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Partnering With Parents: Promising Approaches To Improve Reunification Outcomes For Children In Foster Care, J D. Berrick, Edward Cohen, Elizabeth Anthony Nov 2011

Partnering With Parents: Promising Approaches To Improve Reunification Outcomes For Children In Foster Care, J D. Berrick, Edward Cohen, Elizabeth Anthony

Journal of Family Strengths

Family reunification is one of the central tenents of the child welfare system, yet research supporting effective practices to promote safe reunifications is limited. As a departure from previous initiatives, the Parent Partner (PP) program enlists as staff mothers and fathers who have experienced child removal, services, and reunification. This study examines outcomes for children served by the PP program. The experimental group includes 236 children whose parents were served by a Parent Partner and a matched comparison group of 55 children whose parents were served by the public child welfare agency in 2004, before the Parent Partner program was …

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Practitioners' Views Of Family Strengths: A Delphi Study, Kathleen Romero, Jessica Crowder, Kenneth Wedel Nov 2011

Practitioners' Views Of Family Strengths: A Delphi Study, Kathleen Romero, Jessica Crowder, Kenneth Wedel

Journal of Family Strengths

Reported is a research study to assess the opinions of family practitioners on the status of families in Oklahoma. Researchers employed the Delphi method to achieve consensus among key informants in the family practice field about the strengths and weaknesses of Oklahoma families, threats facing families in the state, and means to strengthening family life in Oklahoma. The study yielded qualitative data from the key informants, which the researchers then condensed into response categories to feed back to informants to rate. Family practitioners identified resilience, spirituality, and access to support systems as the greatest strengths, and listed substance abuse, poverty, …

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Low-Income Fathers’ Barriers To Participation In Family And Parenting Programs, Shawna J. Lee, Anna Yelick, Kimberly Brisebois, Kelvin L. Banks Nov 2011

Low-Income Fathers’ Barriers To Participation In Family And Parenting Programs, Shawna J. Lee, Anna Yelick, Kimberly Brisebois, Kelvin L. Banks

Journal of Family Strengths

This exploratory study used semi-structured focus groups to examine: 1) where and from whom fathers obtain information about parenting; 2) the types of parenting services men are aware of, and their attitudes about participating in such services; and 3) fathers’ perceived norms about the acceptability and utility of various parenting practices. Low-income men (N = 17) were recruited from a human services agency in Detroit, Michigan. Four major themes emerged. First was the need for male-focused community resources for fathers. Second was that men were aware of and used positive disciplinary strategies. Third was emphasis on fathers’ positive and effective …

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The Impact Of Family Stressors On The Social Development Of Adolescents Admitted To A Residential Treatment Facility, Cynthia Harr, Tancy Horn-Johnson, Nathaniel Williams, Lacey Dejager Nov 2011

The Impact Of Family Stressors On The Social Development Of Adolescents Admitted To A Residential Treatment Facility, Cynthia Harr, Tancy Horn-Johnson, Nathaniel Williams, Lacey Dejager

Journal of Family Strengths

The focus of this research was to determine the impact of family stressors on the social development of adolescents at admission to long-term mental health residential care. The study was conducted at the Waco Center for Youth, the only long-term residential care agency serving emotionally and behaviorally challenged adolescents and their families that functions under the authority of the Texas Department of State Health Services. Data was obtained from social assessment forms (N=457) in case records of clients. The prevalence of problem behaviors exhibited by the youth upon entry to the residential facility was examined and it was found that …

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Connecting The Dots: Families And Children With Special Needs In A Rural Community, Saundra Starks, Dana J. Sullivan, Vella Mae Travis Nov 2011

Connecting The Dots: Families And Children With Special Needs In A Rural Community, Saundra Starks, Dana J. Sullivan, Vella Mae Travis

Journal of Family Strengths

Due to the rising number of children with disabilities, the needs of these families must be addressed. This article describes the development and implementation of a regional forum in a rural community to address education and training needs of families and professionals. The Special Needs Summit provided workshops, information, and activities for parents and professionals. Participants were invited to participate in a study through a survey soliciting feedback regarding the importance and effectiveness of the training and information received through the Summit, gaps in resources, and future educational and training needs. Overall, participants gave satisfactory ratings regarding the training and …

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Grandparents In Kinship Care: Help Or Hindrance To Family Preservation, Patricia A. Wilkerson, Gloria J. Davis Nov 2011

Grandparents In Kinship Care: Help Or Hindrance To Family Preservation, Patricia A. Wilkerson, Gloria J. Davis

Journal of Family Strengths

The phenomenon of grandparents and other relatives raising children is a tradition rooted in the African American culture. However, a substantial increase in the number of relatives raising children has drawn attention to the child welfare system. Many of the biological parents are incarcerated for drugs or suffering from other social ills. Kinship care is an important component of family preservation and prevents court intervention based on child protection concerns and avoids formal placement of children in the child welfare system (Wilkerson, 1999). The child welfare system, however, is not conducive to this phenomenon. Placing children with grandparents and relatives …

