A functional approach to reorganizing family and child welfare interventions

Pelton, Leroy H.

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“…In all Western European countries an estimated 0.2 to 1 % of all children live in foster families or in residential centres (Casas, 1995;Colton & Hellinckx, 1993). Moreover, the call for professionalisation of the welfare services for children at risk of emotional, behavioural, and family difficulties is raised in the other countries as well (Colton, Hellinckx, Bullock, & Van den Bruel, 1991;Pelton, 1992). In all Western European countries, and also in North America, the providers of child welfare services are forced to describe in a more clear-cut way the objectives and the outcomes of their services.…”

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confidence: 99%

Exploration of Criteria for Residential and Foster Care

Scholte

1997

Child Psychology Psychiatry

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Foster family placements of children "at risk" often break down prematurely. In this paper the psychosocial characteristics of children in foster and residential care in Holland are analysed to identify some provisional criteria that can increase the success of foster family placements. Successful placement was found to be associated with young age of the child, and with the absence of serious emotional and behavioural difficulties at the time of the placement. Further factors influencing success were: a low involvement of the birth parents, a careful selection of foster parent families, a "good" match between the problems of the foster child and the capacities of the foster family to care and rear, a good preparation of all parties involved during the process of placement, and professional guidance during the whole process of foster care.

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Exploration of Criteria for Residential and Foster Care

Scholte

1997

Child Psychology Psychiatry

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“…One critic has argued that these are such disparate functions that the public child welfare system cannot do both: "A system that investigates parents for wrongdoing cannot be supportive of families, and a system that separates children from families cannot promote family preservation." 59 (See the commentary by Pelton in this journal issue.) Others believe that it is possible to build relationships that allow problem solving with parents while still protecting the safety and interests of children.…”

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Family-Centered Services: Approaches and Effectiveness

McCroskey¹,

Meezan²

1998

The Future of Children

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Much of the emphasis in the nation's system of child protection focuses on investigations to determine whether child abuse or neglect has occurred, and procedures for arranging out-of-home care for children who are not safe at home. Less attention often goes to the capacity of public and private agencies to provide services that help stressed families prevent child maltreatment before it begins, or that enable families with serious child-rearing problems to stabilize the home and provide more appropriate care for their children. This article examines the current understanding of the most promising and effective means of serving families. It highlights the family-centered service approach, which encompasses family support services for families coping with normal parenting stresses, and family preservation services designed to help families facing serious problems and possible out-of-home placement. The article explains the characteristics of family support and family preservation services, and discusses how these services are accessed and financed. It reviews available evaluation findings regarding the effectiveness of the two types of family-centered services, and considers the challenges faced when evaluating such services. Finally, the article discusses issues related to planning and service delivery, such as coordination and system reform, financing, targeting, relationships between workers and families, and efforts to strengthen entire communities.

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“…Separation and clarification of the issues of criminal abuse and neglect are needed, along with interventions designed to address the uniqueness of each (Pelton, 1989(Pelton, , 1992. Instead, the rate of child fatalities has continued to rise (Lindsey & Trocme, inpress).…”

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“…Further, approximately half of the deaths from child abuse are of children known to the child protective service system (Daro & McCurdy, 1991). Separation and clarification of the issues of criminal abuse and neglect are needed, along with interventions designed to address the uniqueness of each (Pelton, 1989, 1992).…”

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Protecting severely abused children: Clarifying the roles of criminal justice and child welfare.

Lindsey¹,

Regehr²

1993

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

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Child abuse legislation and increased public scrutiny have made child abuse the main focus of child welfare agencies. As a criminal act, severe child abuse should be dealt with by the criminal justice system to protect both endangered children and the rights of accused parents. Thus relieved of excessive demands, child welfare agencies could refocus on treatment and services to economically disadvantaged clients. A framework for intervention in allegations of child abuse is proposed.

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A functional approach to reorganizing family and child welfare interventions

Cited by 32 publications

References 17 publications

Exploration of Criteria for Residential and Foster Care

Exploration of Criteria for Residential and Foster Care

Family-Centered Services: Approaches and Effectiveness

Protecting severely abused children: Clarifying the roles of criminal justice and child welfare.

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