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Child and Adolescent Safety), and the Chapter on Family Preservation (pp270-285).
In addition, read Part 1, Family Support Services and Meaningful Family Engagement. Visit the National Center for Child Welfare Excellence website (
http://www.nccwe.org) for more information and resources (Best Practices/Resources Tab).
1. Describe Family Preservation Policy and identify ways family preservation services can assist families.
2. What are some ideas about introducing best practices into current child welfare services.
3. Explain the importance of children being involved in planning for their own futures.
Also, read pages 680-691 in the text, Disproportionate Representation of Children and Youth.
4. Based on the reading, how do poverty, race, and socioeconomic status influence outcome and representation in the foster care system? What are some of the facts and reasons the author states for this disproportionality? What do you think could help this problem
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