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What’s on your mind? The effects of an attachment-based intervention on residential youth workers’ reflexive functioning Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Helena M. Carvalho, Tiago Ferreira, Beatriz Santos, Mónica Costa, Paula Mena Matos, Catarina Pinheiro Mota
This study investigated the impact of an attachment-based intervention on care workers’ reflexive functioning (RF), analyzing 212 professionals in a randomized control trial. The study employed a m...
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Identifying children at risk for maltreatment fatalities: assessing the Current landscape of birth match policies in the United States Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Daniel J. Gibbs, Paul Lanier, Claire McNellan, Katherine Bryant
Data-driven decision-making is a common approach for identifying child maltreatment. However, such strategies must be guided by ethical, equitable, and evaluative frameworks due to their potential ...
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A balancing act: partnering with the media to provide a trauma-informed approach to U.S child welfare Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Donnetta S. Washington
The United States (U.S.) media often scrutinizes and sometimes explicitly vilifies child welfare practices, particularly when the case attracts the public’s attention. In such cases, the public’s p...
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Using a structured decision-making model to inform child welfare practice in Florida: safety versus removal Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Anna Yelick, Bruce A. Thyer
Child welfare professionals use structured decision-making models (SDMs) to increase consistency in decision-making. The current study examined the relationship between safety and removal decision...
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Which participation practices can be found in child welfare service records? Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Berit Skauge, Halvor Fauske, Anita S. Storhaug
Several studies show insufficient practices regarding children’s participation in child welfare cases. This article is based on document analysis of 216 child welfare records from four Norwegian Ch...
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Court-level stakeholders’ reunification decisions and perceived role in parents’ readiness to support early emotional development post-abuse and/or neglect Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Nicole Megan Edwards
Caregiver – child dyads exist within systems that may reinforce and/or establish structures to support holistic needs, awareness of roles, and capacity-building efforts. Systems can be challenged i...
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Examining the feasibility and acceptability of an online mindfulness-based stress reduction program for frontline child protection social workers in England Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Oliver W. J. Beer, Lauren B. McInroy, Jennifer Hefner, Sandra E. Beer
This study explores the feasibility and acceptability of an online mindfulness-based intervention (O-MBI) for stress prevention and reduction among frontline child protection social workers (F-CPSW...
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Qualitative exploration of child welfare workers’ decision-making experiences and perspectives on fairness Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Eunhye Ahn, Fred Morstatter, Debra Waters-Roman, Lindsey Palmer, Jacquelyn McCroskey
Assessing and responding to risks to children’s safety is a primary concern of the child protection system (CPS), and decision-support tools have been developed to assist child welfare workers (CWW...
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Navigating the child welfare system: the role of enhanced parent advocacy supports in child protection Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Marina Lalayants, Lisa Merkel-Holguin
Families impacted by the child welfare system can find themselves overwhelmed and lost in agency-driven service planning, with fragmented support and changing needs. This qualitative study explored...
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Understanding the health and well-being of adults 10-15 years after adoption from the US foster care system Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Rose Domanico, Heather Ringeisen, Marianne Kluckman, Kevin White, Nancy Rolock
Young adult adoptees surveyed 10-15 years after exiting the child welfare system to adoption reported that they were in good or excellent physical health; did not have a substance use problem; were...
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Exploring the relationships between self-care and well-being outcomes among child welfare professionals Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2024-01-27 Shelby L. Clark, Brennan Miller, Becci A. Akin, Kaela Byers, Kelechi Wright, Kortney Carr, Mary Kate Hunt
Child welfare workers experience increased risk of secondary traumatic stress (STS) and burnout. Despite encouragement to bolster self-care, little remains known about self-care and well-being outc...
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To report or not report? How attitudes, values, and knowledge play a role in mandated reporting Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2024-01-27 Christine V. Rogerson
In 2021, 600,000 U.S. children were victims of maltreatment. Decisions to report suspicions of child maltreatment can be influenced by one’s attitudes, beliefs, and knowledge. This qualitative stud...
