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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... important is it that a child be placed with a family of his or her own race ? " 10 26-27 29 32 22 33 75 101 Table 7. Responses to : " If a choice had to be made between placing a black child in an institution such as a group home or ...
... important role in assessing risk and protective factors . Increased poverty and substance abuse have been identified as factors influencing the growth of maltreatment ( Wells and Tracy 1996 ) . Although poverty does not cause ...
... importance of the biological family to human beings . It under- scores the value of individualized assessment and service delivery , with adequate system supports , in order to maximize each family's potential to stay together , or ...
... important to a child's identity and separations between parent and child can be devastating ( Whittaker and Tracy 1990 ) . Children who are removed from their birth families suffer a loss that can be quite traumatic . According to ...
... important to note the distinction between these types of services . Family support services are designed to prevent problems from arising in child rearing and are provided before a crisis occurs . Family preservation services are ...
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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 |