Child Welfare Workers’ Connectivity to Resources and Youth’s Receipt of Services

I-15: Offering Fertility Services to Whom? With Specific Regards to The Welfare of The Child

Welfare Reforms , Family Resources , and Child Maltreatment

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Vol. 22, No. 1, 85–113 (2003) © 2003 by the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com) DOI: 10.1002/pam10097 Manuscript received May 2001; review completed August 2001; revision completed December 2001; revision review completed March 200...

Infants and the decision to provide ongoing child welfare services

BACKGROUND Infants are the most likely recipients of child welfare services; however, little is known about infants and families who come into contact with the child welfare system and factors that are associated with service provision. Investigations involving infants and their families present an unparalleled opportunity for the child welfare sector to enhance infants' safety and well-being t...

Organizational Culture and Retention in Public Child Welfare Services Organizations

Extremely high turnover rates have plagued Public Child Welfare Services organizations historically and continue to do so currently. Turnover rates have ranged from 30-60% annually (Mor Barak, Nissly, & Levin, 2001) and from 46% to as high as 90% in a two-year period (Drake & Yadama, 1996). The most current national data reveals turnover rates between 15%22% among case managers and social worke...

Participation in Child Welfare Services Through Information and Communication Technologies

Case management systems were designed to open the way for increased participation of young people and their families in child welfare interventions, and, their standardised format provides a valuable opportunity to use ICT in social work practice. Existing research is unclear about how effectively case management affects participation, nor, the impact of ICT on social work interventions. This p...