Family support services buffer the effect of child welfare notifications on child removals

Family assessment in child welfare services: instrument comparisons.

Family assessment instruments can enhance the clinical judgment of child welfare practitioners by structuring decision-making processes and demonstrating the linkages between assessment, service provision, and child and family outcomes. This article describes the concept of family assessment in the child welfare context and provides an overview of the theoretical and disciplinary influences in ...

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

Child Welfare Involved Caregiver Perceptions of Family Support in Child Mental Health Treatment.

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...

Digital society generates new challenges on Child Welfare Services

Digital society has created a new situation that challenges the present discourse on public services. Since it is only a recent phenomenon, digital society has not yet been included in the broader filed of social work education and practice. In the present text, we focus on casework with children. The examples described in the text are taken from Scandinavian experiences and reflect our backgro...