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Attention to disability in child protection policies across four liberal welfare regimes Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Lisa M. Johnson, Susan Flynn, Cate Thomas, Elspeth Slayter
How child protection and welfare policies address the disability community is a matter of utmost importance and urgency in the context of well-established inequalities. We present a policy content ...
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Connecting children and youth with their families during COVID-19: perspectives of child welfare workers and foster parents Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Sarah Maiter, Derrick Ssewanyana, Daniel Kikulwe, Christa Sato
We explore approaches, challenges, solutions, and recommendations offered by child welfare workers in Canada on remote communication with children/youth regarding safety and on managing parent–chil...
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The socio-technical organization of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in child welfare Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Naomi Nichols, Jessa McAuliffe
In this article we use institutional ethnography to investigate the intersection between provincially mandated digital technologies intended to streamline decision-making, improve communication, an...
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“Unfortunately what’s right isn’t always what’s best”: Exploring teacher and school staff experiences with mandated reporting Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2024-01-07 Caitlin Lau, Kira L. Alqueza, Melanie Sonsteng-Person, Victoria Copeland
Mandated reporting is the current system in place for school personnel to support youth whom they suspect have experienced maltreatment. However, limited research details the experiences of mandate...
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Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Child Welfare and Court: Identifying Challenges and Implications to Move Social Work Practice Forward Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-12-30 Kimberly A. Williams, Haksoon Ahn, Elsa Moeller
Collaboration between the child welfare and court systems is critical. Using qualitative data, experiences of stakeholders were examined to identify areas where growth is needed. Stakeholders inclu...
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Intersectionality and the Overrepresentation of Black Women, children, and families in the child welfare system: A scoping review Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-12-28 Abigail Williams-Butler
This paper conducts a scoping review to identify studies which use the framework of intersectionality to understand the overrepresentation of Black women, children, and families within the child we...
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Economic impact of CarePortal donations in Glynn County, Georgia Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-12-26 Melissa R. Trussell, Heather Farley
CarePortal allows community members to partner with the Division of Family and Child Services and make donations intended to prevent children from entering foster care or support current foster/kin...
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Utilizing focus groups to inform the development of a standardized pre-certification resource parent training curriculum Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-11-30 Stephen DiDonato, Vanessa Thiel, Jeanne Felter, Rebekah Phillips, Lesly Jimenez, Kimberly Riordan, Adonis Banegas, Angelle Richardson, Rosemary Frasso
Standardized, trauma-informed pre-certification trainings for resource parents may influence placement stability and outcomes for children in foster care. Eight focus groups were conducted to elici...
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Burnout, resilience, and retention of child protection caseworkers Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Emily Hindman, Ella Wiseman, Peter Hassmén
High child protection caseworker turnover diminishes care quality. While burnout is acknowledged, the impact of protective factors is unclear. This study examines caseworkers' burnout, individual r...
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Perspectives and experiences of preschool teachers in preventing and intervening child abuse and neglect Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-11-15 Zeynep Turhan, Aslıhan Demir, Ferda Karadağ
The ability to identify and report child abuse and neglect at schools plays a significant role in protecting children and reducing the consequences of violence and abuse. This research examines how...
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Behavioral health and legal system involvement among transition-age youth in foster care: a longitudinal analysis of youth in California Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-11-09 Keunhye Park, Michelle R. Munson, Mark E. Courtney, Kierra Blair
Research shows that young people in foster care experience high levels of behavioral health problems that may lead to life obstacles, including legal system involvement (LSI) during the transition ...
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A multi-year study of camp-based reunification and the well-being of siblings separated by out-of-home care Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-10-26 Jeffrey Waid, Faith VanMeter, Armeda Stevenson Wojciak
Camp-based reunification is a developmentally informed approach to strengthen the relationships of siblings in out-of-home care. Little is known about the collective impact of these programs, or if...
