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The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1940
WITHIN the all-inclusive field of child welfare, the relatively small area devoted to the placement of children in foster homes becomes increasingly important to professional work, because it is the one area in a wilderness of possibilities and scattered effort where there has been a steady growth in technical skill based on understanding of the ...
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WITHIN the all-inclusive field of child welfare, the relatively small area devoted to the placement of children in foster homes becomes increasingly important to professional work, because it is the one area in a wilderness of possibilities and scattered effort where there has been a steady growth in technical skill based on understanding of the ...
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Foster Home Care for Mental Patients
American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health, 1945Helen E. Mosher, Hester B. Crutcher
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Effect on Physical Functioning of Care in Adult Foster Homes and Nursing Homes
The Gerontologist, 1995This study tested the effects on physical functioning of substituting adult foster care (AFC) for nursing home care. Secondary data from Oregon's Medicaid agency were used to compare change in ADL functioning of 1,032 nursing home and 279 AFC residents.
A J, Stark +3 more
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Nutritional evaluation of menus for adult foster care homes
Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 1982An evaluation of the meals served in 41 Adult Foster Care facilities in Michigan showed that 38 did not serve meals which obtained the expected dietary score based on food groupings. Eighty-three percent of the facilities did not provide adequate amounts of milk/dairy products and 54 percent of homes did not provide 5 oz.
S M, Brogan +2 more
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Going home and returning to foster care
Children and Youth Services Review, 1996Abstract The study describes 210 children and families returning home from foster homes and group facilities in 20 agencies in New York City. It examines whether a child's reentering care within one and two years of discharge, as opposed to not reentering care, was associated with certain child, caregiver, and situational factors.
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Fostering dignity in the care of nursing home residents through slow caring
Nursing Ethics, 2016Background: Physical impairment and dependency on others may be a threat to dignity. Research questions: The purpose of this study was to explore dignity as a core concept in caring, and how healthcare personnel focus on and foster ...
Vibeke, Lohne +11 more
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Crisis in a foster home: The need for a caring community
Children and Youth Services Review, 2001Abstract Using an interpretive ethnographic framework, we investigate how being in a caring community benefits foster children and their families during a time of crisis. Through (re)telling the stories of the untimely death of Carl Connor, a parent of four foster children, we examine the community of Hope Meadows as the site where the activities of ...
Martha Bauman Power +1 more
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Foster Home Care for Delinquent Children
The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1949YOUNG Spurrier was brought into court for attempting, with the help of a friend, to pick the pockets of passers-by. In the midst of the court hearing, the boy broke into a dance called the "double shuffle," much to the distress of a nearby police officer. According to Mr. Spurrier, who was questioned, this son of his was one of the worst thieves in the
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Foster-Home Care of Delinquent Children
Social Service Review, 1936THERE is a growing body of opinion in the United States which seriously advocates the foster-home care of delinquent children on a much larger scale than has been attempted in the past. Such care for neglected and dependent children — replacing institutional care, both cottage and congregate — has become increasingly common since the beginning of the ...
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Therapeutic homes: A treatment alternative to foster care
Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 1981Abstract For disturbed children a small family‐like setting is frequently a therapeutic choice. However, traditional approaches to foster care also involve a legal step to separate children and their parents. The program at Smoky Mountain Mental Health Center offers a model that avoids the legal separation yet accomplishes the therapeutic, small family‐
Joe H. Lanier, Jerry A. Coffey
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