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Family Stability And Childhood Behavioral Outcomes: A Critical Review Of The Literature, Stephen Baldridge Nov 2011

Family Stability And Childhood Behavioral Outcomes: A Critical Review Of The Literature, Stephen Baldridge

Journal of Family Strengths

As the definition of what is considered a family changes in our society, the family unit itself continues to undergo changes. These changes can sometimes lead to decreased stability within the family unit. One of the greatest challenges facing those researching this phenomenon is the lack of consistency within the existing body of research surrounding what familial instability actually is (the definition). This critical review of the literature examines the current body of literature in order to identify what is known about family stability and its impact on adolescent behavior, as well as what gaps currently exist. This review focuses …

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Strengthening Families: Parents' Voices On Discipline And Child Rearing, Elizabeth M. Breshears Nov 2011

Strengthening Families: Parents' Voices On Discipline And Child Rearing, Elizabeth M. Breshears

Journal of Family Strengths

This qualitative study conducted semi-structured, multi-session focus groups and interviews with twenty-seven participants to explore in-depth, participant constructs of child discipline and punishment methods and reasons for the continuing support for corporal punishment of U.S. children. The research assumed that parents want to parent well and utilized the strengths perspective as the instrument to listen to participants' voices. Narratives revealed that participants were thoughtful about discipline and parenting strategies and viewed their parent role as a serious commitment. Non-violent discipline strategies, particularly communication, were often used. However, parents generally framed use of physical punishment as “when children need spanking” versus …

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An Examination Of The Contextual Environment Of Families With Sexually Abused Adolescents, Javonda D. Williams, Debra Nelson-Gardell Nov 2011

An Examination Of The Contextual Environment Of Families With Sexually Abused Adolescents, Javonda D. Williams, Debra Nelson-Gardell

Journal of Family Strengths

This study examined the impact of the contextual environment of the family on post abuse adjustment of sexually abused adolescents. Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory was used to investigate how the external influences of the family impact the capacity of families to foster the recovery of sexually abused adolescents. The results from this secondary analysis of data from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being Wave I (NSCAW, Dowd et al., 2002) support contextually sensitive treatment planning for sexually abused adolescents and their families.

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Resilient Families Help Make Resilient Children, James P. Coyle Nov 2011

Resilient Families Help Make Resilient Children, James P. Coyle

Journal of Family Strengths

Many children are resilient despite dysfunctional families and communities. Resilience theory and research describe families’ positive impact on children’s resilience, yet it can often be challenging to identify these factors in children’s multi-problem families. Strategies for enhancing family resilience can strengthen the family treatment approaches that are commonly used to help children. This paper explains how family resilience influences children's resilience and applies this knowledge to a case example of a struggling family. It proposes methods for identifying and enhancing family protective factors that support children’s resilience.

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That Wall Is Around My Heart: Family Centered Practice, Roger Friedman Nov 2011

That Wall Is Around My Heart: Family Centered Practice, Roger Friedman

Journal of Family Strengths

The author uses a clinical case study, in which he works with a teenager and his adoptive parents to illustrate how placement and adoption decisions can provide physical safety while at the same time exacerbating and extending overlooked and destructive effects of child abuse. The case study highlights the continuing impact of childhood trauma on the interpersonal patterns of behavior within the family, whether biological, kinship, foster or adoptive. The tendency for patterns of aggression and reactivity to be repeated by the victim and his or her caregivers in a foster or adoptive home, and then to extend into the …

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Is Our Business Family-Centered?, David Berns Nov 2011

Is Our Business Family-Centered?, David Berns

Journal of Family Strengths

Human Services agencies often claim to be family-centered, but continue to implement “Service Integration” in a way that supports their mission rather than supporting families. David Berns, guest editor for this issue of the Journal of Family Strengths, presents a framework for redefining the role of governmental agencies beyond their day-to-day delivery of services to one that prevents the need for more intrusive and more costly interventions. Under this philosophy, agencies must consider how families functioned before they requested assistance, and how they will function if services are not successful. By taking the time to truly understand a family’s needs, …

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New Name, New Format, New Publisher, Same Principles And Values, Alvin Sallee, Angelo P. Giardino, Robert D. Sanborn Nov 2011

New Name, New Format, New Publisher, Same Principles And Values, Alvin Sallee, Angelo P. Giardino, Robert D. Sanborn

Journal of Family Strengths

This issue of the Journal of Family Strengths is an opportunity for a fresh start, as the Family Preservation Journal is renewed and revived under a new name and a new format. Still keen on being a definitive record on developments in family strengths and parenting, the Journal is devoted to presenting theory, practice and evaluation articles on the strengths perspective in family preservation practice, all to assure and improve services and programs that promote and sustain family systems.

