Author: Rebecca H. Padot
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 131769340X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 214
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Government-by-proxy and intergovernmental relations profoundly affect the public administration of foster care. Using examples from foster care systems in the states of Delaware, Michigan, New York, and Rhode Island, Rebecca Padot eloquently combines a rigorous methodology and theory work to expose the conditions under which foster care outcomes can be improved. The cases selected suggest that the federal government has increased its focus on measuring the performance of state programs while simultaneously decreasing its funding of state foster care programs and offering the states very little management or mentorship. Padot turns the page and recommends administrators place a greater priority on building community partners, integrating the advice of mentors, providing leadership from public managers, and cultivating relationships with the federal government. An original and timely resource for scholars and practitioners, this book represents a significant contribution to our understanding of how leadership and management variables may be associated with more positive foster care practices and performance in the United States.
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring, and the District of Columbia
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 148
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Author: United States. General Accounting Office
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Category : Child welfare
Languages : en
Pages : 80
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Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Human Resources
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Category : Child abuse
Languages : en
Pages : 108
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Author: L. Trevor Grant
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ISBN: 9780965373401
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 148
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Reviews & analyzes the politicization of the labyrinthine foster care system in New York City. Emphasis is placed on the political influences & interferences in the foster care system, & lack of direction & initiatives of senior administrators who are political appointees of the Mayor. Political & ideological agendas are responsible for undermining the credibility & the effectiveness of the child welfare agency. The lack of planning & concern for its social workers & the lack of professionalism demonstrate the many contradictions of the agency. The privatization & contracting out of foster care services to voluntary agencies by the Administration for Children's Services (ACS) is discussed. "An important book based on both personal experience & meticulous, scholarly research."--Seth Farber, Ph.D., author of Madness, Heresy, & the Rumor of Angels. "This book provides the strongest indictment ever seen yet of the fiscally driven & morally insensitive child welfare system."--Amy Neustein, Ph.D., Founder: Help Us Regain the Children (HURT). To order send $13.95 plus $3.00 shipping & handling for each copy to: L. Trevor Grant, P.O. Box 311031, Jamaica, NY 11431- 1031. Phone (718) 523-8911.
Author: Christina G. Villegas
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
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Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 214
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America's foster care system has a noble goal—to care for children that for various reasons can no longer be cared for by their families—but years of inattention and inadequate funding have left many foster youth in a precarious state. This resource provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of the American foster care system. Areas of coverage include the scaffolding of foster care systems in the various states (each of which operate their own unique systems through their social service agencies); conditions under which children are taken out of their families of origin and placed in foster care; the experiences of both young children and older teens in foster homes; challenges for foster children who "age out" of the system; and proposals to reform and improve foster care across the nation. Geared for students, this book contains chapters devoted to the background and history of foster care in America; the systems's problems, controversies, and solutions; original essay contributions exploring various facets of the system; profiles of leading foster care activists and organizations; governmental data and excerpts of primary documents on the topic; and an annotated list of important books, scholarly journals, and nonprint sources for further research. It closes with a detailed chronology, glossary of terms, and subject index.
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Human Resources
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Category : Adoption
Languages : en
Pages : 252
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Author: Sarah A. Font
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 303041146X
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 114
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This brief examines the U.S. foster care system and seeks to explain why the foster care system functions as it does and how it can be improved to serve the best interest of children. It defines and evaluates key challenges that undermine child safety and well-being in the current foster care system. Chapters highlight the competing values and priorities of the system as well as the pros and cons for the use of foster care. In addition, chapters assess whether the performance objectives in which states are evaluated by the federal government are sufficient to achieve positive health and well-being outcomes for children who experience foster care. Finally, it offers recommendations for improving the system and maximizing positive outcomes. Topics featured in this brief include: Legal aspects of removal and placement of children in foster care. The effectiveness of prior efforts to reform foster care. The regulation and quality of foster homes. Support for youth aging out of the foster care system. Racial and ethnic disparities in the foster care system. Foster Care and the Best Interests of the Child is a must-have resource for policy makers and related professionals, graduate students, and researchers in child and school psychology, family studies, public health, social work, law/criminal justice, and sociology.
Author: Juliet F. Gainsborough
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
ISBN: 1589016157
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 223
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Little work has been done to systematically analyze how high-profile incidents of child neglect and abuse shape child welfare policymaking in the United States. In Scandalous Politics, Juliet Gainsborough presents quantitative analysis of all fifty states and qualitative case studies of three states (Florida, Colorado, and New Jersey) that reveal how well-publicized child welfare scandals result in adoption of new legislation and new administrative procedures. Gainsborough’s quantitative analysis suggests that child welfare policymaking is frequently reactive, while the case studies provide more detail about variations and the legislative process. For example, the case studies illustrate how the nature and extent of the policy response varies according to particular characteristics of the political environment in the state and the administrative structure of the child welfare system. Scandalous Politics increases our understanding of the politics of child welfare at both the state and federal level and provides new insights into existing theories of agenda-setting and the policy process. It will be of interest to everyone involved with child welfare policymaking and especially public policy and public administration scholars.
Author: Sylvia Mignon, MSW, PhD
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
ISBN: 0826126472
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 238
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Provides a balanced critical analysis of the child welfare system along with promising innovations Distinguished by its critical perspective, this book delivers a balanced and comprehensive examination of the child welfare system in the United States today. In a clear and accessible style, it outlines key issues, reviews the history of the child welfare system, and explores the challenges to developing appropriate federal, state and local policies that address child welfare concerns. A chapter devoted to innovative and effective child welfare and prevention practices showcases examples of successful programs. Additionally, the book underscores the importance of coordination among human service professionals and organizations. The text addresses issues related to the educational system, homelessness, poverty, the juvenile justice system, foster care, and adoption. It incorporates the perspectives of parents and children involved in the system, who cite both positive experiences and bureaucratic challenges. Child welfare workers themselves describe the professional and personal realities of their experiences working within the system. Illustrative case examples of abused and neglected children add to the text’s value for BSW and MSW students studying child welfare. Key Features: Provides a comprehensive overview of child welfare issues in the United States today Offers case examples of abused/neglected children and their families Includes the perspectives of parents and children involved with the child welfare system Incorporates the views of child welfare workers Provides examples of innovative practices in child welfare
