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Journal articles on the topic "Child welfare agencies"

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Rai, Gauri S. "Complexity and Coordination in Child Welfare Agencies." Administration in Social Work 18, no. 1 (September 20, 1994): 87–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j147v18n01_05.

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Fuchs, Don M. "Integrated Information Systems for Child Welfare Agencies." Computers in Human Services 4, no. 3-4 (August 11, 1989): 191–204. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j407v04n03_05.

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Potter, Cathryn C., Robin Leake, Laricia Longworth-Reed, Inna Altschul, and Shauna Rienks. "Measuring organizational health in child welfare agencies." Children and Youth Services Review 61 (February 2016): 31–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.11.002.

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Ehrle, Jennifer, Cynthia Andrews Scarcella, and Robert Geen. "Teaming up: collaboration between welfare and child welfare agencies since welfare reform." Children and Youth Services Review 26, no. 3 (March 2004): 265–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2004.01.001.

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Rome, Sunny Harris. "The Child Welfare Choice: An Analysis of Social Work Students' Career Plans." Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work 3, no. 1 (October 1, 1997): 31–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.18084/1084-7219.3.1.31.

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Child welfare is a field of practice replete with opportunities that are well-suited to entry-level social workers, yet many child welfare agencies remain hampered by staff shortages and high turnover rates. As recently enacted welfare restrictions are implemented, child welfare agencies can expect to face even greater challenges —ones that make the recruitment and hiring of qualified staff an even more urgent priority. This article presents the results of a large-scale, empirical study designed to identify what makes BSW and MSW students interested, or disinterested, in pursuing employment in child welfare agencies, and what kinds of incentives they believe might motivate them to seek child welfare work. Recommendations are offered for social work programs, child welfare agencies, state and local governments, Congress and the Administration, and advocates for children.
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O’Neill, Marissa, and Debbie L. Gonzalez. "Tribal and Non-tribal Agencies." Journal of Comparative Social Work 9, no. 2 (October 1, 2014): 148–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.31265/jcsw.v9i2.115.

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As definitions of “family” have evolved in the US over the past several decades, so too has child welfare agencies’ need to provide appropriate and meaningful services. This article discusses the findings and conclusions drawn from a case study involving two different types of social work agencies: Native American child welfare and not- for-profit family services. Within this discussion, the authors use their findings from case study vignette focus groups to explore how the definitions of family impact the provision of services.At each agency, participants addressed issues surrounding domestic violence, teen pregnancy, child welfare involvement and the inclusion of extended families as part of client’s support network. By focusing on the changing social concept of “family,” the study’s respondents discussed the need for direct practice using broader, more inclusive approaches to family and child welfare. Through the comparison of two agencies which serve different demographics, the article makes clear that further study is needed, and a wider scope must be considered, in order to adequately serve America’s expanding population in need of family services, direct practice and extended support.
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Segal, Uma A. "The relevance of marketing for child welfare agencies." Children and Youth Services Review 15, no. 5 (January 1993): 421–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0190-7409(93)90013-y.

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Sage, Todd Edward, and Melanie Sage. "Social Media Use in Child Welfare Practice." Advances in Social Work 17, no. 1 (April 25, 2016): 93–112. http://dx.doi.org/10.18060/20880.

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The scholarly child welfare literature offers little information about the use of social media by child welfare workers. We conducted a study of 171 child welfare workers across several states using an online survey. The resulting data offer insights from workers about current practices related to social media use in a child welfare work setting. Most respondents see social media as an acceptable tool for conducting child welfare assessments. Respondents describe strains and benefits of social media use. It is recommended that agencies provide guidance on ethical decision-making for using social media as a work-related tool. Agencies should also provide policy clearly defining social media use and misuse.
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Cole, Elizabeth S. "Becoming Family Centered: Child Welfare's Challenge." Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services 76, no. 3 (March 1995): 163–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/104438949507600304.

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The author discusses current challenges to increasing family-centered practice within child welfare agencies. The article focuses on two issues: (1) child welfare's collaboration with early-intervention and family-support services and (2) maintaining family-preservation services despite growing criticism of such services.
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Bednar, Susan G. "Elements of Satisfying Organizational Climates in Child Welfare Agencies." Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services 84, no. 1 (January 2003): 7–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.70.

