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Lifeworks: From Crisis to Success in Austin [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
In Austin, Texas, LifeWorks is an $8 million, multifaceted human services organization providing support as youth and families “transition from crisis to safety and success”1. This dynamic, well-respected product of a merger provides an array of services
Struckman, Sara
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Institutional support in alternative care: Foster care and COVID-19 pandemics [PDF]

open access: yesZbornik Radova Pravnog Fakulteta u Nišu, 2022
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has generated new challenges in the work of social welfare institutions, particularly in the area of providing support in alternative forms of care, such as foster care.
Horvat Gordana   +2 more
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O (nie)zamykaniu domów dziecka

open access: yesArchiwum Kryminologii, 2008
Podstawą rozważań zaprezentowanych w artykule jest próba odpowiedzenia na pytanie dotyczące zasadności istnienia domów dziecka w niezmiennej i przestarzałej formie wypracowanej w ramach poprzedniego ustroju.
Andrzejewski Marek
doaj   +1 more source

Opportunities for monitoring the comfort of children living in substitute families for sustainable social development [PDF]

open access: yesBIO Web of Conferences, 2023
This article reflects the monitoring indicators from the research of living conditions in substitute families in the South of Russia. The authors present some study results of the living comfort in a substitute family, namely the relationships with ...
Zaluzhnaya Maria   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The image of contemporary foster parenting- in public opinion and the eyes of experts

open access: yesJournal of Modern Science
Objectives the study aimed to learn about the knowledge of Polish society and the opinions of experts on the different areas of the functioning of surrogate parenthood and the challenges arising from implementing this function.
Magdalena Julita Zmysłowska   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Family Quality of Life in Foster and Adoptive Families of People with IDD

open access: yesScandinavian Journal of Disability Research, 2023
The aim of this study is to examine the family quality of life (FQoL) in foster and adoptive families of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
Noemí García-Sanjuán   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of professionals and family foster care on advantages and difficulties of visits between foster children and their biological families [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Contact between a foster child and birth parents play an important role in relation to the foster child’s wellbeing. The main aim of this study is to give voice to social workers and foster families about contact visits.
Bernedo-Muñoz, Isabel Maria   +3 more
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Pediatric Oncology Nursing Competencies in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Scoping Review to Inform Practice, Education, and Research

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Nurses are central to cancer care for children and adolescents, yet no comprehensive synthesis has defined essential core competencies for pediatric oncology nursing (PON) practice internationally, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
Luís Carlos Lopes‐Júnior   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Ecodevelopmental Framework for Engaging Diverse Youth in Foster Care and Their Families Into Technology-Based Family Intervention Research Trials

open access: yesFrontiers in Digital Health, 2022
Family-based interventions delivered via telehealth are a promising mode for overcoming barriers to behavioral health treatment among youth in foster care and their families.
Johanna B. Folk   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Data on Children in Foster Care From the Census Bureau [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Explores 2000 census data on foster children, data quality and potential for analysis, limitations, and the causes of those limitations. Highlights socioeconomic and other characteristics of foster families from 2006 American Community Survey ...
William P. O'Hare
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