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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... behavior , and drinking or other 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 ...
... behavior and attitudes of the mother or father , or both . Or , if changes do occur , they will take years ; and the children during this period are left in limbo . At best , they are temporary guests in their relatives ' homes , and at ...
... behavioral problems of children in care , growth in single - parent households , and increase in divorce rates , as well as the increasing cost of child rearing ( Berrick 1998 ) . Partly in response to the decline in the number of ...
... behavior change in the family , create a safe environment for the child , and prevent removal . In addition , such services may be called for once a child has been removed as a result of child maltreatment . In these cases , family ...
... behavior and change . Family preservation programs that utilize social learning theory as their foundation stress the importance of behaviors and interactions within the family that cause risk of placement . Social learning theory ...
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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 |