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A comparative analysis of child welfare services through the eyes of African American, Caucasian, and Latino Parents

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A study is conducted to find if differences exist among 88 African American, Caucasian, and Latino families who received child welfare services. African American and Latino parents reported more positive outcomes on children's academic adjustment and symptomatic behavior than Caucasian parents when receiving family preservation services.

Author: Lee, Cheryl D., Ayon, Cecilia
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Research on Social Work Practice
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1049-7315
Year: 2005
Comparative analysis, Child welfare, Family preservation services

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Is the client-worker relationship associated with better outcomes in mandated child abuse cases?

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One of the most powerful tools of a service provider is the ability to establish a good relationship with clients. Interviews conducted on family maintenance (FM) and family preservation (FP) clients stated that FP clients were more satisfied with their works than routine FM participants.

Author: Lee, Cheryl D., Ayon, Cecilia
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Research on Social Work Practice
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1049-7315
Year: 2004

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Child maltreatment and the justice system: Predictors of court involvement

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Predictors of court involvement in cases of serious child maltreatment are examined by using characteristics of the child victim, perpetrator and maltreatment incidents. Physical neglect was the most common type of maltreatment to result in dependency court filings.

Author: Doueck, Howard J., Sedlak, Andrea J., Gragg, Francis, Lyons, Peter, Wells, Susan J., Schultz, Dana
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Research on Social Work Practice
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1049-7315
Year: 2005
Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities, Justice & Safety-Total Govt, Criminal justice, Administration of, Administration of criminal justice

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Subjects list: United States, Evaluation, Child abuse
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