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… Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a solution-focused intervention in child protection services … 1 … en … Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a solution-focused intervention in … The emergence of child-centered and family-centered interventions in the field of child protection has challenged traditional approaches which often focus on the shortcomings of families and lead to user dissatisfaction and alienation (Buckley et al., 2011), and distrust between workers and users (Arbeiter & Toros, 2017). Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) is a strengths-based, client-…

… Identification of a Gap in Knowledge: Risks and Protective Factors of Intimate Partner Violence for … Care … 1 … en … Identification of a Gap in Knowledge: Risks and Protective Factors of Intimate Partner Violence for … Based on the longitudinal data set, ‘Midwest Evaluation of the Adult Functioning of Former Foster Youth’, Katz et al. (2020) conducted a secondary data analysis to assess for risk and protective factors of intimate partner violence (IPV) among youth transitioning out of foster care in the Midwestern, United States. The data was collected at 5 waves, when the youth were 17, 19, 21, 23, and 25…

… Identification of a Gap in Knowledge: Risks and Protective Factors of Intimate Partner Violence for … Care … 1 … en … Identification of a Gap in Knowledge: Risks and Protective Factors of Intimate Partner Violence for … Based on the longitudinal data set, ‘Midwest Evaluation of the Adult Functioning of Former Foster Youth’, Katz et al. (2020) conducted a secondary data analysis to assess for risk and protective factors of intimate partner violence (IPV) among youth transitioning out of foster care in the Midwestern, United States. The data was collected at 5 waves, when the youth were 17, 19, 21, 23, and 25…

… Vocabulary development of children placed in foster care and children who remained with birth parents after … … Vocabulary development of children placed in foster care and children who remained with birth parents after … In order to assess the role of foster care on children’s language abilities, researchers compared the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Third Edition (PPVT) scores of children whose caregivers had participated in the Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up (ABC) studies, including children who had participated in the ABC-T trial (presented in Lee Raby et al., 2018). These children either lived with…

… Recommendations for Foster Parents to Promote the Cultural and Relational Roots of Indigenous Children … 1 … en … … Recommendations for Foster Parents to Promote the Cultural and Relational Roots of Indigenous Children … Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society (VACFSS) conducted a mixed-methods study to understand how foster parents engaged in an inclusive foster care model for Indigenous children and youth. This model of foster care focuses on supporting Indigenous children and youth to develop and/or maintain connections to their cultural and relational roots. Developed by staff, foster parents,…

… adulthood: Gender differences in disclosure, nondisclosure and help-seeking behavior. … 1 … en … Disclosure of child … adulthood: Gender differences in disclosure, nondisclosure and help-seeking behavior. … Using a self-report survey, this study sought to examine whether there are gender differences in the disclosure of child sexual abuse (CSA) to formal and informal networks. Furthermore, the authors examined whether any such gender differences were related to abuse characteristics and attitudes towards gender roles.  Overall, 3,700 students (18 – 25 years old) from vocational schools and…

… Visits: Findings from observations of children, parents and social workers during contact visits. … 1 … en … Foster … Visits: Findings from observations of children, parents and social workers during contact visits. … Contact visits between foster children and their biological parents help children adapt to their placement and increase the likelihood of reunification. Existing research pertaining to contact visits is primarily descriptive (frequency, location, supervision) rather than on the interactions and behaviours of children and their birth parents. In this qualitative study, the researchers sought to…

… Children involved with child welfare and experiencing academic difficulties … 1 … en … Children involved with child welfare and experiencing academic difficulties … Academic difficulties are among the most frequently identified child functioning concerns for children involved with child welfare services. This paper used data from the Ontario Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (OIS-2013), which was based on a large sample of child welfare investigations (n = 4033), involving children aged 4-15, in 17 agencies selected in a multi-stage…

… Exposure to domestic violence as abuse and neglect: Constructions of child maltreatment in daily … practice … 1 … en … Exposure to domestic violence as abuse and neglect: Constructions of child maltreatment in daily … An explicit definition of Child Exposure to Domestic Violence (CEDV) as a type of child maltreatment is lacking in the United States. Administrative data showed that CEDV allegations are likely to nest within child maltreatment typologies (e.g., physical abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect). This lack of explicit definition of CEDV could obscure CEDV prevalence rate among child welfare involved…

… Credibility assessments in child sexual abuse and physical abuse cases in Israel … 1 … en … Credibility assessments in child sexual abuse and physical abuse cases in Israel … Credibility assessments in child sexual abuse and physical abuse cases have direct impact on the reporting child, their family, and the alleged perpetrator. The purpose of this study was to examine whether credibility judgements would differ based on abuse type, and whether there are child and case characteristics would be related to the case being deemed credible or not in Israel in 2014. This…