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Neighborhood-Based Child Welfare
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Garber, Michael – Child Welfare, 1975
Describes a neighborhood placement program and group home for boys established by the New York Foundling Hospital. Case studies illustrate the article. (SDH)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Case Studies, Child Welfare, Community Centers
Intensive Secure Treatment for Children and Adolescents
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Zaslaw, Gerald D. – Child Welfare, 1977
Describes a state of Oregon experimental program demonstrating a multidisciplinary team approach to dealing with severely emotionally disturbed youth (aged 6-17) in a residential care setting. Those treated were physically dangerous. Varied therapies were used, with frequency of review emphasized. Coordination of public and private resources and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Role, Behavior Problems, Crisis Intervention
Residential Treatment of Disturbed Children: A Study of Service Delivery
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Maluccio, Anthony N. – Child Welfare, 1974
In Rhode Island, an extensive study of the service delivery process affecting children in residential treatment reaffirmed the mounting criticism of inadequacy and limitations of existing programs. The findings played a part in the creation of a centralized state program for such services. (DP)
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Agency Role, Emotional Disturbances, Family Involvement
When Staff Members Sexually Abuse Children in Residential Care.
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Bloom, Robert B. – Child Welfare, 1992
Presents practical suggestions for managing a protective service agency for children when one of its staff members is accused of sexually abusing a child in residential care. The agency must balance the tasks of protecting the child, supporting the staff, and maintaining the integrity and reputation of the agency. (GLR)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Child Abuse, Child Safety, Child Welfare