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… evaluation of a birth parent behavioural training program and foster care children’s well-being and placement stability Year of Publication 2015 Reviewed By Carolyn O’Connor, Tara Black, & Barbara Fallon … and placement stability. Children and Youth Services Review, 58 , 253-264. Summary The current study examined the … The current study examined the effect of a birth parent behavioural training program (Parent Management Training-Oregon or PMTO) on children’s well-being (measured by socio-emotional functioning, problem behaviours, and social skills) and placement stability in a foster care setting. Subjects were from a Midwestern state and involved in the private foster care system, through which they were…
… children referred to child welfare Year of Publication 2010 Reviewed By Melissa Van Wert Citation Kolko, D.J., Hurlburt, … stress symptoms in a national sample of in-home and out-of-home care. Child Maltreatment, 15 (1), pp. … (a nationally representative survey of child maltreatment investigations) to determine the national prevalence of … Children and adolescents coming into contact with the child welfare system may be at increased risk for developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The present study used the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (a nationally representative survey of child maltreatment investigations) to determine the national prevalence of posttraumatic stress (PTS) symptoms in children…
… Watch Research Watch is a monthly journal club for faculty and doctoral students interested in child welfare research. … supported by funds from the Royal Bank of Canada. We review empirical studies published in the leading child welfare journals and select the most salient and rigorous studies to be … Research Watch is a monthly journal club for faculty and doctoral students interested in child welfare research. It is a joint McGill / University of Toronto initiative supported by funds from the Royal Bank of Canada. We review empirical studies published in the leading child welfare journals and select the most salient and rigorous studies to be summarized and distributed in a monthly e-…
… First Nations child welfare: Why if Canada wins, equality and justice lose 2011 Authors Blackstock, Cindy Children and Youth Services Review, Volume 33, Issue 1, pp. 187-194. 2232 On 26 … On 26 February, 2007, the Assembly of First Nations and the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada took the historic step of holding Canada accountable before the Human Rights Commission for its current treatment of over 160,000 First Nations children resident on reserve. The complaint alleges that the Government of Canada discriminates against First Nations…
… in child neglect? A differential analysis by parent gender and family structure 2008 Authors Dufour, Sarah Lavergne, … Chantal Larrivée, Marie-Claude Trocmé, Nico Children and Youth Services Review, Volume 30, Issue 2, pp. 141-156 332 Although child … Although child neglect is one of the most common forms of maltreatment and continues to increase in Canada, it is one of the least studied. In particular, little is known about the situation of fathers in neglectful families. This study looked at data from 1266 neglecting families, gathered by the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect- 2003. It aimed to 1) describe the…
… neglect: A tri-study comparison Year of Publication 2011 Reviewed By Kristen Lwin Citation Slack, K., Berger, L., … M., Kim, B., Ehrhard-Dietzel, S. & Holl, J. (2011). Risk and protective factors for child neglect during early … A cross-study comparison. Children and Youth Services Review, 33 (8), 1354-1363. Summary There is a dearth in … There is a dearth in research identifying predictors of child neglect during early childhood. Factors that are associated with neglect, either risk or protective, are important to understand, as this information can inform prevention and intervention efforts. The authors conducted secondary analysis of three longitudinal studies of families with young children. The three studies are different in…
… Measurement of victimization in adolescence: Development and validation of the childhood experiences of violence … Trocmé, Nico Jamieson, Ellen Boyle, Michael H. Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, Volume 32, Issue 11, … The instrument was developed through extensive literature reviews, expert consultations, and individual interviews … The perceived need for a reliable and valid instrument to assess exposure to multiple forms of maltreatment among youth led to the development of the Childhood Experiences of Violence Questionnaire (CEVQ). The CEVQ is an 18-item self-report measure of victimization in seven categories (peer-on-peer violence, witnessing domestic violence, emotional abuse, physical punishment, physical abuse, and…
… Map of Parent Needs 2007 Authors Brown, Jason Children and Youth Services Review, Volume 29, Issue 9, pp. 1235-1248 295 This study … supports, certain skills, a range of support systems and recognitions of roles and responsibilities of foster … This study reports on a survey in which 83 foster parents caring for children with disabilities were asked their opinion as to what is needed to be a good foster parent to a child with disabilities. Results showed that the personal characteristics of foster parents were important, as well as financial supports, certain skills, a range of support systems and recognitions of roles and…
… Survivalist self-reliance as both adaptation and danger for youth aging out of care Year of Publication 2009 Reviewed By Jonathan D. Schmidt Citation Samuels, G.M., & … aging out of foster care. Children and Youth Services Review, 30 , 1198-1210. Summary Research reports poor … Research reports poor outcomes (e.g., psychosocial, educational, criminal, etc.) for youth aging out of child protective care and child welfare researchers have begun exploring how supportive relationships may improve outcomes for youth aging out of care. To better understand youths’ “identity as both healthy and resilient as well as potential challenges for youth in building informal connections…
… Knowledge Transfer and Exchange: Disseminating Canadian Child Maltreatment … use research evidence to inform clinical, administrative, and policy-level decision-making. In an effort to strengthen … welfare research base used to inform policy, practice, and programming, the Public Health Agency of Canada … Child welfare organizations are increasingly interested in developing strategies to use research evidence to inform clinical, administrative, and policy-level decision-making. In an effort to strengthen the Canadian child welfare research base used to inform policy, practice, and programming, the Public Health Agency of Canada developed the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and…