Parents' perceptions of changes in family functioning after participation in a strengthening families intervention: A qualitative analysis

Michele Burn, Tess Knight, Lisa Taylor, John W. Toumbourou - Children and Youth Services Review

This paper reports a qualitative study of parents' experiences of participating in an Australian adapted trial of the Strengthening Families Program (SFP).

Wise Short-Term Missions: 8 Principles to Benefit Vulnerable Children & Families

Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO)

These principles have been developed and approved by the Christian Alliance for Orphans in an effort to empower every church, organization, and volunteer participating in short-term missions to be more thoughtful and effective, particularly in respect to vulnerable children.

Transitioning Donors: 5 Steps to bring your supporters on the journey to a new model

Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO)

CAFO engaged with markempa to study how OVC-serving organizations inspired donors to give toward a new model of family-based care. In this guide, you’ll learn the five steps to help transition your donors to improve fundraising outcomes and create the financial capacity to provide better care for vulnerable children and families.

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Children’s rights and residential care in Taiwan: An exploration of the tensions between global standards and culturally situated practices

Wan-Yu Chiu & Helen Charnley - International Social Work

This article examines the tension between the rhetoric of children’s rights and the realities of residential care for children in Taiwan.

What makes kinship caregivers unprepared for children in their care? Perspectives and experiences from kinship care alumni in Ghana

Ebenezer Cudjoe, Alhassan Abdullah, Marcus Y. L. Chiu - Children and Youth Services Review

This study reports on a qualitative investigation involving 15 young kinship care alumni in Ghana to explore what kinship caregivers' unpreparedness means and what causes them to be unprepared.

The Buffering Role of Social Support on the Psychosocial Wellbeing of Orphans in Rwanda

Tehetna Alemu Caserta, Raija‐Leena Punamäki, & Anna‐Maija Pirttilä‐Backman -

This study examined (1) how perceived social support (PSS) varied across orphan‐related characteristics (e.g., orphan status, such as single, maternal or paternal, and their living environments, such as in child‐headed households, on the street, in an orphanage or in a foster home) and (2) the relative importance of sources of PSS (relatives/community/adults and peers) and functional social support (emotional/informational/instrumental and social) and its association with emotional well‐being and mental distress.

Increasing Social Support for Child Welfare-Involved Families Through Family Group Conferencing

Tyler W Corwin, Erin J Maher, Lisa Merkel-Holguin, Heather Allan, Dana M Hollinshead, John D Fluke - The British Journal of Social Work

This study uses a randomised controlled trial to examine the impact of Family Group Conferencing on caseworkers’ perceptions of families’ levels of social support.

Social Workers’ Reflections on Ethics in Relation to Adoption in the UK: Everywhere but Nowhere?

Brid Featherstone & Anna Gupta - The British Journal of Social Work

Empirical research with social workers exploring their understandings and use of codes or ethical theories in practice remain underdeveloped in the UK. This article, based on the British Association of Social Work commissioned Enquiry into the role of the social worker in adoption with a focus on ethics and human rights, provides an important contribution in this context.

First Nations children and disparities in transfers to ongoing child welfare services in Ontario following a child protection investigation

Jennifer Ma, Barbara Fallon, Ramona Alaggia, Kenn Richard - Children and Youth Services Review

The current study comprises a secondary analysis of the 2013 Ontario Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect and focuses on the decision to provide ongoing child welfare services.

Guidelines to Strengthen the Social Service Workforce for Child Protection

UNICEF & Global Social Service Workforce Alliance

These guidelines are informed by evidence of ‘what works’ and lessons learned in the field. They are designed to accelerate UNICEF regional and country offices’ programming on social service workforce strengthening, and support work to better plan, develop and support the social services workforce with national and regional partners.

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Placing children in care at centre stage : exploring the experiences and perceptions of children in care about their pathways into offending behaviour

Anne-Marie Day - University of Salford

This PhD thesis focuses on the perceptions of children in care whilst they are still in care and subject to youth justice supervision. The findings are based on semi-structured interviews with 19 children in care attending various Youth Offending Teams in the North West of England. 

Catalyzing Business Skills: For Children - Trainer's Guide

Making Cents International

Making Cents International (Making Cents), in partnership with ChildFund International, developed the Catalyzing Business Skills curriculum for the Economic Strengthening to Keep and Reintegrate Children into Families (ESFAM) project in Uganda. This Trainer’s Guide is intended to be used with children participating in savings groups who are interested in engaging in successful income generation activities.

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