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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Howard Altstein, Ruth G. McRoy. Introduction The merits of family preservation programs have been debated for many years ; recent media accounts of child fatalities in families that receive family preservation services ( Ingrassia and ...
... services in the new millennium . HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Our society has always grappled with the competing values that children should be ... family foster care . There were Family Preservation's Essential Services in the New Millennium.
... services as public social services to protect and care for homeless , dependent , and neglected children as well as children in danger of becoming delinquent ( Samantrai 1992 ) ... Family Preservation's Essential Services in the New Millennium.
... services , by the late 1970s , 75 percent of the funds were still being used for foster care instead of family support and preservation ( Burt and Pittman 1985 ) . By 1977 , 500,000 children were living away from their families in foster ...
... services were originally designed to protect and promote the welfare of children , and to prevent or remedy problems that might result in neglect or abuse ... care placements 8 Family Preservation's Essential Services in the New Millennium.
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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 |