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Resource parents during two pandemics: navigating racism and COVID-19 Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-10-10 Kenyon Lee Whitman, Matthew A. Ruderman, Vanessa Perez, Jill Waterman, Todd Franke, Audra K. Langley
The emergence of COVID-19 created a global health crisis and impacted children and families, disproportionately affecting minoritized communities. Simultaneously, protests and anti-racist uprisings...
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Poverty and child maltreatment: a systematic review Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-10-06 Jinyung Kim, Yoonzie Chung, Haksoon Ahn
Poverty has long been indicated as a risk factor for child maltreatment. This review aims to synthesize the existing literature regarding the relationship between income-level poverty and child mal...
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Barriers to the involvement of extended family and fictive kin in the lives of children in foster care Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-10-11 Scott C. Leon, Nicole Hodgkinson, Jennifer Osborne, Nathan M. Lutz, Lauren A. Hindt
Little is known about the people who comprise the natural support networks of children in foster care and any barriers to their ability to provide social support. Based on interviews with the netwo...
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Foster parent factors associated with placement stability: An umbrella review Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-10-09 Jeanna T. Pixley
JBI protocol for umbrella reviews was applied in the narrative synthesis of data from four systematic reviews and one meta-analysis through an intersectionality lens to isolate empirical evidence s...
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State variations in child maltreatment reports among adolescents in the United States Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-10-02 Lucinda Okine, Rebecca Rebbe, Julie A. Cederbaum
Understanding child maltreatment on a national level is complicated by lack of consistency in definitions of abuse and reporting by state. Adolescents experience child maltreatment, but responses t...
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A preliminary view of the use of telehealth in a child welfare agency during the pandemic Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-10-05 Mary C Acri, Jennifer Joseph, Glenn Saxe
The child welfare system’s method of service delivery shifted abruptly during the pandemic to a telehealth modality. The perceived impact of this change upon service delivery is largely unknown, ho...
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Child maltreatment in Swiss welfare care until 1981: former caregivers’ perspectives on the welfare context Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-10-04 Shauna L. Rohner, Melanie Dorigo, Aileen Najinsky Salas Castillo, Sarah J. Mäder, Myriam V. Thoma
Caregivers can provide insight into the welfare aspects of institutional child maltreatment not apparent to children in care. This qualitative study investigated how socio-ecological and contextual...
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2022 Article of the Year Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-09-22
Published in Journal of Public Child Welfare (Vol. 17, No. 5, 2023)
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Understanding subgroups of child welfare placement histories in the context of youth behavior and development: a latent class analysis Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-09-22 Lauren Pryce McCarthy
This study aimed to identify latent classes of child welfare placement histories, with a focus on entry to residential treatment settings (RTS), and how youth behavior and development are associate...
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Family poverty, family adversity, neglect, and entry into out-of-home care Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-08-29 Richard P. Barth, Yanfeng Xu
ABSTRACT The critique that child welfare services (CWS) are primarily focused on neglect cases resulting from poverty is longstanding and reemerging from discussions about how to address America’s racial history and structural oppression which begets poverty. Understanding how poverty and CWS involvement operate requires testing relationships between poverty and other factors influencing placement
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Examining the use of foster care during emerging adulthood in the United States Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-08-23 Ashley Palmer, Amanda Aykanian, Catherine LaBrenz, Stacy Dunkerley
ABSTRACT This study describes U.S. emerging adults who entered foster care in 2019 using data from the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS). Results showed that 2,763 (1.1%) of individuals who entered care were 18 or older. Eighty-five percent had been discharged from foster care in the past three years, most were either racialized as white (46.4%) or Black/African American
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Independent living skills program use and outcomes of youth in and aging out of foster care in Florida Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-07-25 Lisa Schelbe, Hyunji Lee, Michael Henson
