A NONTRADITIONAL ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK FOR FORMAL KINSHIP HOMES

Authors
SCANNAPIECO M HEGAR RL
Citation
M. Scannapieco et Rl. Hegar, A NONTRADITIONAL ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK FOR FORMAL KINSHIP HOMES, Child welfare, 75(5), 1996, pp. 567-582
Citations number
44
Categorie Soggetti
Social Work
Journal title
Child welfare → ACNP
ISSN journal
00094021
Volume
75
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
567 - 582
Database
ISI
SICI code
0009-4021(1996)75:5<567:ANAFFF>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
This article presents a framework for assessing kinship homes that dif fers from traditional family foster home evaluation. Because kinship c are families and situations are usually quite different from those of other prospective foster parents, distinctive criteria for approving p lacement of children in kinship homes are needed.