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What Factors Influence Client Participation In Mental Health Services, Lela Ann Anderson Jan 2002

What Factors Influence Client Participation In Mental Health Services, Lela Ann Anderson

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of the study is to develop a foundation of knowledge that could improve the current policies and procedures with regards to their implementation within the mental health services provided by the Children's Bureau.


Independent Living Programs And Foster Youth Perceptions, Kristin Kay Anthony-Mahler, Robin Patrice Mccall Jan 2002

Independent Living Programs And Foster Youth Perceptions, Kristin Kay Anthony-Mahler, Robin Patrice Mccall

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to conduct a descriptive and exploratory analysis of Riverside County's Independent Living Skills Program (ILSP) and its ability to prepare foster youth for successful adult transition. A vital component of this study was the exploration of perceived preparedness through the eyes of the participants enrolled in this program.


Elementary School Educators' Opinions About Child Protective Services, Anna-Melissa Cecilia Mccarthy Jan 2002

Elementary School Educators' Opinions About Child Protective Services, Anna-Melissa Cecilia Mccarthy

Theses Digitization Project

This study examined the opinions of public elementary school educators in Western Riverside County towards Child Protective Services (CPS). It also investigated whether their opinions influenced cooperation with CPS surrounding child abuse and neglect. Data was gathered from 196 public elementary school teachers from 12 elementary schools in 3 districts using a quantitative, non-standardized, group-administered questionnaire.


Job Retention Among Cps Social Workers In Riverside County, Donald Davis Jan 2001

Job Retention Among Cps Social Workers In Riverside County, Donald Davis

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Worker Gender: Its Impact On Removal Of Children Within A Child Protective Services Agency, Mark Steven Contois, Chaite Noelle Sainte-Francis Jan 1999

Worker Gender: Its Impact On Removal Of Children Within A Child Protective Services Agency, Mark Steven Contois, Chaite Noelle Sainte-Francis

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


What Addiction Professionals Need To Know About Welfare Reform And Child Welfare, B Grossman, Laurie A. Drabble Jan 1999

What Addiction Professionals Need To Know About Welfare Reform And Child Welfare, B Grossman, Laurie A. Drabble

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


The Rush To Reunification: Are We Moving Too Quickly?, Robert Nelson Renner Jan 1999

The Rush To Reunification: Are We Moving Too Quickly?, Robert Nelson Renner

Theses Digitization Project

Child welfare policies in the United States emerge from the premise that children have the right to grow and develop into responsible, productive adult citizens. These policies are designed to protect children from abuse, neglect, exploitation and endangerment, and to help insure that their basic human needs are met.


What Addiction Professionals Need To Know About Welfare Reform And Child Welfare., B Grossman, Laurie Drabble Jan 1999

What Addiction Professionals Need To Know About Welfare Reform And Child Welfare., B Grossman, Laurie Drabble

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

No abstract provided.


Job Satisfaction Of Social Service Practitioners In Child Protection Services, Gloria Montes Parras Jan 1998

Job Satisfaction Of Social Service Practitioners In Child Protection Services, Gloria Montes Parras

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Four Commentaries: How We Can Better Protect Children From Abuse And Neglect, Leroy H. Pelton Jan 1998

Four Commentaries: How We Can Better Protect Children From Abuse And Neglect, Leroy H. Pelton

Social Work Faculty Research

The fundamental structure of the public child welfare system is that of a coercive apparatus wrapped in a helping orientation. Agencies ostensibly having the mission to help are mandated to ask whether parents can be blamed for their child welfare problems, and these agencies have the power to remove children from their homes. Thus, the public child welfare agency has a dual-role structure: On one hand, the agency attempts to engage in prevention and support, and to promote family preservation; on the other hand, it also has the task of investigating complaints against parents and removing children from them. This …


A Descriptive Study Of The Effectiveness Of An Independent Living Program, Sidney E. Asher Jan 1996

A Descriptive Study Of The Effectiveness Of An Independent Living Program, Sidney E. Asher

Theses Digitization Project

The project is concerned with the effectiveness of the Independent Living Program (ILP) in assessing the effectiveness of preparing youth for emancipation from the foster care system. Specifically, the project focused on ILP participants' preparedness to live independently as determined by: education, housing, employment/career, and money management skills attained.


Participating Foster Care Youths' Perceptions Of An Independent Living Program, Sonja Anita Flowers Jan 1996

Participating Foster Care Youths' Perceptions Of An Independent Living Program, Sonja Anita Flowers

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


A Satisfaction Survey Of Foster Care Adolescents Participating In The Independent Living Program, Trina Jane Van Steenwyk Jan 1995

A Satisfaction Survey Of Foster Care Adolescents Participating In The Independent Living Program, Trina Jane Van Steenwyk

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


A Specialized Child Protective Service Unit, Paul O. Powers, Bonnie J. Vance Jan 1976

A Specialized Child Protective Service Unit, Paul O. Powers, Bonnie J. Vance

Dissertations and Theses

The North Portland Branch in Region 1 of the State of Oregon Children's Services Division had at the time of this study the only specialized Child Protective Service unit, where all protective service workers are under one supervisor, in that region. The supervisor and casework staff of the unit requested the study in the Spring of 1975. The purpose of the study was to provide a descriptive analysis of the unit 's time and effort on case activities. Through this analysis the research sought to give an overview of what is involved in Working with protective service cases and underscore …