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Peer reviewedStipek, Deborah; McCroskey, Jacquelyn – American Psychologist, 1989
Changes in the structure and needs of the American family are requiring changes in government and workplace policies. Discusses current policies related to day care, parental leave, work schedules, income support, and child support enforcement. Psychological research is needed to develop effective family policies. (Author/BJV)
Descriptors: Day Care, Dual Career Family, Family Income, Government Role
Peer reviewedShealy, Craig N. – American Psychologist, 1995
A description of the rationale for responding to welfare reform is followed by an overview of orphanages and child and youth care workers. A therapeutic parent model of reform is presented, and welfare reform proposals are evaluated in the model's context. (SLD)
Descriptors: Children, Foster Care, Government Role, Models
