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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... families of origin . Family preservation is based on the philosophy that persons can best develop if they are able to remain in their own family or rely on their family as a resource . Thus , the family , community , family members ...
... family counseling . Usually delivered in the family's home , family preservation typically includes all family members in the intervention ( McCroskey and Meezan 1998 ) . THEORETICAL BASES OF FAMILY PRESERVATION Family preservation as ...
... family context ( Barth 1990 ) . Any particular family member's behavior problems are believed to be a reflection of other problems within the family . Treatment focuses on the family as a whole and is designed to assist family members ...
... Families often consisted of single parents , chil- dren , extended family members , and sometimes stepparents and / or boy- friends who may have periodically resided in the home . Critics of family preservation have suggested that the ...
... family systems theory , and ecological theory . To date , most evaluations of such programs use prevention of placement as the only index of program success ; few programs assess whether family members have indeed gained skills that ...
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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 |