Evaluation of the Treatment and Care for Kids Program (TrACK)

Lynne McPherson, Glory Gatwiri and Nadine Cameron - Southern Cross University and Australian Childhood Foundation

The Treatment and Care for Kids (TrACK) program is a therapeutic home-based care program providing intensive intervention for children and young people with complex needs in Australia. The findings of this evaluation demonstrate that TrACK produces tangible and lasting results for children.

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A Reflexive Music Therapy Clinical Introspection in Working with Foster Care Youth

Michael L. Zanders, Melanie Midach, Lindy Waldemeier, Brittney Barros - Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy

This article is a clinical introspection to the research, theory, and practice in working with youth who have experienced foster care and/or adoption. It is part of the Voices Special Issue on Music Therapy Child Welfare.

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Music therapy: Building Bridges Between a Participatory Approach and Trauma-informed Care in a Child Welfare Setting

Krüger Viggo, Dag Øystein Nordanger, Brynjulf Stige - Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy

Despite a growing interest in music therapy within child welfare practice, music therapy practices within these contexts are still under-researched in Norway. The present study takes a collaborative community music therapy practice as its point of departure.

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Both Victim and ‘Perpetrator’: Finding a Voice before Inquiries into Historical Abuse in Out-of-Home Care

Shurlee Swain - International Journal of Transitional Justice

Inquiries into historical institutional abuse have only recently come to be viewed through the lens of transitional justice. This article argues that their distinctive victim-focused approach disguises a reality that institutions in which violence was endemic blurred the line between victims and ‘perpetrators.’

Promoting family school-readiness for child-welfare involved preschoolers and their caregivers: Case examples

Nastassia Hajal, Blair Paley, Jolie Delja, Clarissa Gorospe, Catherine Mogil - Children and Youth Services Review

To illustrate design and implementation of the Strategies for Enhancing Early Developmental Success (SEEDS) Preschool Program, aimed at promoting school readiness in families connected to the child welfare system, the current paper uses parent- and teacher-reported data to summarize the progress of three participating families with diverse histories and presenting issues.