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Date: April 30, 2024 Tue
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Results for child welfare (california)
2 results foundAuthor: Wagner, Dennis Title: California Department of Social Services Validation of the SDM® Reunification Reassessment Summary: In early 1999, the State of California began a phased implementation of a new case management system for child welfare services (CWS). The California child welfare Structured Decision Making® (SDM) system was developed in 1998 by seven pilot counties with the assistance of Children’s Research Center (CRC) and the California Department of Social Services (CDSS). Workgroups comprised of staff from pilot counties and CRC developed several objective assessments to improve child welfare case management, including the following: A hotline screening protocol, to help determine if an intake referral meets the criteria for an in-person investigative response; A response priority assessment, to help intake workers decide how quickly to respond to an allegation of abuse and/or neglect; A safety assessment, to identify service interventions to protect children during a protective service investigation; An actuarial risk assessment, which estimates the family’s risk of future maltreatment at the close of an investigation; A family strengths and needs assessment, to help workers identify case plan goals and appropriate interventions when a case is opened for in-home or foster care services; A child strength and needs assessment, for identifying service interventions to improve the well-being of children. An in-home case risk reassessment, to evaluate progress toward case plan goals, update case plans, and estimate the likelihood of subsequent child maltreatment; and A foster care reunification reassessment, to monitor family progress towards reunification and inform the worker’s decision to reunify a child. The primary objectives of the SDM® system are to help child welfare agencies improve child well-being and safety and to expedite permanency. Workers complete SDM assessments at critical points in the child welfare case management process, e.g., safety planning, case opening, case plan goal identification, and child reunification. The assessments are fully integrated into CDSS case management policy guidelines for intake screening, child protective services (CPS) investigation, and ongoing family services. Since SDM implementation in 1999, the California family risk assessment and risk reassessment have been validated twice, and the construct validity of the response priority and safety assessment has also been assessed. Since the SDM assessments workers use in foster care took longer to implement, and placement case outcomes require additional time to observe, it was not possible to assess them until recently. By 2005, 17 California counties had implemented the family strengths and needs assessment (FSNA) for case planning and the California reunification reassessment (CRR) for evaluating caregiver progress toward reunification. In 2009 CDSS contracted with CRC to conduct a validation study of the CRR and the FSNA. Since the objectives of the SDM system are to improve child safety and expedite permanency, preferably by reunifying the child and family, this study attempts to (1) examine the relationship between foster care case assessment findings and two outcomes which reflect permanency and safety—child reunification and foster care reentry; (2) evaluate the utility of both assessments as constructs for improving reunification or reentry outcomes; and (3) propose changes in assessment procedure or content that may improve their performance. Details: Madison, WI: Children's Research Center, National Council on Crime and Delinquency, 2010. 89p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 22, 2011 at: http://www.nccd-crc.org/crc/crc/pdf/CRR_Validation_Report.pdf Year: 2010 Country: United States URL: http://www.nccd-crc.org/crc/crc/pdf/CRR_Validation_Report.pdf Shelf Number: 122459 Keywords: Child Abuse and NeglectChild MaltreatmentChild Welfare (California)Foster Care |
Author: Saeteurn, Michelle L. Title: Exploring Characteristics and Outcomes of 241.1 Youth in Alameda County Summary: This study explored the characteristics and outcomes of crossover youth (youth who come from the child welfare system and cross over into the juvenile justice system also known as Welfare and Institution Code 241.1 youth) in Alameda County. The study results were compared to a Los Angeles County study of 241.1 youth with the assumption that crossover youth will have similar characteristics no matter what region they come from. Maltreatment, disparity of African-American males, instability in placement, mental health issues, co-occurring disorders, poor academic achievement, and a lack of permanency were prominent in the findings. Child welfare and juvenile justice system should collaborate in providing preventative and intervention services to decrease the risks of foster youth becoming a delinquent. Michelle Saeteurn and Janay Swain are co-authors in this research study. The two authors of this study have contributed equally to the research. Details: Sacramento, CA: California State University, 2009. 127p. Source: Thesis (M.S.W. Social Work): Internet Resource: Accessed March 25, 2012 at http://csus-dspace.calstate.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10211.9/661/SAETEURN%2c%20MICHELLE%20L._SUMMER_2009.pdf?sequence=3 Year: 2009 Country: United States URL: http://csus-dspace.calstate.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10211.9/661/SAETEURN%2c%20MICHELLE%20L._SUMMER_2009.pdf?sequence=3 Shelf Number: 124744 Keywords: Child Welfare (California)Crossover Youth (California)Juvenile Justice Systems (California) |