Family group decision making: Measuring fidelity to practice principles in public child welfare

Abstract

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A Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effectiveness of Family Group Conferencing in Child Welfare: Effectiveness, Moderators, and Level of FGC Completion

“…Level of FGC Completion. As we were not aware of any standardized instruments to assess the level of FGC completion, we used the studies of Berzin et al (2007), Marcynyszyn et al (2012), Rauktis et al (2013), and the Guideline for FGDM in Child Welfare (American Humane Association, in Olson, 2009) to construct an instrument to assess the level of FGC completion. To reach consensus on the included key elements, we organized a Delphi round (Hsu & Sandford, 2007) in which we asked six experts in the field of FGC for their opinion about the included key elements and their importance.…”

Mainstreaming Therapeutic Jurisprudence in Family Law: The Israeli Child Protection Law as a Case Study

“…104 This model, which integrates RJ and social work principles, can help lessen the antitherapeutic outcomes inherent in the use of emergency measures and reduce the coercive intervention of CPSWs in the life of the family. 104 This model, which integrates RJ and social work principles, can help lessen the antitherapeutic outcomes inherent in the use of emergency measures and reduce the coercive intervention of CPSWs in the life of the family.…”

“…Child protection FGC is a decision-making model that reflects partnership and family empowerment. 104 This model, which integrates RJ and social work principles, can help lessen the antitherapeutic outcomes inherent in the use of emergency measures and reduce the coercive intervention of CPSWs in the life of the family. In the FGC process, decision-making power is transferred to members of the nuclear and extended family, as well as to the child, with preparation, guidance, and support on the part of the professionals.…”

Family group decision-making interventions in adult healthcare and welfare: a systematic literature review of its key elements and effectiveness

“…The roots of FGDM originate from the family group conference (FGC) model in New Zealand1 where it was legislated as the decision-making process to be used in cases of child abuse, neglect and youth offending in 1989 2 3. Since then, the model is subject to change resulting in many variants with a range of models,4 which all can be referred to under the umbrella of the broader term FGDM 5. While outside the USA, meetings are referred to as FGCs, within the USA, different variants are named such as: family unity meeting, team decision-making meeting, family decision meeting, family team conferences and family team meeting 4 6–12…”