The Effect of Family Support Service Availability on Child Placement Decisions

The placement decision in child welfare has long been considered a critical far-reaching decision. The decision impacts children and families, the allocation of resources within the service system, and often raises legal issues of equity. Previous studies examining the placement of children have failed to uncover variables which are predictive of the decision. Characteristics of the children, parents and environmental conditions have produced highly inconsistent results across studies. Similarly, the characteristics of the decision maker have not been found to be associated with the decision. Although most decision making paradigms include consideration of alternatives, this has not been applied in studies of placement decisions.

Name thesis:degree_name

D.S.W.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Social Work

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Rapp, Charles Anthony

• Social Work

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8114466

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/77114