Americas

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April Dinwoodie - The Chronicle of Social Change,

This article from the Chronicle of Social Change explores the work of the Vermont Permanency Survey, a project of the National Quality Improvement Center for Adoption and Guardianship Support and Preservation (QIC-AG).

UNICEF,

UNICEF is seeking a Child Protection Officer in Nicaragua.

Emma Batha - Thomson Reuters Foundation,

"Orphanages have become a lucrative business in developing countries, leading to the trafficking of children to fill them," says this article from Thomson Reuters Foundation.

Center for the Study of Social Policy,

Join the US Center for the Study of Social Policy on November 14, 2018 from 3:00-4:00 p.m. EST to learn more about an innovative survey designed to be used by organizations serving youth and young adults ages 12-26 to measure and improve their well-being.

Joe Heim - Washington Post,

This article from the Washington Post highlights findings from the Annie E. Casey report 'Fostering Youth Transitions,' which investigates the experiences of US youths transitioning from foster care to independent living.

Olson AE, Kim HK, Bruce J, Fisher PA - Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics : JDBP,

This study examined variability in problem behavior among toddlers entering new foster care placements and identified related child and parenting characteristics.

Annie E. Casey Foundation,

This Annie E. Casey Foundation brief, which utilizes the most comprehensive data set ever collected across all 50 states of the US, fills in key details about the lives of young people who have experienced foster care.

Dolores Subia BigFoot & Beverly Funderburk - Handbook of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy,

The chapter describes the rationale, research support, and techniques that support the application of parent–child interaction therapy (PCIT) to American Indian families.

Allison Cotter, Carisa Wilsie, Elizabeth Brestan-Knight - Handbook of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy,

This chapter provides updated information about the use of parent–child interaction therapy (PCIT) with young children who have experienced maltreatment.

Jennifer Rafeedie, Sharon M. Hudson, Alexis Deavenport-Saman, Sheela Rao, Karen Rogers, Suzanne Roberts - Children and Youth Services Review,

Utilizing case examples, this discussion paper examines foster care decisions that disrupt important child-caregiver relationships.