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Direct linkKilburn, M. Rebecca, Ed. – RAND Corporation, 2014
The Promising Practices Network (PPN) on Children, Families and Communities (www.promisingpractices.net) began as a partnership between four state-level organizations that help public and private organizations improve the well-being of children and families. The PPN website, archived in June 2014, featured summaries of programs and practices that…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Well Being, Web Sites, Child Development
Solomon, Clemmie, Ed.; Jackson-Jobe, Peggy, Ed. – 1992
This publication is designed to provide a practical guide for gaining a detailed awareness and understanding of homelessness. After a foreword by Jesse Jackson, these chapters are included: (1) Introduction: Assessing the Unique Needs of Homeless People (Clemmie Solomon), which discusses the need for helping professionals to commit to addressing…
Descriptors: Caseworker Approach, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Role, Homeless People
Briar-Lawson, Katharine, Ed.; Zlotnik, Joan Levy, Ed. – 2002
While research shows that trained social workers were better prepared to produce more effective outcomes in child welfare than those with other degrees, only an estimated 3 to 28 percent of the public child welfare workforce comprised trained social workers. A social work effort to promote workforce development and to promote professional social…
Descriptors: Caseworker Approach, Caseworkers, Child Welfare, Higher Education
Curtis, Patrick A., Ed.; Dale, Grady, Jr., Ed.; Kendall, Joshua C., Ed. – 1999
Noting that one of the biggest obstacles to reforming the foster care system has been the relative unavailability of research data from the field, this book provides an overview of the current state of foster care, describes the special needs of children living in foster care, and identifies policies and practices that address the foster care…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adoption, Caseworker Approach, Child Welfare
Barth, Richard P., Ed.; Freundlich, Madelyn, Ed.; Brodzinsky, David, Ed. – 2000
As child welfare professionals have become aware of the impact of prenatal substance exposure on children in the adoption process or who are available for adoption, there is a heightened need for understanding a range of issues connected with prenatal alcohol and drug exposure. This book addresses many of these issues, including the impact of…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoption, Adoptive Parents, Attachment Behavior
Maluccio, Anthony N., Ed.; Sinanoglu, Paula A., Ed. – 1981
The 11 papers assembled in this volume reflect the readiness of professional social work to develop practice approaches for working with parents of children in foster care. The papers were written from different perspectives, emphasize diverse aspects of foster care, and disagree on many issues. A unifying theme exists, however, in the shared…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Biological Parents, Caseworker Approach, Ecological Factors
Gleeson, James P., Ed.; Hairston, Creasie Finney, Ed. – 1999
Family members have traditionally provided kinship care for each other in times of crisis. Recently, such care has become part of the child welfare system. This edited volume presents several studies designed to identify current knowledge about kinship care as a child welfare service. Presented in five parts, the book summarizes the current state…
Descriptors: Adoption, Caregiver Child Relationship, Caregiver Training, Caseworker Approach
Sinanoglu, Paula A., Ed.; Maluccio, Anthony N., Ed. – 1981
Addressed primarily to direct service personnel and others interested in direct work with parents, this book includes a collection of articles reflecting different perspectives on and approaches to parents involved with the foster care system. Following introductory chapters which examine the emerging focus of interest on parents of children in…
Descriptors: Adoption, American Indians, Biological Parents, Burnout
Horwath, Jan, Ed. – 2001
This book provides a comprehensive guide to recent development in the research and practice of assessing children in need. The book examines the policy framework for assessment, the process of assessment, and how to assess a child's developmental needs and the capacity of that child's parents and family to respond to those needs. Following an…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Caseworker Approach, Child Caregivers, Child Welfare
Download full textBrown, Eddie F.; Shaughnessy, Timothy F. – 1981
Intended for social work students and social service providers, this introductory text has as its primary target audience non-Indian human service providers wishing to expand their appreciation of Indian culture as a means to more effective social work practices appropriate to Indian communities. The text is organized under five sections which…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian History, American Indians, Caseworker Approach
