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Hummer, Victoria Latham; Dollard, Norin; Robst, John; Armstrong, Mary I. – Child Welfare, 2010
Children in the child welfare system frequently experience trauma within the caregiving relationship. These traumatic experiences may be compounded by system trauma and place these children at high risk of emotional disorders and placement in out-of-home (OOH) mental health treatment programs. This article reviews the literature on trauma and…
Descriptors: Children, Trauma, Caregiver Child Relationship, Emotional Disturbances
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Barth, Richard P.; Green, Rebecca; Webb, Mary Bruce; Wall, Ariana; Gibbons, Claire; Craig, Carlton – Child Welfare, 2008
A national probability sample of children who have been in child welfare supervised placements for about one year identifies the characteristics (e.g., age, training, education, health, and home) of the foster parents, kinship foster parents, and group home caregivers. Caregiving respondents provided information about their backgrounds.…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Caregivers, Family Relationship, Group Homes
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Dubowitz, Howard – Child Welfare, 1994
Presents controversial issues concerning kinship care and findings from a survey of child welfare experts on their research priorities for kinship care. Discusses suggestions for future research in the following categories: children; families; services; state policies; experience of professionals and families; practice issues; and training. (TJQ)
Descriptors: Caregiver Training, Foster Care, Foster Children, Foster Family
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Grubb, Paul D. – Child Welfare, 1993
At site visits to approximately 2,800 family day care homes in Texas, assessed indices of caregiver competency (attainment of high school diploma, attendance at training and orientation sessions, and participation in elective professional activities) and facility compliance to 116 Texas family day care standards. Found that increased caregiver…
Descriptors: Caregiver Training, Child Caregivers, Competence, Compliance (Legal)
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Aguirre, Benigno E. – Child Welfare, 1987
Presents child care-related work experiences and training, teaching activities, and recurrent problems in the provision of child care as reported in a survey of 266 family day care providers in Texas. Results indicated training needs. Some Texas family day caregiver training programs are briefly described. (NH)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Caregiver Training, Child Caregivers, Employment Experience