Does Family Preservation Serve a Child's Best Interests?Georgetown University Press, 2 de ago. de 2000 - 168 páginas In this new volume, two distinguished professors of social work debate the question of whether family preservation or adoption serves the best interests of abused and neglected children. Arguing the merits of keeping families together whenever possible, Ruth G. McRoy examines the background, theory, and effectiveness of family preservation programs. She provides practical recommendations and pays particular attention to the concerns of African American children. Claiming that there is insufficient evidence that family preservation actually works, Howard Altstein counters that children from truly dysfunctional families should be given the chance for stable lives through adoption rather than left in limbo. |
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... abusive behaviors have been controlled . During this period , which could last for several years , the child , Professor McRoy and other family preservationists argue , should not be placed in foster care or made available for adoption ...
... abuse and neglect cases : provide family preservation services , or place the child in out - of - home care and then terminate parental rights and place the child for adoption . In reality , arguments supporting either option are ...
... abusive and neglectful parents , yet children have a right to be raised by their biological parents . A historical look at the disposition of child abuse cases reveals not only that family preservation is not a new idea , but that the ...
... abuse was passed in New York . Gradually , Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children were established in many more cities and additional state laws were passed to protect children ( Schene 1998 ) . Early Family Preservation By ...
... abusive families , partly due to research reports suggesting that abuse and neglect stemmed from inter- generational pathological problems . Therefore , child removal was seen as the best solution . Over the years , the competing ...
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Adoption Challenges | 41 |
Family Preservation in the New Millennium | 50 |
PART TWO | 57 |
Family Preservation What Does the Research Say? | 59 |
Kinship Care | 79 |
Transracial Adoption | 97 |
Responses | 113 |
Commentary | 115 |
Response to McRoy | 121 |
Response to Altstein | 127 |
Bibliography | 133 |
Index | 151 |
Impact on Child Welfare of the Multiethnic Placement and Adoption and Safe Families Acts | 87 |