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Understanding worker–parent engagement in child protection casework

Gladstone, James; Dumbrill, Gary; Leslie, Bruce; … - In: Children and Youth Services Review 44 (2014) C, pp. 56-64

This study examines the way casework skills relate to parent and child welfare worker engagement. Quantitative data were gathered through personal interviews with 131 worker–parent dyads from 11 child welfare agencies in Ontario, Canada. Four key casework skills explained much of the...

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The perceived impact and acceptability of Group Triple P Positive Parenting Program for Aboriginal parents in Canada

Houlding, Carolyn; Schmidt, Fred; Stern, Susan B.; … - In: Children and Youth Services Review 34 (2012) 12, pp. 2287-2294

A qualitative study was conducted to examine the perceived impact and cultural acceptability of the Group Triple P parenting program when delivered to Aboriginal parents in Northwest Ontario, Canada. Eight group facilitators and 11 parents participated in the study. All parents identified...

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Toward an effective treatment system for adolescents with substance use disorders: The role of the states

Cavanaugh, Doreen; Kraft, M. Katherine; Muck, Randolph; … - In: Children and Youth Services Review 33 (2011) S1, pp. 16-16

A 2002 national expert panel found that the treatment system for adolescents with substance use disorders was …, treatment system financing, workforce development, the implementation of evidence-based practices, and family involvement in all … aspects of treatment. In 2004, the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), part of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health …

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The location of placement and juvenile delinquency: Do neighborhoods matter in child welfare?

Huang, Hui; Ryan, Joseph P. - In: Children and Youth Services Review 44 (2014) C, pp. 33-45

This study aims to advance the knowledge base by investigating where foster youth are placed in terms of neighborhood characteristics and whether specific neighborhood characteristics were associated with delinquency for adolescents in the child welfare system. This study followed the placement...

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Social bonds and male juvenile delinquency while on probation: An exploratory test in Hong Kong

Chui, Wing Hong; Chan, Heng Choon - In: Children and Youth Services Review 33 (2011) 11, pp. 2329-2334

The Hong Kong probation system is considered as the least researched component within the criminal justice system. Therefore, limited information is known about the Hong Kong probation system and offenders who are serving their probation order, especially in the juvenile population. This study...

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Student perspectives on how trauma experiences manifest in the classroom: Engaging court-involved youth in the development of a trauma-informed teaching curriculum

West, Shantel D.; Day, Angelique G.; Somers, Cheryl L.; … - In: Children and Youth Services Review 38 (2014) C, pp. 58-65

This study explores how the lived experience of court-involved youth impacts learning and school culture, and solicits youth voice in creating a trauma-informed intervention to improve student educational well-being. Thirty-nine female students, with ages 14 to 18, participated in focus groups...

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Results from a randomized trial of the Healthy Families Oregon accredited statewide program: Early program impacts on parenting

Green, Beth L.; Tarte, Jerod M.; Harrison, Paige M.; … - In: Children and Youth Services Review 44 (2014) C, pp. 288-298

Home visiting programs are a promising early prevention model for improving parenting and reducing children's risk for … prevention programs, as well as for understanding how these services might be better targeted are discussed. …

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If only I, they, we had done things differently: Young people talk about school difficulties and crime

Moore, Tim; McArthur, Morag - In: Children and Youth Services Review 44 (2014) C, pp. 249-255

The link between early school leaving and criminal behaviour has been well established within the literature. However, little is known about how young people understand and experience difficulties at school, reflect on their problem behaviours and ways that the broad welfare and education...

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Evidence-based programs in children's services: A critical appraisal

Axford, Nick; Morpeth, Louise - In: Children and Youth Services Review 35 (2013) 2, pp. 268-277

Evidence-based programs (EBPs) are increasingly being implemented in children's services agencies in developed countries. However, this trend is meeting resistance from some researchers, policy makers and practitioners. In this article we appraise the main critiques, focusing on scientific,...

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The moderating effect of substance abuse service accessibility on the relationship between child maltreatment and neighborhood alcohol availability

Morton, Cory M. - In: Children and Youth Services Review 35 (2013) 12, pp. 1933-1940

making primary prevention approaches readily available and using multi-sector collaboration to reduce child maltreatment. …

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