| Description |
xiii, 257 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Child, youth, and family services |
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Child, youth, and family services.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Introduction: The Chronic Nature of the Foster Care Crisis / Patrick A. Curtis -- Foster Care Dynamics / Robert M. Goerge, Fred Wulczyn, Allen Harden -- The Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System: Implications for Foster Care Policy / Raymond Collins -- Children in Foster Care -- Predictors of Child Protective Service Intake Decisions: Case Closure, Referral to Continuing Services, or Foster Care Placement / Susan Zuravin, Diane DePanfilis -- Foster Care and the Special Needs of Minority Children / Anthony J. Urquiza, Jane Wu, Joaquin Borrego Jr. -- Incorporating the Perspectives of Youth Placed in Family Foster Care: Selected Research Findings and Methodological Challenges / Mary C. Curran, Peter J. Pecora -- Policies and Practices -- Foster Care and the Costs of Welfare Reform / Mark E. Courtney -- Recent Trends in Kinship Care: Public Policy, Payments, and Outcomes for Children / Jill Duerr Berrick, Barbara Needell -- A Proposal for Universal Medical and Mental Health Screenings for Children Entering Foster Care / Grady Dale Jr., Joshua C. Kendall, Janet Stein Schultz -- Foster Care and Pathways to Mental Health Services / John Landsverk, Ann F. Garland -- Foster Care and Family Reunification / Anthony N. Maluccio -- The Rationalization of Foster Care in the Twenty-First Century / Mark E. Courtney, Anthony N. Maluccio. |
| Summary |
The inadequacy of the foster care system has long been recognized. One of the biggest obstacles to reforming the system is the relative unavailability of research data from the field, information that would shed light on key empirical trends and pressing issues. This long overdue volume provides a much-needed overview of the current state of foster care. Leading researchers and practitioners summarize and discuss the results of their current research, providing through their data an unparalleled, detailed glimpse of the inner workings of the foster care system in its entirety. The volume is also valuable for its survey and syntheses of important issues and trends affecting foster care. Subjects discussed include welfare reform, reporting systems, family reunification, mental health services, and the needs of minority children. Wide-ranging and detailed in its coverage, this collection is destined to become an essential reference and guide to the foster care system. |
| Subject |
Foster children -- United States.
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Foster children -- Services for -- United States.
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Foster home care -- United States.
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Child welfare -- United States.
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Child care services -- United States.
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Child care services. (OCoLC)fst00854326
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Child welfare. (OCoLC)fst00854709
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Foster children. (OCoLC)fst00933178
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Foster children -- Services for.
(OCoLC)fst00933194
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Foster home care. (OCoLC)fst00933198
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Added Author |
Curtis, Patrick A. (Patrick Almond), 1944-
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Dale, Grady.
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Kendall, Joshua C., 1960-
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| ISBN |
0803214839 (cl ; alk. paper) |
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9780803214835 (cl ; alk. paper) |
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0803263996 (pa ; alk. paper) |
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9780803263994 (pa ; alk. paper) |
| Sudoc No. |
U5001 T220 .0004 -1999 nbdocs |
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