ABSTRACT Independent living (IL) skills can assist youth in and aging out of foster care transition to adulthood. Research consistently documents that youth aging out of foster care are resilient, yet often face challenges developing self-sufficiency. Using National Youth Transition Database (NYTD) data for Florida, this study examined receipt of IL services and outcomes for youth at ages 17 and 19
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Adoption from the perspective of Iranian fertile mothers: a qualitative study Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-07-24 Nazanin Okati, Fereshteh Mootabi, Zahra Abdekhodaie
ABSTRACT The present study aimed to explore the lived experience of fertile Iranian mothers who adopted children. In a qualitative phenomenological method, 13 participants were selected by purposive sampling and interviewed in depth. Data were analyzed by Colaizzi’s method. The results showed that although adoption was reported to be a positive experience for most mothers, it is still a kind of social
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Sinking or swimming: perspectives of the children without placement crisis Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-07-21 Catherine LaBrenz, Lacey Jenkins, Mi Jin Choi, Jangmin Kim, Scott Ryan, Martha S. Wildberger
ABSTRACT Recently, there have been reports of children without placement (CWOP) in foster care, often resulting in youth sleeping in hotels or child protective service offices. This study explored perspectives of the current crisis among child welfare practitioners who managed CWOP cases. We conducted interviews with 11 child welfare practitioners who had graduated from two universities in a Southern
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From student engagement to school engagement of students: toward providing the luxury of engagement to youth involved with the child welfare system Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-07-12 Jamie Cage, Muna O. Saleh, Jessica Strolin-Goltzman, Karla Shockley McCarthy
ABSTRACT School engagement is a luxury not often afforded to children involved in the child welfare system. Current definitions of school engagement largely center around three micro-level foci: behavioral, emotional, and cognitive. These definitions rely heavily on the student and their participation in school in prescribed ways that can exclude system-involved youth, leaving little room to consider
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US Child Welfare Practice During the COVID Pandemic: An Exploratory Study of Working Conditions, Practice Experiences, and Concerns Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-06-23 Emily Douglas, Melinda Gushwa, Ana Hernandez, Marguerite Ammerman
ABSTRACT This paper addresses the experiences of US child welfare professionals during the COVID pandemic. Using an online survey, we report on a convenience sample of 444 child welfare workers. The majority reported receiving adequate guidance on staying safe; 86.3% were given access to face masks. Workers reported 75.8% of clients used masks; 10.7% reported contracting COVID through work. About 80%
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Impact of COVID-19 on child welfare practice and implications for future practice: perspectives from youth, family, frontline workers, and other professionals Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-06-18 Haksoon Ahn, Yao Wang, Kimberly A. Williams, Elsa Moeller, Zhanea James
ABSTRACT The COVID−19 pandemic has impacted child welfare practice and outcomes. This study examines the perspectives of families and professionals on child welfare practice during the COVID−19 pandemic. Qualitative data from feedback surveys and focus groups were used to provide a comprehensive examination of the concepts being explored. Results of this study suggested positive outcomes of virtual
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“Resilience,” as Defined by Foster Youth and Key Stakeholders Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-06-16 Saralyn Ruff, Deanna Linville, Nick Vasquez
ABSTRACT Research on foster youth often focuses on risk, rather than adaptation, strengths, and assets. Some researchers have shifted the narrative by examining resiliency, but there is limited understanding on how to define and measure resilience specifically among current and former foster youth. This study begins with a meta-synthesis of the qualitative research (n = 31, 1990-2020) that discuss
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Community- and systems-level factors that contribute to foster care entry: Perspectives from child-serving professionals Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-06-12 E. Susana Mariscal, Bryan G. Victor, Jenna Elliot, Jamie Smith, Gifty Ashirifi, Miriam Commodore - Mensah
ABSTRACT Discussions around reasons for foster care entry primarily focus on family-level service needs. However, families exist within social environments that can either increase or reduce risk for foster care entry. This qualitative study draws on interviews (n = 27), focus groups (n = 7), and open-ended survey responses (n = 548) from child-serving professionals in Indiana to identify community-
