Solution-focused brief therapy to improve child well-being and family functioning outcomes with substance using parents in the child welfare system

Johnny S. Kim, Becci A. Akin, Jody Brook - Developmental Child Welfare

This study examined the effectiveness of solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) on child well-being and family functioning outcomes for child welfare involved parents.

Are the early benefits of the Adoption Support Fund (therapeutic support for adoptive families) sustainable?

Sadie King, Giorgia Iacopini, Anna Sophie Hahne, Heather Stradling - Journal of Public Mental Health

The purpose of this paper is to explore the wider context in which the UK national evaluation of the Adoption Support Fund (ASF) was delivered and raise concerns about the sustainability of the early outcomes.

‘Why can’t we help protect children too?’ Stigma by association among community workers in child protection and its consequences

Sharynne Hamilton, Deborah Cleland, Valerie Braithwaite - Community Development Journal

Drawing on in-depth interviews with fifteen community workers, who represent nine agencies assisting families with child protection issues in a small jurisdiction in Australia, the authors of this article show how the stigma attached to ‘bad’ parents is passed on to the community workers who are supporting them.

The Center for Regional and Tribal Child Welfare Studies: Reducing disparities through indigenous social work education

Wendy Haight, Cary Waubanascum, David Glesener, Priscilla Day, Brenda Bussey, Karen Nichols - Children and Youth Services Review

This research addresses one of the most pressing and controversial issues facing child welfare policymakers and practitioners today: the dramatic overrepresentation of Indigenous families in North American public child welfare systems. The article presents a successful model of inclusive education: the Center for Regional and Tribal Child Welfare Studies (the Center) at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, School of Social Work.

Vulnerability Mitigation through the Assistance for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries

Kingsley Chigbu - African Journal of Social Work

This paper analyzes the United States of America (U.S). House Resolution 1409 (H.R.1409) also referred to as the “Assistance for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act of 2005 (AOVC).”

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Psychological practice with unaccompanied immigrant minors: Clinical and legal considerations.

NeMoyer, A., Rodriguez, T., & Alvarez, K. - Translational Issues in Psychological Science

This article provides an overview of typical experiences for unaccompanied immigrant minors (UIMs), discusses the accompanying legal and clinical implications, and offers recommendations for psychological practice at the level of providers, training programs, and child-serving systems.