A short guide to the assessment and preparation of children
This handout includes information for preparing children to return home or to move to alternative family-based care services.
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Modelo para la Prevención del Abandono y la Institucionalización de Niños Pequeños: Factsheet #1/2016
Este informe presenta información sobre el problema de institucionalización de niños en América Latina y el Caribe.
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Cooperación de RELAF y UNICEF en Ecuador: Propuesta de Identificación y Capacitación en la Aplicación de Estándares de Intervención para el Trabajo con Niños, Niñas y Adolescentes Privados del Cuidado Parental en Situación de Catástrofe
El presente documento de protección está destinado a guiar las acciones de las instituciones gubernamentales y no gubernamentales de Ecuador, en su respuesta humanitaria para la protección de los derechos de los niños, niñas y adolescentes ecuatorianos y sus familias, afectadas por el terremoto ocurrido en fecha 16 de Abril del 2016.
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The thinking heart, the loving mind: 'The application of psychodrama in therapeutic reunification work with maltreated and neglected infants and their parents'
In this article, Patricia O'Rourke describes the way in which she applies psychodrama in her therapeutic reunification work with parents and babies in the child protection system in Australia.
Perceptions of Parents/Guardians About the Effectiveness of Future Families Orphans and Vulnerable Children Programme in Olievenhoutbosch, South Africa
The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the perceptions of orphans and vulnerable children’s parents/guardians about the effectiveness of Future Families’ children programme in Olievenhoutbosch as a way to explore how much they are involved in the process of designing the programme activities and if they perceive the programme as effective in responding to their family needs.
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Review of benefits and risks for children in open adoption arrangements
This review aims to provide social workers with a resource to guide their decision‐making by evaluating both the benefits and risks associated with open adoption.
The Importance of Social Network Supports for Foster Youth in High School
In this study, the social network assessment instrument (Blakeslee, 2015) was used to better understand the support networks of youth participants in a college-readiness program aimed at increasing graduation rates and post-secondary transitions for youth in foster care.
Internalizing, Externalizing Problems and Psychiatric Hospitalizations: Examination of Maltreatment Chronicity and Coping Style in Adolescents in Foster Care
The purpose of the present study was to examine how maltreatment chronicity and coping style were associated with internalizing, externalizing, and psychiatric hospitalizations, and whether coping style moderated the relation between maltreatment chronicity and mental health in a sample of foster adolescents.
What Works: Colleges Building Pipelines for Students in Foster Care
This presentation explores the structures and programs one university system is creating for college students emerging from foster care (SEFC).