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Engaging with Families in Child Protection: Lessons from Practitioner Research in Scotland
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Gallagher, Michael; Smith, Mark; Wosu, Helen; Stewart, Jane; Hunter, Scott; Cree, Viviene E.; Wilkinson, Heather – Child Welfare, 2011
This paper reports findings from practitioner-led research on engagement with families in the child protection system in Scotland. Engagement is here defined in a participative sense, to mean the involvement of family members in shaping social work processes. Key findings include the importance of workers building trusting relationships; the value…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Foreign Countries, Social Work
Trauma Adapted Family Connections: Reducing Developmental and Complex Trauma Symptomatology to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect
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Collins, Kathryn S.; Strieder, Frederick H.; DePanfilis, Diane; Tabor, Maureen; Clarkson Freeman, Pamela A.; Linde, Linnea; Greenberg, Patty – Child Welfare, 2011
Families living in urban poverty, enduring chronic and complex traumatic stress, and having difficulty meeting their children's basic needs have significant child maltreatment risk factors. There is a paucity of family focused, trauma-informed evidence-based interventions aimed to alleviate trauma symptomatology, strengthen family functioning, and…
Descriptors: Evidence, Intervention, Child Abuse, Risk
Investigation of Incest: Opportunity to Motivate Families to Seek Help.
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McCarty, Loretta M. – Child Welfare, 1981
Designed to aid those investigating reports of incest, the model presented in this article provides guidelines on how to protect the victim while allowing her to remain in her parents' home, prepare the family for treatment, and motivate family members to continue treatment until they are ready for discharge. (Author/MP)
Descriptors: Caseworker Approach, Child Abuse, Counseling Techniques, Family Involvement
Home-Based, Family-Centered Intervention: Evaluation of a Foster Care Prevention Program.
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Bribitzer, Marjorie P.; Verdieck, Mary Jeanne – Child Welfare, 1988
Evaluates the Family Program, a family-centered program in northern Virginia which provides intensive in-home support and treatment to families with children in the custody of county child welfare departments. The sample comprises 42 closed cases. Results show that families that are at risk benefit significantly from extensive support systems.…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Children, Family Characteristics
Understanding the Complexity of Practice in Kinship Foster Care.
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Gleeson, James P.; O'Donnell, John; Bonecutter, Faith Johnson – Child Welfare, 1997
Placement of children in state custody with their relatives has grown dramatically. Interviews with caseworkers serving children in kinship foster care were studied and revealed the complex nature of this practice and identified potential obstacles to permanency for these children. Results suggest practice principles that may facilitate permanency…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Custody