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The critical role played by child welfare workers in the protection of abused and neglected children is seriously undermined by rapid staff turnover and the impaired performance associated with burnout and job dissatisfaction. This review examines research on job satisfaction in child welfare systems and on factors that influence a worker's decision to leave a job or stay, as well as organizational climate factors which have been linked to job satisfaction, consumer satisfaction, and client outcomes. While ample information is available about what is needed to create satisfying work environments for child welfare workers, this knowledge has not been systematically applied. Incorporating existing knowledge into child welfare practice should be a priority, as should research that focuses on organizational variables that may impact service quality and outcomes as well as employee satisfaction. Questions remain about the long-term impact of increased job satisfaction and improved organizational climate on worker retention and client outcomes.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Child welfare agencies"

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Washington, Gregory. "African-American fathers trust/distrust of child welfare agencies." DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, 1999. http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/dissertations/891.

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The proposed study contributes to the knowledge about African-American fathers and child welfare services. Unchallenged stereotypes about African-American fathers are addressed and their perception of previous unfair treatment by past governmental interventions is examined. The impact of psycho-social growth, racial discrimination and risk of harm on African-American families are reviewed via the research review. The research problem examines the relationship between African-American fathers' trust/distrust of governmental agencies and the fathers involvement with a child welfare agency (CWA). The design of the research includes a questionnaire that was designed to collect data from a sample of 50 African-American fathers that have children in foster homes of CWAs in the Atlanta area. The instrument of measurement was designed to allow for an analysis that compares the variables and reports significant relationships. A five point Likert Scale was used to operationalize several types of potential risk of harm that could be associated with involvement with CWAs. A questionnaire was also created to measure caseworkers perception of involvement. The findings from an eventual sample of 20 appear to clearly indicate that those fathers that trust the child welfare agency have higher involvement in recommended services than those fathers that 1 do not trust the agency. The study also appears to validate the theory that those fathers with highest distrust perceive involvement with CWAs inherent with risk of financial loss. The findings have practice and policy implications for child welfare professionals who are increasingly being held more accountable to service and utilize the resources of African-American fathers. This study demonstrates the need for additional study that addresses the questions posed from the perspective of the African-American father and specific ways to engage them.
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Haney, Deatrice. "Perceptions of Leadership and Employee Performance in Child Welfare Agencies." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3944.

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Child welfare leaders reflect their organizations' mission and vision and are entrusted to provide support to employees, who in turn provide services to one of the most vulnerable populations, children. Little, however is known about how leaders perceive their roles and responsibilities in terms of providing sufficient supervisory and guidance to child welfare workers in order to support organizational goals. Guided by Houses' path-goal theory, this phenomenological study examined the perceptions of child welfare leaders related to leadership behaviors, strategies to improve administration, work performance, communication, and fostering an inclusive work environment. A sample of 16 participants working as administrators, county directors, and supervisors in the nonprofit sector of a southeastern state completed semi structured open-ended surveys using Survey Gizmo. Data were analyzed via Moustaka's modified vanKaam method. Findings from this study indicated that participants perceived positive experiences with a supportive leadership style that allowed for more alignment to the workgroup by increasing job sharing that created autonomy and accountability. Factors such as coaching to better manage caseloads were believed to improve employee performance and satisfaction. Effective leaders removed barriers that prevented upward mobility, and provided sustainable work practices. The results of this study may impact social change by raising awareness among organizational leaders to recognize the value of employees and provide an inclusive and supportive workplace environment.
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Greitens, Eric R. "Children first : ideas and the dynamics of aid in Western voluntary assistance programs for war-affected children abroad." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.365669.

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Carter, Jayna. "Implementing change in child protection agencies : the case of the Ontario Risk Assessment Model at Children's Aid Society "X"." Thesis, McGill University, 2000. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=31035.

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This qualitative study presents findings from interviews with ten front line social workers employed at a small, eastern Ontario Children's Aid Society. The interviews explored the implementation of the Ontario Risk Assessment Model at this agency from the perspective of these social workers. The findings of this research identify perceived impediments as well as supports to organizational change within this context. Analysis of the data revealed that both the manner in which ORAM was implemented and the content of the model itself resulted in confusion, frustration and anxiety on the part of the workers. The research also sought to determine the potential fit between effective child protection organizational change endeavours and strategies inherent in the action research model. Implications for change management policy, practice and future research within child protection systems are also discussed.
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Webb, Travis James. "Social worker perceptions of services directed toward sexual minority youth and their families in child welfare agencies." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2004. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2643.

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Sexual minority youth are coming out about their same-sex attractions earlier in recent years. Such youth and their families may experience a range of potential problems and concerns, suggesting that the child welfare system may need to do more to respond to the unique needs of this population. By employing a qualitative research design, this study, using face-to-face interviews with ten child welfare workers, examined child welfare agencies' ability to adequately render services to sexual minority youth and their families.
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Smith, Marquita Marie. "THE DISPROPORTIONALITY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM: SOCIAL WORKER PERCEPTION." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/539.