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Examining Employment Outcomes of Recently Hired, Older Workers in the Child Welfare Workforce Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-06-07 Sarah Rakes, Melissa Radey, Dina J. Wilke
ABSTRACT Older workers represent a growing proportion of the child welfare workforce. Yet little research examines employment outcomes of this population. This study used data from the first two waves of the Florida Study of Professionals for Safe Families, a longitudinal study of 1,500 newly hired child welfare workers. Workers 50 and older had lower odds of job retention compared to younger adults
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What makes a case difficult: Definitions from child welfare workers and implications for workload and caseload management Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-06-01 Michael Henson, Michaé D. Cain, Dina J. Wilke, Melissa Radey
ABSTRACT This study examines child welfare worker definitions of difficult cases and how definitions change over time. Seven waves of child welfare worker responses to survey questions asking what makes a case particularly difficult were collected over 3.5 years. Findings identified eight general difficult categories: case attributes, parent/caregiver issues, case tasks, children’s issues, uncoope
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Fostering a sense of belonging: The role of family terminology and discourse for individuals involved in non-kinship foster care Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-05-30 Lara Wulleman, Hans Grietens, Ilse Noens, Nicole Vliegen
ABSTRACT This study examines how fostered individuals, foster carers, bio-legal children of foster carers and birth parents use discourse to construct and maintain family identity and what may influence this use. Focus group and interview data show how family terminology may create a sense of family, affirm and strengthen ties, erase distinctions, promote inclusion and conformity and protect, refute
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Reproductive Justice for young Black women aging out of foster care Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-05-05 Sara Matsuzaka, Colleen C. Katz, Alexis Jemal, Svetlana Shpiegel, Nathali Feliz
ABSTRACT In this paper, we apply the reproductive justice framework to discuss how gendered racism disadvantages pregnant and parenting young Black women aging out of foster care. Specifically, we highlight the reversal of Roe v Wade as reflective of the United States’ long legacy of efforts to control Black women’s reproduction. We then discuss the structural factors contributing to the reproductive
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A mixed-methods evaluative study of the life model of residential care for trauma-affected children and youth Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-04-25 Shamra Boel-Studt, Megan Deichen Hansen, Taylor Dowdy-Hazlett
ABSTRACT We examined the Life Model of residential care for trauma-affected foster youth with life-skill deficits. Staff interviews described implementation. The Community-Oriented Programs Environment Scale, completed by youth and staff, assessed the care environment. The Child Assessment of Needs and Strengths, the Life Assessment, and discharge data were available for 42 youth. Results from the
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Children removed for inadequate housing are less likely to be reunified than peers: analysis from AFCARS data Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-04-11 Rong Bai, Jeffrey M. Albert, Catherine LaBrenz, Frank Edwards, Cyleste Collins, Liuhong Yang, Rob Fischer
ABSTRACT This study examined the prevalence of citing inadequate housing as a removal reason at the state level by utilizing data from the Adoption and Foster Care Reporting and Analysis System (AFCARS) and investigated the relationship between inadequate housing and reunification outcomes. The results revealed heterogeneity in citing inadequate housing as a reason for removal at the state level. Moreover
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Supporting LGBTQIA+ youth in foster care: Considerations for FosterCARE training Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-04-10 Lindsay Richey, Elizabeth Brestan-Knight, Robin H. Gurwitch
ABSTRACT FosterCARE training is a behaviorally based, empirically supported program developed to provide foster parents with skills for interacting effectively with youth (aged 2–18) with trauma histories. In this paper, we suggest that the trauma-informed skills, wide age range, and focus on parent–child interactions inherent within the FosterCARE model could provide a promising foundation to serve
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Do online parenting blogs discourage psychological maltreatment and corporal punishment? Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-04-10 Amy J.L. Baker, Marla R. Brassard, Janet Rosenzweig, Julia Kagan, Bri Stormer, Kevin Adkins
ABSTRACT This study assessed the quality of information about corporal punishment (CP) and psychological maltreatment (PM) offered in 236 on-line parenting blogs. Results revealed that fewer than 15% of posts made an unambiguous statement against CP, explained that it was harmful and/or ineffective, cited research evidence against its use, or countered reasons for its use. Not one post mentioned all
