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… fathers used when discussing their parenting capacity and relationship with their child welfare workers. The … ‘survivor dad’, ‘mothering dad’, ‘denied identity dad’, and ‘citizen dad’. Authors suggest that each father’s story has the capacity to encompass every identity and is contradictory in some ways. Nonetheless, the … Fathers of children living in out-of-home care occupy problematic terrain in the child welfare system. Child welfare literature suggests practitioners construct fathers’ around the ‘good dad’ – ‘bad dad’ binary. The authors of the current study previously investigated how fathers of children in out-of-home care described their experiences with the child welfare system. The…
… 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…
… behavior (NSB), problematic sexualized behavior (PSB), and sexual perpetration for three age cohorts of boys and girls in a high-risk child welfare sample. All children … preadolescence/adolescence cohort (Ages 12-17), for girls and boys. Although the base rate of sexual behaviors … The current retrospective archival study investigated the patterns of normative sexualized behavior (NSB), problematic sexualized behavior (PSB), and sexual perpetration for three age cohorts of boys and girls in a high-risk child welfare sample. All children in the present sample had exhibited some form of PSB in the past. We hypothesized that the incidence rates (IR) of NSBs would increase…
… Pamela En Colombie-Britannique, le Ministry of Children and Family Development (ministère du Développement de … de même que d’un directeur délégué selon la Child, Family and Community Service Act (CFCSA). En plus de la protection de l’enfance, les bureaux régionaux sont mandatés de fournir une gamme de services spécialisés visant … En Colombie-Britannique, le Ministry of Children and Family Development (ministère du Développement de l’enfance et de la famille) est responsable de la qualité et de la prestation des services de protection de l’enfance. Le système de prestation de services est composé de 200 bureaux du Ministère répartis en cinq régions. Chaque région est dotée d’un directeur général régional et de directeurs…
… 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 … welfare policies and practices. Children and Youth Services Review Volume 32, Issue 12, pp. 1796-1802. ISBN / ISSN / DOI … 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…
… of Out-of-Home Placement in Substantiated Maltreatment Investigations Information Sheet # 92 Published in 2012 … The Ontario Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect, 2008 (OIS-2008) is the fourth provincial study … to examine the incidence of reported child maltreatment and the characteristics of children and families …
… initial child protective services (CPS) intervention and identify the characteristics associated with the risk of … a cohort of 25,897 Quebec children who received postinvestigation services for the first time and whose cases were closed between 2005 and 2009. Survival … The objective of this study is to estimate the risk of a first recurrence over a five-year period following initial child protective services (CPS) intervention and identify the characteristics associated with the risk of recurrence for three different age groups. Recurrence is defined as the first substantiated report within the observation period after initial services have ended. The study…
… preschoolers. Children's emotion regulation abilities and their emotional lability and negativity were assessed shortly after disclosure of sexual abuse and one year later, and compared to those of non-abused … The aim of the present study was to investigate the evolution of emotion regulation competencies in sexually abused preschoolers. Children's emotion regulation abilities and their emotional lability and negativity were assessed shortly after disclosure of sexual abuse and one year later, and compared to those of non-abused children. A sample of 47 sexually abused (37 girls, 10 boys) and 74 non-…
… Flynn, Robert J. Resilience, defined as positive adaptation and functioning following exposure to significant adversity, is an important topic of investigation in child welfare. The current study used data … of behavioral resilience (i.e., lower frequency of conduct and emotional problems, higher frequency of prosocial … Resilience, defined as positive adaptation and functioning following exposure to significant adversity, is an important topic of investigation in child welfare. The current study used data from the Ontario Looking After Children (OnLAC) project to estimate the prevalence of behavioral resilience (i.e., lower frequency of conduct and emotional problems, higher frequency of prosocial behavior) in…
… Type of Investigation, Substantiation and Primary Category of … children in Canada’s child welfare system. Social Service Review , 78(4): 577-600. Wesley-Esquimaux, C.C., & …