The Journal of Family Social Work holds a strong commitment to strengthening families and supporting the clinicians and administrators who provide services to families in need. This issue presents four articles that contribute to the knowledge base on both accounts. In an “Exploratory Study of Childhood Adversity and Delinquency among Youth in the context of Child-to-Parent and Sibling-to-Sibling Violence,” author Eva Nowakowski-Sims explores the childhood experiences of 83 adolescents who are involved in family violence. Her research distinguishes among variables such as experiencing versus witnessing family violence and adds to the growing body of knowledge that will further early intervention and treatment. Authors Leanne Kelly, Lyndon Walker, and Julie Knowles question the nature of services that are provided to a wide range of families. In “Family Characteristics as Predictors of Intensity in Family Services,” the authors research family characteristics such as illness, family violence, and the worker/family relationship and develop a predictive model that has great potential for agencies. Decisions to place children out of their family are of the utmost importance but remain variable and often unpredictable. In “Factors Associated with the Decision-Making Process in Kinship Diversion,” authors Qi Wu and Susan Snyder question the factors that influence decisions to use kinship care versus the foster care system. The authors note the importance of the child’s age, assessment of risk and the caseworker’s educational background as factors that drive the decision. Author Robyn Mairoza explores the specific challenges created by unemployment. “Family Challenges Created by Unemployment” delves beyond financial stress to consider the changes in roles and other sources of stress that are endured by families. These problem areas may not be clearly understood by family members but effect children and parent alike. Together, these articles contribute to the ways that we can best provide services for the families we are privileged to serve.

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前言

《家庭社会工作杂志》坚定地致力于加强家庭，并支持为有需要的家庭提供服务的临床医生和管理人员。本期提出了四篇文章，对这两个帐户的知识库都有帮助。在Eva Nowakowski-Sims的“儿童对父母和兄弟姐妹至兄弟姐妹的暴力背景下的青少年童年逆境和犯罪问题的探索性研究”中，探讨了83名参与家庭暴力的青少年的童年经历。她的研究区分了经历和见证家庭暴力等变量，并增加了知识的积累，这些知识将进一步促进早期干预和治疗。作者Leanne Kelly，Lyndon Walker和Julie Knowles质疑为广泛家庭提供的服务的性质。在“作为家庭服务强度预测指标的家庭特征”中，作者研究了诸如疾病，家庭暴力以及工人/家庭关系之类的家庭特征，并开发了一种对代理机构具有巨大潜力的预测模型。决定将儿童排除在家庭之外是最重要的，但仍然是多变的，而且往往是不可预测的。在“与亲属转移决策过程相关的因素”中，作者Qi Wu和Susan Snyder质疑了影响使用亲属护理与寄养系统决策的因素。作者注意到孩子的年龄，风险评估和案例工作者的教育背景的重要性，这是决定做出决定的因素。作者Robyn Mairoza探索了失业带来的具体挑战。“失业造成的家庭挑战”深入研究了经济压力，而不是考虑家庭所承受的角色变化和其他压力来源。家庭成员可能无法清楚地理解这些问题领域，但会影响孩子和父母。这些文章共同为我们最好地为我们有特权服务的家庭提供服务的方式做出了贡献。