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Showing 1 to 20 of 145 for “"welfare system"”.
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Experience of Undocumented Immigrant Children in the Child Welfare System
… 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 assessed using traditional models without consideration of their …
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Vicarious Traumatization and Its Impact on the Pennsylvania Child Welfare System
… 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. This …
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Child support enforcement policy : effects on families and the welfare system
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Economics, 1995.
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Young adults’ understandings of their transition out of the child welfare system
… 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
… 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 National Survey of Child and …
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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
… that these children spend in the foster care system. A qualitative study was conducted in the form of focus groups. The study examined the African American community’s perspective of the child welfare system and the social workers they may have come in contact with in the scope of their …
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Identifying Barriers and Facilitators of Implementing a Sexual Health Intervention within the Child Welfare System: A Mixed Methods Study.
North Carolina State University Theses Psychology.
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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 present …
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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
… evaluated the impact of different state child welfare system and policy components on child welfare system outcomes to provide insight to jurisdictions on how their system structure and policies might impact child welfare system outcomes in their state.</p>
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Swedish Social Welfare and its Application to American Welfare Systems
<p>Swedish Social Welfare and its Application to American Welfare Systems concerns itself with the issue of determining the origins of the modern Swedish social welfare system. Additionally, the causes behind the formation of the system are evaluated for their relevancy concerning the formation of …
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How Māori precariat whānau navigate social services : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for a Master of Arts in Psychology at Massey University, New Zealand
… ends meet’, many people seek support from the welfare system, which has become less responsive to their needs. This has resulted in the need for advocates to support whānau to navigate services and access their entitlements for support. To understand such issues, it is useful to consider the …
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An Analysis of the Collaboration between Child Welfare and Early Childhood Education Systems in Cuyahoga County
… 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 of …
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IY NONET : bridging the gap "For the Good of" Indigenous youth aging out of care
… who are/will be aging out of the child welfare system in British Columbia, Canada, through research and development of a youth life skills program. Indigenous youth are overrepresented in the child welfare system and have little or no support once they reach the age of majority, …
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