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Alumni E-Connections, 2011-11-23, Alumni Relations Nov 2011

Alumni E-Connections, 2011-11-23, Alumni Relations

Alumni E-Connections

Newsletter for alumni of Governors State University.

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Bulletin, Dmacc Marketing Nov 2011

Bulletin, Dmacc Marketing

Bulletin

No abstract provided.

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Volume 49, Number 14: November 23, 2011, University Of North Dakota Nov 2011

Volume 49, Number 14: November 23, 2011, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

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Gsu View, 2011-11-21, Office Of Public Affairs Nov 2011

Gsu View, 2011-11-21, Office Of Public Affairs

GSU View

Newsletter published by Governors State University 2007-current.

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Child Welfare Workers’ Perceptions Of The Influence Of The Organizational Environment On Permanency Decisions For Families, Belinda Smith, Rhonda Wells-Wilbon Nov 2011

Child Welfare Workers’ Perceptions Of The Influence Of The Organizational Environment On Permanency Decisions For Families, Belinda Smith, Rhonda Wells-Wilbon

Journal of Family Strengths

The findings of this study suggest that while child welfare workers are consistently distracted by competing priorities from unexpected events, most are committed, and to understand perspectives is more inclusive and may improve retention rates. Notably, while it is recognized that permanency decisions are not made in an intellectual, legal or clinical vacuum and certain traditional aspects of the bureaucratic structure do not impact decision making, this study advances the body of knowledge on child welfare decision making. Examined in this study are child welfare case workers’ perceptions of the extent to which the organizational environment influences the permanency decisions …

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Volume 11, Issue 41: November 21, 2011, Women's Studies & Gender Studies Program Nov 2011

Volume 11, Issue 41: November 21, 2011, Women's Studies & Gender Studies Program

Women's Studies & Gender Studies: Digest Magazine

No abstract provided.

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Deafdigest: Gold Edition, November 20, 2011, Barry Strassler Nov 2011

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, November 20, 2011, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2011

No abstract provided.

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Deafdigest: Blue Edition, November 20, 2011, Barry Strassler Nov 2011

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, November 20, 2011, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2011

No abstract provided.

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Cherokee Storyteller To Give Distinguished Lecture At Gardner-Webb University, Office Of University Communications Nov 2011

Cherokee Storyteller To Give Distinguished Lecture At Gardner-Webb University, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

The Joyce Compton Brown Lecture Series at Gardner-Webb University is proud to present GWU Distinguished Alumnus and accomplished Cherokee educator Freeman Owle, who will share the story of “The Cherokee of Yesterday and Today” on Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 7:00 p.m. in Gardner-Webb’s Ritch Banquet Hall, located inside the Dover Campus Center. The lecture is free and open to the public. Owle will intersperse traditional Cherokee myths and children’s fables into his greater lecture about the Cherokee heritage in the region.

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The Daily Gamecock, Friday, November 18, 2011, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media Nov 2011

The Daily Gamecock, Friday, November 18, 2011, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

November

No abstract provided.

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Portland State University Strategic Plan 2011-2014, Strategic Planning Development Team, Portland State University. Office Of The President Nov 2011

Portland State University Strategic Plan 2011-2014, Strategic Planning Development Team, Portland State University. Office Of The President

Resource Archive

A large, in-depth, background and analysis of the Strategic Plan, which was included in the Strategic Plan Development Team Toolkit.

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November 18, 2011, The Daily Mississippian Nov 2011

November 18, 2011, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

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Spartan Daily November 17, 2011, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications Nov 2011

Spartan Daily November 17, 2011, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 137, Issue 44

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Western News, Nov. 17, 2011 , Western Michigan University Nov 2011

Western News, Nov. 17, 2011 , Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: OT receives monumental $2 million gift; State research universities establish business network; 25 Year Club inductees for 2011; On Campus with Deb Goostrey.

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11-17-2011 Swosu Social Work Students Benefit From Federal And State Program, Southwestern Oklahoma State University Nov 2011

11-17-2011 Swosu Social Work Students Benefit From Federal And State Program, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2011

SWOSU social work seniors Ruth Francis of Guymon and Katy Unruh of Weatherford have been awarded Child Welfare Professional Enhancement Program stipends of $7,125 for the 2011-12 school year as part of a federal grant to the Oklahoma Department of Human Services to increase the number of professional social workers working in DHS/Child Welfare.

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The Winonan, Winona State University Nov 2011

The Winonan, Winona State University

The Winonan - 2010s

No abstract provided.

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Volume 49, Number 13: November 16, 2011, University Of North Dakota Nov 2011

Volume 49, Number 13: November 16, 2011, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

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