The foster care crisis : translating research into policy and practice

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Title:

The foster care crisis : translating research into policy and practice

Author:

Curtis, Patrick A. (Patrick Almond), 1944-

ISBN:

9780803263994

9780803214835

Publication Information:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press in association with the Child Welfare League of America, c1999.

Physical Description:

xiii, 257 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Series:

Child, youth, and family services

Series Title:

Child, youth, and family services

Contents:

Introduction: The Chronic Nature of the Foster Care Crisis / Patrick A. Curtis -- 1. Foster Care Dynamics / Robert M. Goerge, Fred Wulczyn and Allen Harden -- 2. The Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System: Implications for Foster Care Policy / Raymond Collins -- 3. Predictors of Child Protective Service Intake Decisions: Case Closure, Referral to Continuing Services, or Foster Care Placement / Susan Zuravin and Diane DePanfilis -- 4. Foster Care and the Special Needs of Minority Children / Anthony J. Urquiza, Jane Wu and Joaquin Borrego, Jr. -- 5. Incorporating the Perspectives of Youth Placed in Family Foster Care: Selected Research Findings and Methodological Challenges / Mary C. Curran and Peter J. Pecora -- 6. Foster Care and the Costs of Welfare Reform / Mark E. Courtney -- 7. Recent Trends in Kinship Care: Public Policy, Payments, and Outcomes for Children / Jill Duerr Berrick and Barbara Needell.

8. A Proposal for Universal Medical and Mental Health Screenings for Children Entering Foster Care / Grady Dale, Jr., Joshua C. Kendall and Janet Stein Schultz -- 9. Foster Care and Pathways to Mental Health Services / John Landsverk and Ann F. Garland -- 10. Foster Care and Family Reunification / Anthony N. Maluccio -- 11. The Rationalization of Foster Care in the Twenty-First Century / Mark E. Courtney and Anthony N. Maluccio.

Subject Term:

Foster children -- United States.

Foster children -- Services for -- United States.

Foster home care -- United States.

Child welfare -- United States.

Child care services -- United States.

Added Author:

Curtis, Patrick A. (Patrick Almond), 1944-

Dale, Grady.

Kendall, Joshua C., 1960-

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Summary

The inadequacy of the foster care system has long been recognized. One of the biggest obstacles to reforming the system is the relative unavailability of research data from the field, information that would shed light on key empirical trends and pressing issues. This long overdue volume provides a much-needed overview of the current state of foster care. Leading researchers and practitioners summarize and discuss the results of their current research, providing through their data an unparalleled, detailed glimpse of the inner workings of the foster care system in its entirety. The volume is also valuable for its survey and syntheses of important issues and trends affecting foster care. Subjects discussed include welfare reform, reporting systems, family reunification, mental health services, and the needs of minority children. Wide-ranging and detailed in its coverage, this collection is destined to become an essential reference and guide to the foster care system.