From child abuse to permanency planning : child welfare services pathways and placements /: child welfare services pathways and placements. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Richard P. Barth [and others].
• Other Names: Barth, Richard P, 1952-
• Contents: Pt. I. Examining child abuse and child welfare caseloads and careers. 1. Understanding pathways to permanency : Toward dynamic data ; Our approach to the study of pathways and placements ; The future of permanency planning -- 2. Growth in child abuse reports and child welfare services caseloads : Reform of California child welfare services ; Trends in California's emergency response dispositions ; Trends in California's family maintenance caseload ; Trends in California's foster care caseload ; Comparison of trends ; Modeling the number of child abuse reports ; Time series results ; Summary and implications ; The simulations ; Summary, policy, and practice implications ; Appendix -- 3. From child abuse report to child welfare services : Sample selection and characteristics ; The referral process ; Types and sources of referrals ; Referrals: number and length of time between referrals ; Disposition reasons ; Summary and policy objectives ; Notes -- pt. II. Analyzing foster care. 4. Rethinking and researching length of stay in foster care : Previous research on duration of foster care ; Cross-sectional point-in-time studies ; Retrospective or longitudinal studies using non-event-history methods ; Event-history analysis of length of stay in foster care ; Conclusion Notes -- 5. Reunification from kinship and nonkinship foster care : A proportional-hazards model ; Kinship care: just another placement option, or something completely different? ; Summary ; Notes -- 6. Factors associated with entrance to group care : Sample and method ; First placement in group care ; Later placement in group care ; Summary ; Notes -- 7. Time to adoption : Odds of adoption ; Odds of timely adoption and adoption legislation ; Discussion. pt. III. Child and placement characteristics. 8. Specialized foster care: a home for children with special needs : Who is the professional foster parent? ; Why be a specialized foster parent? ; Length of stay in the field ; Satisfaction with the experience ; A look at specialized foster care agencies ; Discussion -- 9. Kinship care: rights and responsibilities, services and standards / with Barbara Needell : The evolution of kin placement ; Study format ; Demographic characteristics of caregivers ; The path toward placement ; Characteristics ; Discussion ; Summary ; Notes -- 10. Group care for children : A survey of group care providers ; The future of group care ; Discussion ; Summary -- 11. Similarities and differences in the characteristics of children in out-of-home care : A comparative look at children in out-of-home care ; Discussion ; Notes -- pt. IV. Implications. 12. Trends and recommendations for the next decade : Child abuse reports continue to spiral upward ; Child abuse assessments are the most common child welfare service ; Child welfare services become increasingly articulated and accountable ; Child welfare services are focusing on infants and young children ; Kinship foster care swells ; Foster care is getting harder to enter and harder to leave ; Special-needs adoption gains and loses prominence ; Guardianship will expand ; Integration of family preservation, assessment and referral ; The length of foster care is rising again ; The expansion of shared family care ; The information and outcome age are dawning ; Rationalizing out-of-home care ; Independent living skills programs will evolve ; Specialized foster care will expand ; Conclusions. Trends and recommendations for the next decade.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (312 pages)
• Subjects: 362.7/3/0973; Foster home care -- United States; Adoption -- United States; Child welfare -- United States; Adoption -- États-Unis; Enfants -- Protection, assistance, etc -- États-Unis; Placement d'enfants -- États-Unis; Placement d'enfants -- États-Unis; Adoption -- États-Unis; Enfants -- Protection, assistance, etc -- États-Unis; Adoption; Child welfare; Foster home care; Adoption; Kind; Kinderfürsorge; Kindesmisshandlung; Missbrauch; Pflegeheim; Pflegekind; United States; USA; USA
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351518765; 1351518763
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