Kinship care : increasing child well-being through practice, policy, and research / Ramona W. Denby, PhD, MSW, LSW, ACSW ; acquisitions editor, Stephanie Drew ; production editor, Michael O'Connor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Denby, Ramona W., author.

Contributor:

Drew, Stephanie, editor.

O'Connor, Michael, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kinship care--United States.

Kinship care.

Child welfare--United States.

Child welfare.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (314 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Springer Publishing Company, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Kinship care is one of the most prevalent forms of placement used for maltreated children and youths.This book is the first to provide a systematic and theory-informed approach to preparing caregivers for the vital role they play in the lives of abused and neglected children.

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Using the Book; Overview of the Chapters; Chapter 1: Theoretical Perspectives on Relationship Building, Belongingness, and Connection; Chapter 2: Historical Factors Influencing Placement of Children With Kin; Chapter 3: Kinship Policy Analysis; Chapter 4: Defining Kinship Care: Caregivers and the Children in Their Care; Chapter 5: Safety for Children in Kinship Care; Chapter 6: Increasing the Well-Being of Children in Kinship Care; Chapter 7: Permanence for Children in Kinship Care: More Than a Legal or Federal Classification

Chapter 8: Macro-Level Change and Kinship Care ResearchChapter 9: The Role of Workforce Development in Increasing the Well-Being of Children in Kinship Care; Reference; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Context; Emerging Trends; Relevance of the Problem to Social Work Service Delivery; Micro-Level Practice Translations; Mezzo-Level Programming Innovations for Particular Groups/Populations; Macro-Level Policy Directions; A Tool in Social Work Education/Curricula; Data Trends: What We Know and Don't Know; What Is Known; What Is Unknown; References

Share Kinship Care: Incresing Child Well-Being Through Practice, Policy, and ResearchChapter 1: Theoretical Perspectives on Relationship Building, Belongingness, and Connection; Introduction; Parental Care; Basic Aspects of Parenting; Physical Well-Being; Psychological Well-Being; Religious and Moral Orientation; Lineage and Ethnic Orientation; Nonparental Care; Pathways to Nonparental Care; Outcomes and Experiences of Children in Nonparental Care; Relationship Formation; Permanency Without a Relationship

Relationship Building for Children Who Reside in Nonparental Care: Kinship Care as a Protective FactorUsing Kinship Care to Build Relationship and Promote Protective Factors; Protective Factors; Caregiver Support Framework; Enhancing Protective Factors Using Kinship Care; Study Points: Chapter Summary and Highlights; Discussion Questions; Activities for Ongoing Learning; Glossary; References; Chapter 2: Historical Factors Influencing Placement of Children with Kin; The Changing Nature of Family Life in the United States; Historical Overview of Kinship Care

Kinship Care in the African American FamilyThe Effect of Social and Political Factors on Child Welfare; U.S. Child Welfare History in a Glance; Sociopolitical Factors and Child Removal; Relationship Building: A Move to Honor and Embrace True and Relevant Definitions of Family; Study Points: Chapter Summary and Highlights; Discussion Questions; Activities for Ongoing Learning; Glossary; References; Chapter 3: Kinship Policy Analysis; Statutory Preference for Relative Care Placement; Sociocultural and Economic-Political Context of Kinship Policy; Sociocultural Context; Informal Kinship Care

Voluntary Kinship Care

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

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ISBN:

0-8261-2533-6

OCLC:

935249032