CORRELATES OF SOCIAL-WORKER DECISIONS TO SEEK TREATMENT-ORIENTED OUT-OF-HOME CARE

Authors
COURTNEY ME
Citation
Me. Courtney, CORRELATES OF SOCIAL-WORKER DECISIONS TO SEEK TREATMENT-ORIENTED OUT-OF-HOME CARE, Children and youth services review, 20(4), 1998, pp. 281-304
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Social Work","Family Studies
Journal title
Children and youth services review → ACNP
ISSN journal
01907409
Volume
20
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
281 - 304
Database
ISI
SICI code
0190-7409(1998)20:4<281:COSDTS>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
This paper reports the results of a study of decisions by child welfar e workers regarding the ideal placement type for 348 children placed i n out-of-home care in California. The study examines factors associate d with the preference to place a child in treatment foster care or gro up care as opposed to foster family or kinship care. Child age, behavi or problems, and placement history were found to be strong predictors of social worker placement preferences.