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… Robin Du Mont, Janice Paterson, Maeve Hyman, Ilene Children and Youth Services Review, 86, 271-276 Experiences of child protection workers … from Ontario, Canada Collaboration between child welfare and adult mental health service providers is important to … Collaboration between child welfare and adult mental health service providers is important to address parental risk factors that may affect child wellbeing. The aim of this paper is to describe findings from a survey which identified barriers and facilitators to collaboration between these two sectors. A semi-structured instrument, adapted from Frederico et al. (2014), was used for data…

… Disposable lives 2008 Authors Snow, Kim Children and Youth Services Review, Volume 30, Issue 11, pp. 1289-1298. Disposable lives … welfare workers to the issues of youth in care. The nonrandomized convenience sample of seven males and twenty … Canadian youth in care were interviewed as part of a study aimed to sensitize child welfare workers to the issues of youth in care. The nonrandomized convenience sample of seven males and twenty females was asked about their care experiences, issues facing youth in care, and for suggestions as to how child welfare workers might best support youth in care. Interview transcripts were used as a…

… families in Toronto 2011 Authors Clarke, Jennifer Children and Youth Services Review, Volume 33, Issue 2, pp. 274-283. The challenges of … of Afro-Caribbean service users – specifically mothers and youth – and workers of the child welfare system in … This study used an exploratory qualitative design to examine the experiences of Afro-Caribbean service users – specifically mothers and youth – and workers of the child welfare system in Toronto, Canada. Service users and child welfare workers were purposively selected because they were of Afro-Caribbean descent and had experience in the child welfare system in Toronto. The sample consisted of…

… parents 2009 Authors Brown, Jason D. Rodger, Susan Children and Youth Services Review, Volume 31, Issue 1, pp. 40–46 Children with … they are less likely to reunify with their birth parents and more likely to experience disruptions in placement and a … Children with disabilities are over-represented on child welfare caseloads. When placed in out-of-home care, they are less likely to reunify with their birth parents and more likely to experience disruptions in placement and a longer time in care. Most children involved with child welfare placed outside their family home are cared for by foster parents. Little research has explored the…

… Marshall, Alana Fallon, Barbara Goodman, Deborah Children and Youth Services Review, 34(7), 1309-1316. Child protection workers' … to workers’ perceptions of high-conflict families and how to work with them through the child welfare system. … This qualitative study explored child welfare workers’ perceptions of working with high-conflict families. Four focus groups with 28 child welfare workers were conducted at an urban child welfare organization in Ontario. Grounded theory analyses revealed several themes pertaining to workers’ perceptions of high-conflict families and how to work with them through the child welfare system.…

… been distinctly recognized as an incident to be reported and investigated by child welfare services. For decades, the issue has been of concern to both researchers and practitioners in the province of Quebec and elsewhere throughout North America. The delay is due in … It is only since July 2007, when Bill 125, the Quebec Youth Protection Act, was amended, that psychological maltreatment in children has been distinctly recognized as an incident to be reported and investigated by child welfare services. For decades, the issue has been of concern to both researchers and practitioners in the province of Quebec and elsewhere throughout North America. The delay is…

… & Barbara Fallon About the Authors Anna Kozlowski is a PhD candidate at the McGill University School of Social Work. Kristin Lwin is Executive Director of PART and PhD student at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social … There were an estimated 235,842 maltreatment-related investigations conducted in Canada in 2008. An estimated …

… Nations Child Welfare In 2007, the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society and the Assembly of First Nations filed a complaint against … of Canada .  The following ten Information Sheets offer a review of the statements provided to the Tribunal by each of … In 2007, the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society and the Assembly of First Nations filed a complaint against the federal government of Canada, alleging that child welfare services provided to First Nations children and families on-reserve were flawed, inequitable and discriminatory. They ask that the Tribunal find that First Nations children are being discriminated against and order…

… 2010 Authors Ivanova, Viktoria Brown, Jason Children and Youth Services Review Volume 32, Issue 12, pp. 1796-1802. Support needs of … are overrepresented in the Canadian child welfare system, and that there is an insufficient number of Aboriginal … The authors identify that Aboriginal children are overrepresented in the Canadian child welfare system, and that there is an insufficient number of Aboriginal foster parents to meet the demand for placement. This study used the concept mapping process to learn about the needs of Aboriginal foster parents. This method involves (a) posing questions to participants (b) gathering responses and…

… care 2012 Authors Harper, Julie Schmidt, Fred Children and Youth Services Review, 34(6): 1176-1182 Preliminary effects of a … tutoring program for children in long-term foster care A randomized wait-list control study was conducted to determine … A randomized wait-list control study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of a small group-based direct instruction tutoring for children in foster care, using the Teach Your Children Well (TYCW) program. The program was delivered after school by university student volunteers for 2 hours each week, over a period of 25 weeks in total. Participants were deemed eligible to participate if…