Download or read book Long Term Foster Care in Washington State written by Lucy Berliner and published by . This book was released on 2001-08-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compares placement decisions and funding methodologies for residential care services for children in long-term foster care and examines the best practices in other states. Addresses placement decision-making and Washington state's funding methodologies. The study was designed to answer the following research questions: As a group, how are Washington's children in long-term foster care functioning and behaving? Are these children placed in the right settings? Does the state have an adequate supply of placement options for its foster care population? The authors learned about the history and functioning of a representative sample of children at each level of care.
Download or read book Placement Decisions for Children in Long term Foster Care written by Lee Doran and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Foster Family Day Care for Washington State Children written by Washington (State). Department of Public Assistance and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book What Works in Foster Care written by Peter J. Pecora and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2010 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Northwest Foster Care Alumni Study found that quality foster care services for children pay big dividends when they grow up. Key investments in highly trained staff, low caseloads and robust complementary services can dramatically reduce rates of mental disorders and substance abuse. This book offers a model foster care programme.
Download or read book When You Adopt a Child written by and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book I Need a Home written by Washington (State). Department of Social Security and published by . This book was released on 1952* with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Neglected Transition written by Monique B. Mitchell and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Neglected Transition, Monique B. Mitchell explores children's experiences of loss and ambiguity as they transition into foster care, as well as the questions they ask during this critical life transition. By joining children on this courageous and meaningful journey, readers will discover an illuminating, inspirational path of healing.
Download or read book Report on Private Foster Care in Washington State written by Washington (State). Legislature. Senate. Committee on Children & Family Services and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Washington Permanency Framework written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Foster Care written by Washington State Library and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Family Foster Care in the Next Century written by Kathy Barbell and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Family foster care is supposed to provide temporary protection and nurturing for children experiencing maltreatment. Although it has long been a critical service for millions of children in the United States, the increased attention given to this service in the last two decades has focused more on its inability to achieve its intended outcomes than on its successes. However, as social and political trends and new legislation reshape child welfare, policymakers and service providers continue to offer innovative policy and practice options for this child welfare service. Though use of the service has changed, family foster care remains important. Responding to a widespread sense of the "drifting" of children in care, Congress passed the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980. This legislation became a key factor shaping the current status of family foster care. Its goal was to reduce reliance on out-of-home care and encourage use of preventive and reunification services; it also mandated that agencies engage in planning efforts for permanent solutions for foster children. Yet, despite federal mandates and funding, the child welfare system has continued to struggle to provide the level of services needed for children to reduce the amount of time children remain in temporary foster care. The latest response to these problems, the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997, established unequivocally that safety, permanency, and well-being were national goals for children in the child welfare system. To comply with the law, public and private agencies are required to initiate significant program and practice changes in the coming years to improve permanency outcomes and child well-being in family foster care. The central theme of the volume is accountability for outcomes, certainly a current driving force in child welfare as well as in other public and private service fields. This volume will be of interest to all concerned with the social welfare of children and families at the end of the twentieth century. Kathy Barbell is director of Foster Care of the Child Welfare League of America, Washington, DC. Lois Wright is assistant dean at the College of Social Work, University of South Carolina, Columbia.
Download or read book Handbook of Foster Youth written by Elizabeth Trejos-Castillo and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-03-22 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Currently, there are over 400,000 youth living in foster care in the United States, with over 20,000 aging out of the child welfare system each year. Foster youth are more prone to experience short- and long-term adverse developmental outcomes including diminished academic achievement and career opportunities, poor mental and overall health, financial struggles, homelessness, early sexual intercourse, and substance abuse, many of these outcomes are risk factors for involvement in the juvenile justice system. Despite their challenges, foster youth have numerous strengths and positive assets that carry them through their journeys, helping them to overcome obstacles and build resilience. The Handbook of Foster Youth brings together a prominent group of multidisciplinary experts to provide nuanced insights on the complex dynamics of the foster care system, its impact on youth’s lives, and the roles of institutions and policies in the foster system. It discusses current gaps and future directions as well as recommendations to advance the field. This book provides an opportunity to reflect on the many challenges and strengths of foster youth and the child welfare system, and the combined efforts of caregivers, community volunteers, policy makers, and the professionals and researchers who work with them.
Download or read book Permanent Planning for Children in Foster Care written by Portland State University. Regional Research Institute for Human Services and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book No More Partings written by Edith Fein and published by CWLA Press (Child Welfare League of America). This book was released on 1990 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foster parents play a central role in helping adolescents prepare for life after foster care. This practice-oriented book provides comprehensive suggestions and strategies that foster parents and/or social workers may use to guide young people toward self-sufficiency.
Download or read book Vibrant and Healthy Kids written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2019-12-27 with total page 621 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children are the foundation of the United States, and supporting them is a key component of building a successful future. However, millions of children face health inequities that compromise their development, well-being, and long-term outcomes, despite substantial scientific evidence about how those adversities contribute to poor health. Advancements in neurobiological and socio-behavioral science show that critical biological systems develop in the prenatal through early childhood periods, and neurobiological development is extremely responsive to environmental influences during these stages. Consequently, social, economic, cultural, and environmental factors significantly affect a child's health ecosystem and ability to thrive throughout adulthood. Vibrant and Healthy Kids: Aligning Science, Practice, and Policy to Advance Health Equity builds upon and updates research from Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity (2017) and From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The Science of Early Childhood Development (2000). This report provides a brief overview of stressors that affect childhood development and health, a framework for applying current brain and development science to the real world, a roadmap for implementing tailored interventions, and recommendations about improving systems to better align with our understanding of the significant impact of health equity.
Download or read book The Housing Status and Well being of Youth Aging Out of Foster Care in Washington State written by Melissa Ford Shah and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report on Private Foster Care in Washington State written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