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This study explored social workers perceptions of disproportionality of African American children in the child welfare system, with a particular focus how they felt child welfare agencies, and organization address the specific needs of African American children and families. Along with the types of services social workers felt could be implemented in order to address the concerns amongst African American families. Major findings in the research under represent the perspective of the social workers who work closely with these children and their families. The overall research method that was utilized in this study was qualitative by design. The data collection consisted of 11 face to face interviews with different types of social workers with current and past experiences working with African American children and families, in the child welfare agency. This research called for opinions, experience and personal beliefs from social workers. The survey consist of 13 open/close ended question and demographical questions that were personally asked to each social worker on a one on one bases. The results of this study identified African American children entering and staying in the system at longer rates, poverty, lack of resources in the community, distrust in the government and cultural competency as major contributing factors to disproportionality in the child welfare system. This study displayed a need for social workers to take on more of a strength based approach and remembering to model the NASW code of ethics when working with African American families. Recommendations for future studies include but are not limited to: exploring options to have preventative services for African American families to be offered in their homes or alternatives to easy accessible services and to explore different strategies, tool and techniques in efforts to increase the relationships between the African American families and the social workers.
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Logsdon, Thomas R. Holsinger M. Paul. "Changing to meet the need the Baby Fold and its evolving ministry to central Illinois /." Normal, Ill. Illinois State University, 1999. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p9942645.

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Thesis (D.A.)--Illinois State University, 1999.
Title from title page screen, viewed July 24, 2006. Dissertation Committee: M. Paul Holsinger (chair), L. Moody Simms, Lawrence W. McBride. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 182-198) and abstract. Also available in print.
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Kaufman, Angela M. "Keeping the White Family Together: Racial Disparities in the Out-of-Home Placements of Maltreated Children." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1306351829.

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Kooblal, Moonilall. "The administration and management of local child welfare agencies." Thesis, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/4857.

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the administration and management of local Child Welfare Agencies. Appropriate and relevant knowledge and skills in administration and management processes are essential to ensure that Child Welfare Agencies function within the normative foundations of public administration. The Board ofManagement of the Agencies are voluntary in nature. The smaller and embryo agencies depend on untrained volunteers to provide both administrative and management leadership. Basic democratically determined administrative and management processes are necessary to make welfare services more economical, efficient and effective. The major objectives of this study were: - to examine the existing administrative and management structures and processes and their functions. - to determine the role of the Board of Management Committee structures and senior personnel in administration and management. - to determine the foundation principles of administration and management that guide the functioning of Child Welfare Agencies. This Study provided an opportunity for agencies to express their views on the existing situation and what the future ought to be like. The study viewed Public administration as a vast field of activity which can be classified into four (4) main groups viz: a. generic administrative and managerial, b. auxiliary, c. instrumental, and d. functional also referred to as line functions. Although this study focused separately on administrative and management functions, it should be noted that both dimensions ofgeneric administrative functions are performed along with the functional, auxiliary and instrumental activities. (v) In a Child Welfare Agency the Board of Management together with the middle and upper management of staff will determine the administrative and management processes of policy making, organising, staffing, financing, determining work methods and procedures and control. The aim of public administration is community welfare, therefore the administrative and management processes must be founded on normative foundations of public administration. The findings ofthis research will not only contribute to the established agencies but will be of great help to the embryo and developing agencies.
Thesis-(M.A.)-University of Durban-Westville, 1995.
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"Between Markets and Government: Essays on Nonprofitness and the Institutional Transformation of Child Welfare Agencies." Doctoral diss., 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.18143.

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abstract: In many respects, the current public child welfare system closely resembles that of over 100 years ago. Then, as well as now, nonprofit child welfare agencies are the critical providers of service delivery to vulnerable children and their families. Contemporary nonprofits, however, are confronted with social and fiscal pressures to conform to normative practices and behaviors of governmental and for-profit organizations. Simultaneously, these agencies may also feel compelled to behave in accordance with a nonprofit normative ethic. Yet, scholars and practitioners are often unaware of how these different forces may be shaping the practices of child welfare agencies and, the nonprofit sector in general. This multi-paper dissertation examines how managerial and organizational practices of child welfare nonprofits are influenced business, government, and other nonprofit organizations and the extent to which processes process of institutional isomorphism in child welfare nonprofits are happening. Data was collected from a national ample of 184 child welfare administrators to explore marketization practices, collaboration behaviors, and managerial priorities of these agencies. Multinomial logistic, ordered logistic, and ordinary least squares regression, and historical analysis help shed light on the contemporary practices of these agencies. The results reveal that these agency's behaviors are shaped by government control, influences from the business community, identification with a nonprofit mindset (i.e., nonprofitness), funding streams, and various other factors. One key finding is that identification with a nonprofit mindset encourages certain behaviors like collaboration with other nonprofits and placing greater importance on key managerial priorities, but it does not reduce the likelihood of adopting business management strategies. Another important finding is that government control and funding does not have as strong as an influence on child welfare nonprofits as expected; however, influence from the business community does strongly affect many of their practices. The implications of these findings are discussed for child welfare agencies and the nonprofit sector in general. The consequences of nonprofits operating similarly to business and government are considered.
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Ph.D. Public Administration 2013
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Books on the topic "Child welfare agencies"

