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Achieving Permanence for Older Children and Youth in Foster Care
Benjamin Kerman (Ed.)
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Description for Achieving Permanence for Older Children and Youth in Foster Care
Hardback. Editor(s): Kerman, Benjamin; Maluccio, Anthony; Freundlich, Madelyn. Num Pages: 416 pages, 17 illus., 10 tables. BIC Classification: JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 671.
Through a novel integration of child welfare data, policy analysis, and evidence-informed youth permanency practice, the essays in this volume show how to achieve and sustain family permanence for older children and youth in foster care. Researchers examine what is known about permanency outcomes for youth in foster care, how the existing knowledge base can be applied to improve these outcomes, and the directions that future research should take to strengthen youth permanence practice and policy. Part 1 examines child welfare data concerning reunification, adoption, and relative custody and guardianship and the implications for practice and policy. Part 2 addresses ... Read more
Through a novel integration of child welfare data, policy analysis, and evidence-informed youth permanency practice, the essays in this volume show how to achieve and sustain family permanence for older children and youth in foster care. Researchers examine what is known about permanency outcomes for youth in foster care, how the existing knowledge base can be applied to improve these outcomes, and the directions that future research should take to strengthen youth permanence practice and policy. Part 1 examines child welfare data concerning reunification, adoption, and relative custody and guardianship and the implications for practice and policy. Part 2 addresses ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231146883
SKU
V9780231146883
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Ref
99-1
About Benjamin Kerman (Ed.)
Benjamin Kerman is the director of research and evaluation for Casey Family Services, the direct services agency of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, where he has conducted program evaluations and child welfare research since 1997. He serves on the adjunct faculty of the Yale Child Study Center. Madelyn Freundlich is a senior child welfare consultant who works with ... Read more
Reviews for Achieving Permanence for Older Children and Youth in Foster Care
This book will be a good resource for anyone interested in the population of older foster children and youth... Highly recommended. Choice I recommend this book as a must-have for all child welfare agencies and child welfare professionals in the field.
Lidwinner machado, Child Welfare Program, social service specialist Families in Society Online
Lidwinner machado, Child Welfare Program, social service specialist Families in Society Online