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Titles relating to out-of-home care (also called foster care), including family foster care, kinship care, treatment foster care, and residential and group care..
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2007 Kids Count Data Book: State Profiles of Child Well-Being: Lifelong Family Connections: Supporting Permanence for Children in Foster Care. | |
Author(s): | Annie E. Casey Foundation. |
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Year Published: | 2007 - 196 pages |
This 18th annual KIDS COUNT Data Book provides national and state-by-state information and statistical trends on the conditions of America's children and families. New this year is information on child well-being in Puerto Rico. This year's essay examines the child welfare system and challenges the country to make lifelong connections for children and youth in foster care a national priority. The essay also focuses on the 726,000 children who spend time in foster care each year and what can be done to build and strengthen family relationships. |
Case Planning for Families Involved with Child Welfare Agencies | |
Series Title: | State Statutes |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
Availability: | View Download (PDF - 476KB) |
Year Published: | 2011 - 67 pages |
Presents a review of statutes and administrative codes that shows that States are using a variety of approaches to address the issue of case planning in child welfare. States generally require a case plan when a child is placed in out-of-home care or when a child and his or her family are receiving any kind of in-home services to prevent placement. Topics covered include requirements for when a case plan is needed, participants in case planning, and contents of plans. The laws presented are current through December 2010. |
Child Protective Services: A Guide for Caseworkers. 2003 | |
Author(s): | Office on Child Abuse and Neglect DePanfilis, Salus |
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Year Published: | 2003 - 141 pages |
This manual examines the roles and responsibilities of child protective services (CPS) workers. It describes the purposes, key decisions, and issues of each stage of the CPS process: intake, initial assessment/investigation, family assessment, case planning, service provision, evaluation of family progress and case closure. The manual also covers strategies for casework supervision, training, and support. Appendices include a glossary of terms, resource listings of selected national organizations, State toll-free telephone numbers for reporting child abuse, and the National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics. 8 tables and 173 references. |
Child Welfare Casework With Nonresident Fathers of Children in Foster Care | |
Author(s): | United States. Administration for Children and Families., United States. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation |
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Year Published: | 2006 - 8 pages |
Most children in foster care are not living with their fathers at the time they are removed from their homes, and once in substitute care, these children may experience even less contact with their nonresident fathers. Yet fathers and their relatives represent half of a child's potential family connections and kin resources. If ignored, important social or financial support for the child may be missed as permanency planning is conducted. Fathers or their relatives may be potential substitute caregivers for the child, may support a reunification plan with child support, respite or other assistance, or may voluntarily relinquish parental rights ... |
Children of Color in the Child Welfare System: Perspectives from the Child Welfare Community | |
Author(s): | United States. Children's Bureau. Chibnall, Dutch, Jones-Harden, Brown, Gourdine |
Availability: | View Download (PDF - 1,270KB) |
Year Published: | 2003 - 103 pages |
Responding to concerns about the over-representation of minority children in the child welfare system, particularly African-American children, the Children's Bureau sponsored an exploratory qualitative study of the child welfare system's response to children of color. The project was intended to gain insight into the issue of over-representation (or racial disproportionality) from the perspective of the child welfare community, including agency administrators, supervisors, and direct service workers, and to describe the strategies child welfare and child-welfare serving agencies use to meet the needs of children and families of color in the child welfare system. The project team conducted site visits to ... |
Cómo Funciona el Sistema de Bienestar de Menores (How the Child Welfare System Works) | |
Series Title: | Hojas Informativas (Factsheets) |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
Availability in Spanish: | View Download (PDF - 540KB) |
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Year Published: | 2012 - 10 pages |
The child welfare system is a group of services designed to promote the well-being of children by ensuring safety, achieving permanency, and strengthening families to successfully care for their children. Child welfare systems are complex, and their specific procedures vary widely by State. The purpose of this fact sheet is to give a brief overview of the purposes and functions of child welfare from a national perspective. It discusses what happens when a report of possible abuse or neglect is made, what happens when a report is screened in, and what happens in substantiated cases. El sistema de bienestar de ... |
Court Hearings for the Permanent Placement of Children | |
Series Title: | State Statutes |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
Availability: | View Download (PDF - 772KB) |
Year Published: | 2012 - 75 pages |
Summarizes State laws on the court hearings that must be held to review the status of children placed in out-of-home care. At these hearings, the court reviews the efforts made to address the family issues that necessitated the out-of-home placement as well as efforts to achieve permanency for the child. This document also describes lists the persons who may attend the hearings and permanency options. |
Criminal Background Checks for Prospective Foster and Adoptive Parents | |
Series Title: | State Statutes |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
Availability: | View Download (PDF - 589KB) |
Year Published: | 2011 - 65 pages |
Discusses the requirements set by States for conducting checks of State and Federal criminal records of prospective foster and adoptive parents, as well as any adults residing in the prospective parents? households. Summaries of laws for all States and U.S. territories are included. |
Cuidadores familiares y el sistema de bienestar infantil (Kinship Caregivers and the Child Welfare System) | |
Series Title: | Hojas Informativas Para las Familias (Factsheets for Families) |
Author(s): | United States. Children's Bureau. |
Availability in Spanish: | View Download (PDF - 313KB) Order (Free) - Add to Cart |
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Year Published: | 2005 - 19 pages |
Informal and formal kinship care arrangements help to ensure stability and protection for children within their extended family. This fact sheet describes the benefits of kinship care as a child protection alternative and examines the agency's responsibility for the placement. The placement decision-making process, what to expect from the child welfare service and court system, and financial support, available services, and permanency planning are discussed. Questions for new kin caregivers to ask and a list of additional references are provided.
Hoja informativa para los abuelos y los parientes que cuidan al hijo de un familiar. Ofrece varios recursos ... |
Determining the Best Interests of the Child: Summary of State Laws | |
Series Title: | State Statutes |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
Availability: | View Download (PDF - 282KB) |
Year Published: | 2010 - 30 pages |
Reviews factors concerning the child and the child's family that must be considered by the court when determining the best placement for a child. |
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