This study assessed the effectiveness of building partnerships with community resources and systems for court-referred clients and their families through a participant outcome evaluation. Specific variables studied included change in substance abuse patterns, family well-being, child safety, and recidivism. Results from pre-post testing revealed…

Understanding models of multidisciplinary collaborations in child welfare has become essential for policy development, program success, and improving outcomes for children in foster care. The authors present the state of Maryland's Guardianship Assistance Project (GAP) as a model of multidisciplinary collaboration in child welfare and describe the…

Describes feed-forward technique of family therapy, which is based on the family's consideration of the patterns that the family's relationships will take in the future. Discussions of the role of family premises concerning developmental stages, and the use of the technique with families whose members suffer from chronic illnesses, use examples…

Suggests a framework for a family-centered residential group care model for children in acute crisis. The model aims at achieving a permanent discharge for the children as soon as possible. (CM)

Describes a time-limited model for service delivery in kinship programs that provides a system of services to the child, biological parent, and relative caregiver as a union. The model utilizes a family preservation approach and focuses on permanency for the child within a cultural context. (Author/SD)