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Peer reviewedSherman, Susan R.; Newman, Evelyn S. – Social Work, 1979
Examines the interaction between caseworker, caretaker, and client in foster care placement of the elderly and offers suggestions for strengthening the worker's role. Interaction between caseworker, caretaker, and client needs strengthening. Caseworkers need a sound understanding of their own role and of the expectations held by agency, caretaker,…
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Caseworkers, Counselor Role, Foster Homes
Hepworth, H. Philip – 1979
This paper reports findings of a retrospective longitudinal reconstruction of child welfare service activities in Canada. The first section discusses demographic developments and the child welfare services. It is reported that the increase in the number of children in care in the 20-year period from 1940 to 1960 was to some extent a reflection of…
Descriptors: Adoption, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare
Friedman, Robert M.; Zeigler, Chris – 1979
Many communities have turned to group homes and residential treatment centers to serve children and adolescents displaying behavioral and/or emotional problems, because most foster parents are not able to deal with such children, and the expense of psychiatric hospitalization is prohibitive. One alternative which has been used very sparingly is…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Community Programs, Emotional Disturbances
