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Two Generations at Risk: Child Welfare, Institutional Boundaries, and Family Violence in Grandparent Homes
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Day, Susan E.; Bazemore, Gordon – Child Welfare, 2011
Participation of extended family members, particularly custodial grandparents, has generally resulted in better outcomes for abused children and relief for an overburdened child welfare system. This research explores the risk of adolescent perpetrated violence in custodial grandparent households with data from the Florida Department of Juvenile…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Child Abuse, Family (Sociological Unit), Child Welfare
An Intergenerational Support System for Child Welfare Families.
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Harnett, Joan – Child Welfare, 1989
Describes a program developed by the Children's Aid Society of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, called Intergenerational Support System (ISS), in which senior volunteers serve as support persons for problem families. (SAK)
Descriptors: Family Programs, Older Adults, Program Development, Unwed Mothers
Foster Grandparents in a Residential Treatment Center.
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Purcell, Margaret – Child Welfare, 1979
Describes the functioning of the Foster Grandparent Program in a residential treatment center for emotionally disturbed boys. The program is designed to utilize the skills and abilities of senior citizens. (CM)
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Foster Family, Grandparents, Handicapped Children
Helping Black Grandparents and Older Parents Cope with Child Rearing: A Group Method.
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Stokes, John; Greenstone, Joan – Child Welfare, 1981
Presents procedures, issues, and arguments for use of a group method to strengthen black grandparents' and older parents' abilities to cope with child rearing. (Author/MP)
Descriptors: Blacks, Child Rearing, Coping, Grandparents