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The Impact Wraparound Services Have On Riverside County Dependents Who Chronically Run Away, Angela Young Thornhill
The Impact Wraparound Services Have On Riverside County Dependents Who Chronically Run Away, Angela Young Thornhill
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to determine the impact wraparound services has on Riverside County dependents that have a history of running away. The wraparound process is characterized by planning and problem solving, respect for values, culture, and expertise. It includes collaboration and consists of family driven and youth guided goal structure and decisions. It focuses on individualization, opportunities for choice, evaluating strategies, and recognition. This research was conducted, studying six closed cases provided by Olive Crest, a non-profit agency. The results from this study can contribute to social work practice by enhancing social workers' knowledge and providing new …
Characteristics Of Families Who Succeed From Wraparound Services And Those Who Do Not, Jonas Caleb Nava
Characteristics Of Families Who Succeed From Wraparound Services And Those Who Do Not, Jonas Caleb Nava
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to explore the characteristics of families who successfully completed wraparound services to those families who did not through the Riverside County Children's Services Division.
Welfare-To-Work Programs In America, 1980 To 2005: Meta-Analytic Evidence Of The Importance Of Job And Child Care Availability, Kevin M. Gorey
Welfare-To-Work Programs In America, 1980 To 2005: Meta-Analytic Evidence Of The Importance Of Job And Child Care Availability, Kevin M. Gorey
Social Work Publications
This meta-analysis extended a Campbell Collaboration review of welfare-to-work programs. Its synthesis of 65 randomized trials in America over the past generation replicated a small overall intervention effect. Moreover, it found (1) there was no long-term employment effect of interventions in areas where jobs were relatively unavailable, and (2) programs that provided child care were more effective than those that did not in the short and long term, even in areas of high labor market withdrawal. The availability of jobs as well as such supports as child care that enable their access seem to be key elements of welfare-to-work programs …
A Strength-Based Perspective On Group Homes, Liza Ana Fimbres, Rose Kathleen Solomon
A Strength-Based Perspective On Group Homes, Liza Ana Fimbres, Rose Kathleen Solomon
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study is to promote a more positive perspective on group homes by raising awareness of their strengths. By identifying strengths, group homes can gain knowledge of and build upon assets to better meet the needs of children in the child welfare system.
Overrepresentation Of African Americans In The Child Welfare System: Differential Treatment In Risk Assessment By Public Child Welfare Workers, Rebecca Sheree Owens, Courtney Marques Roushion
Overrepresentation Of African Americans In The Child Welfare System: Differential Treatment In Risk Assessment By Public Child Welfare Workers, Rebecca Sheree Owens, Courtney Marques Roushion
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to identify salient factors contributing to the overrepresentation of African Americans in the child welfare system. This study seeks to examine whether or not public child welfare workers are biased in their assessments of African Americans, and if years of experience influence their judgment. By understanding some of the salient factors that contribute to these disproportionate numbers, Child Welfare Services can begin to revamp their programs and services to ensure that they are more culturally sensitive and equitable.
A Comparative Study Of The Motivations Of Potential Versus Experienced Foster Care Providers, Maria Maxine Weiss
A Comparative Study Of The Motivations Of Potential Versus Experienced Foster Care Providers, Maria Maxine Weiss
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to gather data relating to motivations of individuals who volunteer to participate as foster parent. By surveying potential, as well as current volunteers, a motivational profile was obtained that will aid in future recruitment and retention efforts.
New Turf For Organizing: Family Child Care Providers, Fred Brooks
New Turf For Organizing: Family Child Care Providers, Fred Brooks
SW Publications
Child-care providers are among the lowest paid wageworkers in the United States. Nationwide, less than 5 percent of child-care providers are represented by labor unions. This article addresses the question: How can family child-care providers be effectively organized? The author describes and analyzes Local 880 Service Employees International Union's effort to organize family child-care providers in Illinois. Adapting the grassroots-organizing model that they developed to organize homecare workers, Local 880 has over 2,200 signed authorization cards and over 1,500 members in the family child-care union. Even without formal recognition, the union won a pay increase for providers in 1999 and …
What Are The Experiences Of Foster Parents Who Are Raising Special Needs Children In Accessing Services Needed, Loretta Jean Isaacson, Robbie Palmer Thomas
What Are The Experiences Of Foster Parents Who Are Raising Special Needs Children In Accessing Services Needed, Loretta Jean Isaacson, Robbie Palmer Thomas
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of the study is to explore the difficulties and experiences that foster parents have in accessing services and what can be done to alleviate some of these obstacles.
Perceptions Of The Adoptions And Safe Families Act Of 1997 Among Child Welfare And Substance Abuse Professionals, Nancy Rae Satterwhite
Perceptions Of The Adoptions And Safe Families Act Of 1997 Among Child Welfare And Substance Abuse Professionals, Nancy Rae Satterwhite
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to obtain perceptions of child welfare and substance abuse professionals about the Adoptions and Safe Families Act (ASFA) of 1997.
Barriers Of Services To Foster Youths In Riverside County Group Homes, Garcea Maria Moss
Barriers Of Services To Foster Youths In Riverside County Group Homes, Garcea Maria Moss
Theses Digitization Project
The qualitative research study focuses on barriers of services to foster youth that reside in a group home placement in Riverside County. To obtain data regarding this issue, fifteen group home providers were administered a questionnaire pertaining to the concerns and problems associated with service delivery when attempting to attain services for foster youth. The results of the study reveal that fragmentation of services largely exists in Riverside County, and further suggest an array of reasons associated with this breakdown of services.
Intervention Strategies Which Enable Families To Be Reunified And Foster A Successful Case Closure Within The County Of San Bernardino Department Of Public Social Services, Juliana Caryl Koenig
Intervention Strategies Which Enable Families To Be Reunified And Foster A Successful Case Closure Within The County Of San Bernardino Department Of Public Social Services, Juliana Caryl Koenig
Theses Digitization Project
Perinatal complications resulting from either alcohol or drug abuse include a high incidence of stillbirths, fetal distress, asphyxia, prematurity, low birth weight, pneumonia, congenital malformations, cerebral infarction, and an increased risk to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
Assessing Key Elements In Placement Practice For Children In Foster Care, Glen Bristol
Assessing Key Elements In Placement Practice For Children In Foster Care, Glen Bristol
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
A Constructivist Study Of The Decision-Making Process In Permanency Planning, Martha Paralee Allen
A Constructivist Study Of The Decision-Making Process In Permanency Planning, Martha Paralee Allen
Theses Digitization Project
Court-dependent children--Hermeneutic dialectic circle--Transactions--Saliencies--Need for permanence--Conflicts--Bio-psycho-social-cultural assessment--Communication--Training--Guardianship.