Reaching High-Risk Families

Reaching High-Risk Families
Author: James K. Whittaker
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Total Pages: 228
Release:
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780202368504

Focusing on a program ("Homebuilders") that has attracted national attention, this book develops implications for family-centered curricula in such areas as social policy, direct practice, program design/management, practice research, theory and prevention.

Putting Families First

Putting Families First
Author: John R. Schuerman
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 332
Release: 1994
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780202360928

This volume is a comprehensive evaluation of the largest randomized experiment to date on placement prevention programs: the Family First program in Illinois. It offers insights into the tensions between policies advocating family preservation and those favoring out-of-home placement. The authors conclude by suggesting that placement prevention programs are but one component in a comprehensive effort to reform the child welfare system, and that those efforts should include both improvements in the foster care system and more refined decision-making in individual cases.