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Arkansas. Child Welfare Agency Review Board. Minimum licensing standards for child welfare agencies. [Little Rock, Ark.]: Child Welfare Agency Review Board, 2002.

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Arkansas. Child Welfare Agency Review Board. Minimum licensing standards for child welfare agencies. Little Rock, Ark.]: Child Welfare Agency Review Board, 2010.

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Holman, Robert. Putting families first: Prevention and child care : a study of prevention by statutory and voluntary agencies. Basingstoke: Macmillan Education, 1988.

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Scott, Brenda. Out of control: Who's watching our child protection agencies? Lafayette, La: Huntington House Publishers, 1994.

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California. Bureau of State Audits. Child welfare services: The county child welfare services agencies we reviewed must provide better protection for abused and neglected children. Sacramento, California: California State Auditor, Bureau of State Audits, 2014.

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Child Welfare League of America., ed. Advancing the message: Tips & suggestions for communications people in child welfare agencies. Washington, DC: Child Welfare League of America, Inc., 1997.

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DeWoody, Madelyn. Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income: Options and strategies for child welfare agencies. Washington, DC: Child Welfare League of America, 1991.

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Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate. Report of an inspection of collaborative working arrangements betw Inspections of six local authority child protection serviceseen child protection agencies in Cleveland. Gateshead: Social Services Inspectorate, 1993.

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Office, General Accounting. Child welfare: HHS could play a greater role in helping child welfare agencies recruit and retain staff : report to congressional requesters. Washington, D.C: U.S. General Accounting Office, 2003.

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Stein, Theodore J. Reasonable efforts: A report on implementation by child welfare agencies in five states. Washington, DC: American Bar Association, 1987.

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Jackson, Vivian H. "The Role of Cultural Competence in Trauma-Informed Agencies and Services." In Trauma Responsive Child Welfare Systems, 41–64. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64602-2_4.

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Foster, E. Michael, Rebecca Wells, and Yu Bai. "Information Management, Interagency Collaboration, and Outcomes in Child Welfare Agencies." In Child Welfare and Child Well-Being, 409–35. Oxford University Press, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195398465.003.0014.

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Webster, Daniel, Charles L. Usher, Barbara Needell, and Judith Wildfire. "Self-Evaluation: Using Data to Guide Policy and Practice in Public Child Welfare Agencies." In Child Welfare Research, 261–70. Oxford University Press, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195304961.003.0016.

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Burstain, Jane, Brock Boudreau, and Jesse Booher. "Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) in Child Welfare Agencies." In Handbook of Foster Youth, 444–55. Routledge, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781351168243-23.

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"The Response of Child Welfare Agencies to Domestic Violence." In The War Against Domestic Violence, 121–30. Routledge, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/b15800-13.

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Fallon, Barbara A., John D. Fluke, Martin Chabot, Cindy Blackstock, Vandna Sinha, Kate Allan, and Bruce MacLaurin. "Exploring Alternate Explanations for Agency-Level Effects in Placement Decisions Regarding Aboriginal Children." In Decision-Making and Judgment in Child Welfare and Protection, 215–34. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190059538.003.0010.

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This chapter summarizes a series of published papers that used data from the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (CIS) to explore the influence of case and organizational characteristics on decisions to place Aboriginal children in out-of-home placements. The premise of the analyses was that these influences were consistent with the framework of the Decision-Making Ecology. In Canada, Aboriginal children are overrepresented at all points of child welfare decision-making: investigation, substantiation, and placement in out-of-home care. Case factors accounting for the overrepresentation of Aboriginal children at all service points in the child welfare system include poverty, poor housing, and substance misuse, and these factors, when coupled with inequitable resources for First Nations children residing on reserves, result in the overrepresentation of Aboriginal children in the Canadian child welfare system. For this study, the authors examine case characteristics and organizational factors in a multilevel context, hypothesizing that children are more likely to be placed out of home in agencies that serve a relatively high proportion of Aboriginal children. According to the statistical models presented, the most important of these factors is whether the provincial government operates the child welfare agency. As with the proportion of Aboriginal children on the caseload, the risk of a child being placed is greater in government-run agencies compared to agencies operated by private funders. Further analysis needs to be conducted to fully understand individual- and organizational-level variables that may influence /decisions regarding placement of Aboriginal children.
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Katz, Sanford N. "Child Protection." In Family Law in America, 177–204. Oxford University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197554319.003.0005.

