LOOKING BEYOND 30, 60, AND 90 DAYS

Child welfare agencies have moved to a decidedly short-term orientatio n toward service delivery. The problems faced by many families, howeve r, require a more long-term approach, with services designed to addres s problems with roots in a host of social, economic, and familial trou bles-often going back many generations. This paper describes the conce ptual framework for an on-going and non-categorical approach to servic es, based on a home visitor model. Obstacles as well as advantages are discussed.