Children in the Shadows [electronic resource] : The Fate of Children in Neglecting Families. Proceedings of the Conference (Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 15, 1994) / Esther Wattenberg, Ed.
This collection of papers is drawn from a conference dedicated to children suffering from the harm associated with being born to neglecting families, a circumstance that has emerged as the most challenging phenomenon for the child welfare system. Papers consider the dimensions of the problem, treatm...
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| Summary: | This collection of papers is drawn from a conference dedicated to children suffering from the harm associated with being born to neglecting families, a circumstance that has emerged as the most challenging phenomenon for the child welfare system. Papers consider the dimensions of the problem, treatment models, policy considerations, and recent trends. Papers include: (1) "Introduction. Neglected Children: Killing Them Softly" (Esther Wattenberg); (2) "Overview of the Conference Papers" (Esther Wattenberg); (3) "Alive but Not Well: An Overview of Policy, Program, and Practice Concerns with Neglecting Families" (Jeanne Giovannon); (4) "Testing the Community Standard on Neglect: Are We There Yet? Findings from a First-Stage Survey of Professional Social Services Workers" (Esther Wattenberg and Laura Boisen); (5) "Reconceptualizing Social Support: The Results of a Study on the Social Networks of Neglecting Mothers" (Sandra Beeman); (6) "Risk Assessment: What Do We Know? Findings from Three Research Studies on Children Reported to Child Protective Services" (Diana English); (7) "Throwing a Spotlight on the Developmental Outcomes for Children: Findings of a Seventeen-Year Follow-up Study" (Martha Farrell Erickson and Byron Egeland); and (8) "Testing Two Innovative Approaches: Summaries of Practice Project Presentations Given at the Conferences: 1. Amplifying Choice for Neglecting Families: Early Findings from a Research Study" (Philip AuClaire); 2. "Empowering Families To Disconnect from Public Agencies as They Find Resources within Their Own Communities" (Nancy Schaefer and Charles E. Jackson). References follow each paper. (Contains 17 tables.) (SLD) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED392867. Sponsoring Agency: Bush Foundation, St. Paul, Minn. Sponsoring Agency: Minnesota State Dept. of Human Services, St. Paul. |
| Physical Description: | 133 p. |