OBJECTIVE A package of parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT) combined with a self-motivational (SM) orientation previously was found in a laboratory trial to reduce child abuse recidivism compared with services as usual (SAU). Objectives of the present study were to test effectiveness in a field agency rather than in a laboratory setting and to dismantle the SM versus SAU orientation and PCIT...

RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES Evidence-based practice is at an early stage of uptake within child welfare services. To facilitate well-informed decisions, we disseminated evidence from systematic reviews (SR) to local child welfare stakeholders in Norway through plain language summaries on a website (http://www.r-bup.no). METHOD We developed and implemented our dissemination strategy through...

In 2012, more than 400,000 children in the United States were in the child welfare system because of abuse or neglect. These children are uniquely vulnerable and present multiple health challenges to child welfare and health professionals. According to the most recent Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSR) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and F...

An intense appetite for reforming and transforming child welfare services in the United States is yielding many new initiatives. Vulnerable children families who become involved with clearly deserve higher quality more effective services. New policies, programs, practices should be built on sound evidence. Reforms based misunderstandings about what current data show may ultimately harm families...

Placement stability as an outcome goal in child welfare performance measurement is grounded in the importance of providing stability for children as they are developing attachments and relationships to caregivers. Research shows that many children are vulnerable to placement instability, especially those who have been in long term foster care. This literature review provides an overview of the ...

a r t i c l e i n f o Keywords: Japanese child welfare Mimamori Ibasho This paper illustrates a cultural–developmental approach to the study of child welfare. It describes in cultural context everyday socialization beliefs and practices through which Japanese child welfare workers attempt to support the well-being of maltreated children. Through repeated individual and focus group interviews, n...

The Ministry of Social Welfare, Government of India, launched in October, 1975 a total of 33 Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Projects (19 rural, 10 tribal and 4 urban) with the specific objectives of improving the nutritional and health status of children in the age group of 0-5+ years, reducing the incidence of mortality, morbidity, mal-nutrition and school drop-out and enhancing ...

OBJECTIVES To estimate the prevalence of developmental delay and service use among children in the child welfare system and to identify factors that influence these outcomes. DESIGN A descriptive study using wave 1 of the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING Children aged 0 to 10 years (n = 4324) and their caregivers were interviewed within 60 days of...