An asset-oriented approach to cross-cultural issues for Blacks with disabilities advocates the view that Blacks can flourish despite seemingly overwhelming negative odds. To help rehabilitation personnel embrace an asset orientation, several issues are addressed: human rights, majority attitudes, role models, asset-oriented messages from Blacks,…

Discusses a study on how Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) approached intervening with criminal youth to halt or reduce their criminal activities before these activities become entrenched. This approach emphasizes quick case turnaround and harsh sanctions for youths who are serious habitual offenders. (GLR)

Objective: Case formulation has been recognized to be a useful conceptual and clinical tool in psychotherapy as diagnosis itself does not focus on the underlying causes of a patient's problems. Case formulation can fill the gap between diagnosis and treatment, with the potential to provide insights into the integrative, explanatory, prescriptive,…

The outcome results of home visiting programs have been mixed and modestly encouraging at best. To further understand this phenomenon it is important to understand what influences participation in home visiting programs. This study explores the relationship between housing stability and level of participation in an Early Head Start home visiting…

A new program in California partners the California Department of Corrections with a non-profit drug treatment agency on behalf of pregnant or parenting women who are drug offenders with substance abuse histories. The women are sentenced to the family foundations facility for one year and receive a range of special services to prepare for…

Successful transitioning and reintegrating students from alternative programs requires staff to (a) operate from an effective model that includes all stakeholders as participants, (b) follow guidelines that structure the process prior to, during, and at the follow-up stages, and (c) designate staff with responsibility for coordination and…

Juvenile Assessment Centers (JAC) can provide intervention through assessment of first-time misdemeanor offenders so that they do not become more involved in the juvenile justice system. In this practicum study, offenders are placed in a nonjudicial diversion and given a chance to repay the victim for the misdeed committed. In phase one of the…

This report summarizes available information on the incidence of child abuse among children with disabilities, relationships between child abuse and disability, and the incidence of disabilities resulting from child abuse or neglect. Much of the information in the report comes from data collected on 1,249 substantiated cases of maltreatment…

The evaluation plan for New York State's Children and Youth Intensive Case Management (CYICM) Program is described, which was introduced in July 1988. The CYICM Program is a statewide intervention focusing on keeping children with serious emotional disturbances in the least restrictive environment appropriate to their needs. It is a…

Behavioral modification techniques are used with families of children in foster care as a way of helping them achieve long-range goals for their children. Case examples illustrate the goals, intervention plans, and the outcomes. (Author)

Describes the Treatment Alternatives Project (TAP) which provides caseworker aid and supportive services that allow problem children to undergo treatment while remaining in their own homes or foster homes. (SDH)

This report describes a pilot study to determine the needs of formerly homeless families in New York City and to help them make the transition from welfare hotels and shelters into new homes and to become stable and permanent residents of their communities. Three New York social services agencies assigned one or two caseworkers to nine homeless…

The goal of the Case Decision Project (CDP) was to develop a method to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of program management in child protective services in Texas. At the onset of the project, workers across the state had no uniform method of obtaining case information. Therefore, an automated case investigation system was developed.…

Description of development of a team model for school social work and its testing on a social work student scale, demonstrating that this approach has considerable potential for the early identification and solution of broad-ranging problems affecting many school youngsters. (Author/CS)

This review of research reported in the 1970's illustrates the contributions of social casework to the better understanding and treatment of adolescents. Thirteen studies, including experiments, case studies, theoretical expositions and program evaluations, are assessed and codified according to methodological (design and method of determining…