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Examining the roles of rurality and Latine ethnic density on child maltreatment report and substantiation rates among Latine families: A county-level analysis Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-03-28 Kate Golden Guzman, Liwei Zhang, Cassandra Simmel
ABSTRACT Evidence of geographic variation in child maltreatment report rates among Latine families is growing. This study investigates whether structural community characteristics, namely rurality and Latine ethnic density, associate with variation in Latine child maltreatment rates across 925 US counties. Using ten years of cross-sectional data from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System
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The caseworker as an external locus of hope for LGB youth in foster care Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-03-22 Angela B. Pharris, Heather Lepper-Pappan, Erin Maher, Anthony P. Natale
ABSTRACT Research with youth has demonstrated that a hopeful mind-set is associated with resilience and well-being and is influenced by our supportive caregivers and adults. Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth experience a very high frequency of adverse childhood experiences (ACE) and may lack supportive caregivers throughout their foster care experience. This study tests the theory that child welfare
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Connecting technical assistance to implementation progress in child welfare capacity building efforts Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-03-21 Heidi Melz, Tammy Richards, Jing Sun, Loren D. Masters, Anita P. Barbee
ABSTRACT Child welfare jurisdictions implement practices designed to improve child outcomes. Three federally funded Child Welfare Capacity Building Centers provide technical assistance (TA) to jurisdictions to support implementation of practice improvements. The aim of this study was to understand implementation progress among jurisdictions served by the Centers. Analyses indicate (1) amount of TA
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COVID-19 and resource families: an examination of ongoing impact and disparities Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-02-26 Matthew A. Ruderman, Kenyon Lee Whitman, Vanessa Perez, Jill Waterman, Todd Franke, Audra K. Langley
ABSTRACT Resource parents (n = 527) in Los Angeles County were surveyed about their experiences with COVID-19, comparing the beginning of “Safer-at-Home” to over a year later. The findings reveal increased infection rates, maintained or increased reports of adverse impact and coping challenges, decreased reports of positive impact, and increased access to resources across time points. Compared to White
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A statewide integrated child welfare coaching and mentoring program: Mentored workers’ perception of quality, impact, and satisfaction Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-02-26 Kathi R. Trawver, Heidi Brocious
Child welfare workforce retention and turnover have been increasing and chronic challenges impacting public child welfare agencies. One response has been the implementation of worker coaching and m...
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Exploring Organizational Learning, Risk, and Psychological Safety: Perspectives of Child Welfare Senior Leaders in Canada Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-02-23 Kristen Lwin, Barbara Fallon, Emmaline Houston, Rachel Wilson, John Fluke, Andreas Jud, Nico Tromé
ABSTRACT Child welfare workers and organizations are the direct link between legislation and families, thus, key to service effectiveness. However, little is known about the role of organizational learning, risk tolerance, and psychological safety, especially in Canadian child welfare. The aim of this study is to identify senior leaders’ perceptions of these constructs in the context of child welfare
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Physiological evidence of escalating stress during COVID-19: a longitudinal assessment of child welfare workers Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-02-22 Austin Griffiths, Kim Link, Kara Haughtigan, Oliver W. J. Beer, Lindsey Powell, David Royse
Studies have shown that stress has contributed to employee turnover and retention problems for agencies, and at the individual level, chronic stress has been associated with coronary heart disease,...
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The Inclusion of Spirituality/Religion in Child Welfare Practice: Strengths and Barriers Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2023-01-29 Laurel E Brown
In public child welfare, the acknowledgment of spirituality/religion is ignored in the child welfare research and practice literature. It is believed that for many families, cultural competence req...
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Diagnostic disparities among maltreated youth in a child protective services agency Journal of Public Child Welfare (IF 1.307) Pub Date : 2022-12-28 Shadie Burke, Christopher A. Kearney
This study examined a CPS mental health assessment process to identify potential diagnostic disparities and concomitant differences in PTSD symptomatology. Participants included 145 youth aged 7–17...