Youth involved in the child welfare system and specifically those in foster care disproportionately experience concerns related to their psychosocial needs compared to youth who are not in care; consequently, assessment of those needs and referral to appropriate services is critical. The purpose of this study was to examine whether needs (i.e. behaviors) of youth involved in the child welfare and foster care systems and organizational culture and climate are associated with caseworkers’ recommendations for services, considering youth and caregiver report, as well as other individual and family factors. The sample came from Wave 2 of the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being II and weighted data were used for the analyses (n = 462). Logistic regression was used to analyze factors, such as youth behavior and organizational culture and climate, that predict a referral for various youth services for youth who experienced maltreatment and remained in home or were placed in foster care. Results indicate that youth behavior was most likely to predict referral services, as well as other youth characteristics, but organizational culture and climate of agencies did not influence referral recommendations. These findings highlight the need for more research examining the decision-making and assessment practices of child welfare caseworkers and use of appropriate assessments for youth involved in the child welfare system.

与未受照料的青年相比，参与儿童福利制度的青年，特别是那些在寄养中的青年，与他们的社会心理需求有关的忧虑过多。因此，评估这些需求并转介到适当的服务至关重要。这项研究的目的是考虑青年和照顾者的报告，以及其他个人，检查参与儿童福利和寄养制度，组织文化和气候的青年的需求（即行为）是否与案例工作者的服务建议相关联和家庭因素。样本来自《第二次全国儿童和青少年幸福感调查》第二波，加权数据用于分析（n = 462）。Logistic回归用于分析因素，例如青年行为，组织文化和气候，这些因素可以为遭受虐待并留在家中或被寄养的青年提供各种青年服务的转介。结果表明，青年人的行为最有可能预测推荐服务以及其他青年特征，但是机构的组织文化和机构氛围并不会影响推荐推荐。这些发现突出表明，有必要进行更多的研究，以审查儿童福利案件工作者的决策和评估做法，并为参与儿童福利制度的青年使用适当的评估。