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Gharabaghi, Kiaras; Groskleg, Ron – Child Welfare, 2010
This paper chronicles the exploration and development of a residential program of the child welfare authority of Renfrew County in Ontario, Canada. Recognizing that virtually its entire population of youth in care was failing to achieve positive outcomes in education, Renfrew County Family and Children Services embarked on a program development…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Residential Care, Residential Programs, Child Welfare
Bennett, Susan; Ward, Michelle; Moreau, Katherine; Fortin, Gilles; King, Jim; MacKay, Morag; Plint, Amy – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2011
Objective: We sought to determine the incidence, clinical features, and demographic profile of head injury secondary to suspected child maltreatment (abuse or neglect) in Canada to help inform the development and evaluation of prevention programs for abusive head injuries. Methods: From March 1, 2005 to February 28, 2008, an average of 2,545…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Incidence, Prevention, Head Injuries
Marcellus, Lenora – Child Welfare, 2010
As the health, social, and developmental needs of infants in foster care become more complex, foster families are challenged to develop specialized knowledge to effectively address these needs. The goal of this qualitative research study was to identify the process of becoming a foster family and providing family foster caregiving within the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Infants, Placement, Foster Care
Wotherspoon, Evelyn; O'Neill-Laberge, Marlene; Rafaat, Susan; Pirie, June; Hammel, David; MacDonald, Liane – Zero to Three, 2008
The Collaborative Mental Health Care program offers infant mental health consultations to case managers in child protection offices throughout the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Through case examples, the authors demonstrate why clinicians working with maltreated infants should expand the scope of their practice to include multidisciplinary…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Mental Health, Infants
Jordan, Steven; Stocek, Christine; Mark, Rodney; Matches, Stacy – Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2009
The paper will present findings from a Social Science and Humanities Research (SSHRC) funded participatory evaluation conducted over the past four years in the Cree nation of Wemindji in Quebec, Canada. COOL (Challenging Our Own Limits) or "Nigawchiisuun" in Cree, was launched in 2003 as part of a broader program of governance…
Descriptors: World Views, Social Sciences, Foreign Countries, Evaluation Methods

Titterington, Lee – Child Welfare, 1990
Summarizes the objectives, conceptual model, results, and implications of a project called Foster Care Training: A Comprehensive Approach, in British Columbia, Canada, which was designed to illustrate ways in which a networking model can provide increased support and training for participating foster parents. (BB)
Descriptors: Caseworker Approach, Child Welfare, Demonstration Programs, Foreign Countries

Shields, Craig – Child Welfare, 1995
Describes the Community Systems initiative, a collaborative project underway in Ontario to involve neighborhood residents, broad community networks, government, and nongovernmental organizations in the support of children and families. The initiative's goal is to improve the well-being of children, youth, and their families by finding ways to use…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Community Services, Cooperative Programs, Cost Effectiveness

Lyons, Peter; Doueck, Howard J.; Koster, Andrew J.; Witzky, Melissa K.; Kelly, Patricia L. – Child Welfare, 1999
Describes implementation of a computerized version of the Child Welfare League of America's Child Well-Being Scales by a family services agency in southern Ontario. Reviews results obtained from 172 families to illustrate the potential for using computerized risk assessment as an aid in clinical, supervisory, and management decision-making…
Descriptors: Administration, Child Welfare, Children, Computer Oriented Programs
Hepworth, H. Philip – 1979
Social policy for child welfare in Canada should be tested in terms of what it does to support the integrity of the family. The Canadian family in recent years has changed as infant morality rates have fallen, and as the number of illegitimate births, marriages, divorces, and women working has increased. Although the child population as a whole…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Demography
Godin, Joanne – 1991
Seven voluntary organizations in Canada looked at the literacy needs of the people who used their services. The Canadian Home and School and Parent-Teacher Federation began an 18-month pilot project focusing on "Literacy in the Information Age." It sponsored literacy exchanges in neighborhoods across Canada. The Canadian Child Welfare…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Child Welfare