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Studies of American Indian adults who were separated from their families of origin during childhood by foster care and/or adoption are emerging. This study fills a gap within the literature by exploring differences in social connection to tribe and tribal enrollment among reunified and non-reunified American Indian adults (n = 129). Grounded in identity theory, this study utilized data from the Experiences of Adopted and Fostered Individuals Project. Social connection to tribe was significantly higher for those who reunified (M = 70.0) than for…
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Attachment relationships are the relationships that form between caregivers and infants, these critically important relationships become the building blocks for further social development. Disturbances in such relationships can have long term detrimental effects on children. Two attachment disorders have been identified in young children Reactive Attachment Disorder and Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder. Unfortunately, many children who do not meet the full criteria for a diagnosis of either of these disorders may still present with symptoms that will cause disturbances in…
Art. 1º- Objeto. La presente ley tiene por objeto la creación del Programa de Acompañamiento para el Egreso de Adolescentes y Jóvenes sin Cuidados Parentales a fin de garantizar su plena inclusión social y su máximo desarrollo personal y social.
Art. 2°- Concepto. Ámbito de aplicación personal. La presente ley será de aplicación para las/los adolescentes/jóvenes sin cuidados parentales desde los trece (13) años hasta los veintiún (21) años de edad.
Se entiende por adolescentes/jóvenes sin cuidados parentales aquellas/os que se hallen separadas/os de su familia de origen, nuclear y/o…
En este documento se presentan los principales resultados de una investigación realizada por la Asociación Civil Doncel durante el año 2017. El estudio se propuso conocer las dinámicas y trayectorias de transición del sistema de cuidados alternativos a la autonomía de los y las jóvenes que vivieron en instituciones de cuidado residencial de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Con este objetivo se buscó hacer una caracterización de la población actual de jóvenes que ya egresaron de dispositivos de cuidado institucional en la Ciudad, conocer su opinión respecto de su experiencia de egreso e indagar en…
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Background
Lack of engagement in child welfare services is a salient issue impeding client outcomes. Research findings indicate that providing incentives may be a promising strategy for enhancing client engagement.
Objective
In response to low youth engagement and repeated re-entry into care, a Southeastern child welfare agency developed an incentive program aimed at increasing youths’ participation and success in meeting treatment goals. This mixed methods study examined elements of effective implementation and the effectiveness of the incentive program piloted in a…
INTRODUCTION
On December 14, 2017, the Senate adopted an order of reference authorizing the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology (“the committee”) to “examine and report on such issues as may arise from time to time relating to social affairs, science and technology generally.” Under this general order of reference, the committee held three meetings on 20, 21 and 22 March 2018 to examine the issue of the common practice, in the decades immediately following World War II of forcing Canadian “unwed mothers” to surrender their babies to adoption, that was…
This factsheet for families offers tips for helping a child transition from foster care to adoption. Children and youth may not clearly understand the difference between being in out-of-home care and being adopted within the same family. This factsheet provides parents with steps they can take to promote attachment and ease the adjustment process at specific developmental stages along with helpful resources to encourage permanency.
El sistema de protección uruguayo se enfrenta al desafío de transformase definitivamente, y para ello es necesario desarrollar herramientas, metodologías de trabajo, estrategias para desinternar a niños en distintos momentos vitales, formar recursos técnicos que permitan ofrecer proyectos de vida para los niños, y de este modo llevar a la práctica estrategias sólidas que reduzcan la permanencia en la institución y desarrollen el seguimiento personalizado de los niños, niñas y adolescentes que ingresan al sistema.
La publicación que se presenta pretende ser un aporte en ese sentido. A…
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While the body of research on effective interventions for children and young people who experience commercial sexual exploitation is growing, much remains unknown regarding intervention needs, particularly in relation to the role of residential care in meeting those needs. In an effort to fill the gap in this research, this paper will report on a study comparing case files for girls victimized (n = 73) and not victimized (n = 62) by commercial sexual exploitation who were living in a residential care setting in a large southwestern city in the United States. Findings indicate that…
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Objective:
to understand the perspective of caregivers about the formation and disruption of bonds with institutionalized children.
Method:
a qualitative research that used as a theoretical framework the Attachment Theory and the Symbolic Interactionism, and the Grounded Theory as methodological framework. Participating in the study were 15 female caregivers of children aged zero to three years, from a child care institution in the south of Brazil, from April to July 2015.
Results:
three categories were elaborated: "Experiencing the formation of bond and attachment…