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Direct linkDixon, Jo; Ward, Jade; Blower, Sarah – Child Care in Practice, 2019
There has been increased recognition of the importance of hearing the views of children and young people in and from care about the services and decisions that affect their lives. The emphasis on young people's voices aims to give weight to, and raise awareness of, their experiences and outcomes, and the need for policy and practice improvements.…
Descriptors: Participative Decision Making, Foster Care, Late Adolescents, Foreign Countries
Glynn, Natalie; Mayock, Paula – Child Care in Practice, 2019
Increasing the participation of children and young people in matters related to their care and aftercare is regarded as international best practice. While research demonstrates that children and young people benefit from involvement in care-related processes, participation continues to pose challenges for social work practitioners. Studies to date…
Descriptors: Late Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Adolescent Attitudes, Child Welfare
Kvam, Vegard – History of Education, 2018
The history of Scandinavian social welfare services is a well-established field of research. Numerous studies have examined the principles and consequences of poor laws and criminal legislation with respect to various social groups, the emergence of child-rescue institutions and their activities. The socio-political function of education…
Descriptors: Educational History, Welfare Services, Educational Legislation, Foreign Countries
Timonen-Kallio, Eeva; Hämäläinen, Juha; Laukkanen, Eila – Child Care in Practice, 2017
Many children taken into care tend to be in need of psychiatric treatment as well as child protection services, and thus the professional expertise of both systems must be coordinated in their care. However, it is widely known across Europe that collaboration between child protection services and mental health services is not working well and the…
Descriptors: Interprofessional Relationship, Residential Care, Child Care, Child Safety
Child Welfare, 2010
Current federal legislation identifies three goals for the child welfare system: safety, permanence, and family and child well-being. Unfortunately, child well-being becomes subordinate to the more easily achievable and measurable goal of permanence--returning children to the biological family, facilitating an adoption, or placing them with…
Descriptors: Child Safety, Child Welfare, Foster Care, Residential Care
Carter, Vernon B. – Child Welfare, 2011
Historically, American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) children have been disproportionately represented in the foster care system. In this study, nationally representative child welfare data from October 1999 was used to compare urban AI/AN children to non-Indian children placed into out-of-home care. Compared to non-Indian children, urban AI/AN…
Descriptors: Urban American Indians, Alaska Natives, Child Welfare, Alcohol Abuse
Woodier, David – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2011
Building resilience in children who are Looked After can be especially challenging. This article focuses on the practice of a teacher working with children who were struggling to be included in mainstream schools. The first study shows how a young person was helped to self-reflect, including identifying positive values as strengths in his life.…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Moral Values, Moral Development, Teaching Methods
Watson, Larry; Hegar, Rebecca L.; Patton, Joy D. – Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 2011
This article presents a model of collaboration between a state child welfare licensing division and a public university to develop and administer online examinations for persons seeking licensure as administrators of residential child care facilities or child placing agencies. The exams assess knowledge of state standards and various practice…
Descriptors: Placement, State Standards, Child Welfare, Cooperation
McCrae, Julie S.; Lee, Bethany R.; Barth, Richard P.; Rauktis, Mary E. – Child Welfare, 2010
Using three waves of data from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being, this study examines differences in cognitive, academic, and affective well-being of youth first placed in nonkinship foster care (N=259) and youth first placed in group care (N=89). To compare nonrandomized groups, propensity score matching was used. Results…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Foster Care, Child Welfare, National Surveys
Owens, Larry W. – Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 2008
This research study explored the Child Welfare League of America's (CWLA) perception of residential care for children, as a reflection of the child welfare profession as a whole. A content analysis of CWLA's national conference programs and the journal "Child Welfare" from 1997 to 2006 found that the profession emphasizes family foster care and…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Child Welfare, Content Analysis, Foster Care
Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marian J.; Bos, Karen; Bunkers, Kelley McCreery; Dobrova-Krol, Natasha A.; Engle, Patrice L.; Fox, Nathan A.; Gamer, Gary N.; Goldman, Philip; Groark, Christina J.; Greenberg, Aaron; Grotevant, Harold D.; Groza, Victor K.; Gunnar, Megan R.; Johnson, Dana E.; Juffer, Femmie; Kreppner, Jana M.; Le Mare, Lucy; McCall, Robert B.; Muhamedrahimov, Rifkat J.; Nelson, Charles A., III; Palacios, Jesus; Sonuga-Barke, Edmund J. S.; Steele, Howard; Steele, Miriam; Tieman, Wendy; van IJzendoorn, Marinus H.; Verhulst, Frank C.; Vorria, Panayiota; Zeanah, Charles H. – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 2011
This monograph reviews literature pertaining to children without permanent parents. Chapters review (1) the development of children while institutional residents; (2) the development of postinstitutionalized children transitioned to family environments (i.e., adoption); the effects of institutionalization on (3) attachment behaviors, (4) physical…
Descriptors: Evidence, Childrens Rights, Child Welfare, Young Children
Crosland, Kimberly A.; Cigales, Maricel; Dunlap, Glen; Neff, Bryon; Clark, Hewitt B.; Giddings, Tamela; Blanco, Alfredo – Research on Social Work Practice, 2008
Objective: Use of some restrictive procedures, including physical restraint, has been controversial. For children within the foster care system, who have already suffered various degrees of abuse and neglect, restrictive procedures could add to their emotional and behavioral problems. The current study was conducted to determine whether a…
Descriptors: Social Work, Foster Care, Adolescents, Staff Development
Freundlich, Madelyn; Avery, Rosemary J.; Padgett, Deborah – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2007
Objective: This qualitative study examined stakeholders' perceptions of the safety of youth ages 12 and older living in congregate care facilities within the New York City foster care system. The study explored the youth's physical safety, the safety of their personal belongings, the physical conditions of congregate care settings, and the…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Child Welfare, Youth, Adolescents
Peer reviewedBaker, Amy J. L.; Schneiderman, Mel; Parker Rob – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2001
New York City Administration for Children's Services agencies were surveyed about problematic sexualized behaviors (PSB) of children within the child welfare system. Results revealed that almost all agencies reported PSB within their foster boarding home and residential treatment centers. A majority of agencies perceived PSB to be a significant…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Welfare, Children, Foster Care
Peer reviewedTesta, Mark F.; Rolock, Nancy – Child Welfare, 1999
Compared a professional foster-care program and two specialized programs in Cook County, Illinois, with kinship and nonrelative-family foster homes. Found that professional and kinship foster care consistently outperformed specialized and nonrelative care in stability, sibling placement, care restrictiveness, and proximity to child's community of…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Comparative Analysis, Foster Care, Foster Children
