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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... tion , guardianship , and long - term foster care ( Barth and Berry 1987 ) . Moreover , the law was designed to ensure that children were placed in the least restrictive ( most family - like ) environment and preferably close to the ...
... tion , family preservation , and other child welfare services have fixed fund- ing streams . Therefore , fiscal incentives exist for public agencies to place children in out - of - home care rather than provide services to prevent place ...
... tion services are provided in the home ( Savage 1998 ) . Family preservation services are generally characterized as being brief and concentrated and most often delivered directly by children's protective services or by private agencies ...
... tion and expectations , and the ways in which they influence behavior and change . Family preservation programs that utilize social learning theory as their foundation stress the importance of behaviors and interactions within the ...
... tion and family treatment programs can serve more families and tend to benefit families that need brief assistance ( Nelson , Landsman , and Deutel- baum 1990 ) . CONCLUSIONS Family preservation programs have increased dramatically ...
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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 |