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This chapter studies the parent–child relationship through the lens of child protection laws, with emphasis on the issues of state intervention into that relationship. Throughout the history of the laws governing the complex relationship of parent, child, and state, there has been a struggle between parental authority and family privacy, on the one hand, and the state's responsibility of guarding the best interests of the child, on the other. The rhetoric has been that parents have the basic right to raise their children as they see fit, subject to their not overstepping the bounds of reasonableness in all aspects of childrearing. However, parental rights are not unlimited. Historically, the state, the ultimate parent who looks after all the children in society under the parens patriae concept, has a right to subject parents to public scrutiny and legal examination. In the United States, in the main, child protection in the form of child welfare services in the latter part of the twentieth century and the beginning of the twenty-first is basically the responsibility of the states. State social service agencies under the executive branch deliver certain social services themselves but more commonly for reasons of economy contract for foster care and adoption services with private social service agencies, which they monitor. The chapter then looks at the federal government's impact on the child protection systems in the states.
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Michael, Austin, and Sarah Carnochan. "Learning from the Staff and Clients of Child Welfare Services." In Practice Research in the Human Services, 99–118. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197518335.003.0005.

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Chapter 5 of Practice Research in the Human Services: A University-Agency Partnership Model focuses on studies of child welfare practice in county human service agencies. An early multi-county project explored the tensions that arise in interprofessional relationships within the juvenile dependency system, using interviews and focus groups with legal and child welfare professionals, as well as foster youth and caregivers. A second project developed innovative qualitative data mining methods to examine an array of practice issues that included parental substance use, child trauma, and skillful social work practice with youth, using the case record documents created by child welfare workers as the data source. Practice research principles derived from the projects relate to the essential role of communications throughout the research process, the contrasting time frames that operate in agency and academic research settings, and the need for awareness of the potential for political sensitivity surrounding study findings.
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Skivenes, Marit, and Øyvind Tefre. "Errors and mistakes in the Norwegian child protection system." In Errors and Mistakes in Child Protection, 115–34. Policy Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781447350705.003.0007.

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The aim of this chapter is to examine the Norwegian approach to review and revise errors in the child protection system. Through the last three decades of public discourse, children in Norway have increasingly become identified as independent subjects, and in September 2017, the Norwegian government introduced legislation that gave children the legal right to protection through an amendment of the existing Child Welfare Act of 1992 (Prop. 169 L (2016–2017). Despite being ranked highly in international comparisons, the Norwegian child protection system is harshly criticized. In recent years (2015 and 2016), outrages have been highlighted through both social and traditional media, and internationally. The Norwegian term for child protection – barnevernet has become a synonym for a draconian system that steals children from their parents. The uproar and the critique came from citizens and civil society organizations, various public agencies, private persons and organizations. Auditing and oversight agencies are used to scrutinize the practices, and to follow up on errors and mistakes but there is little research on how this oversight operates, how agencies and local authorities respond to feedback, and how the day-to-day practices on correcting errors and improving practice are attended to in agencies and organizations. Based on policy documents, audit and oversight reports, legislation and key informant interviews, this chapter examines the overarching Norwegian approach to review and revise errors and mistakes through audit and oversight bodies, and discusses the strengths and weaknesses with this approach.
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Alabi, Tosin O., and Sandra D. Barnes. "Child Maltreatment Prevention in Rural Communities." In Advances in Psychology, Mental Health, and Behavioral Studies, 16–29. IGI Global, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0228-9.ch002.

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For more than half a century, child maltreatment prevention programs have been implemented in communities across America with hopes of stopping the abuse and neglect of children. To broaden the understanding of maltreatment in rural families, risk markers and protective factors are discussed with specific attention to contextual stressors and resources available in rural communities. Furthermore, primary maltreatment prevention initiatives directed at improving parenting practices and increasing public awareness of child maltreatment are reviewed. Also discussed are empirically supported secondary and tertiary maltreatment prevention programs that are commonly used to intervene with families at risk for interfacing with child welfare and protection agencies, or in instances of substantiated maltreatment. Preventing ill-treatment of children in rural communities requires ingenuity, community engagement and leadership, and governmental funding to best serve children and their families.
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