in 2022, it is clear why child welfare actors are unable to successfully perform. Foster parents, a key …
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