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Weiner, Dana A.; Leon, Scott C.; Stiehl, Michael J. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2011
The effective delivery of wraparound depends upon the availability of a wide range of community-based services. This study seeks to determine the impact of proximity to resources on the effectiveness of a wraparound program for stabilizing foster care placements among a sample of youth. We present a methodology for deriving proximity scores for…
Descriptors: Geographic Information Systems, Proximity, Placement, Foster Care
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Cushing, Gretta; Greenblatt, Sarah B. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2009
Objectives: After the termination of parental rights (TPR), there is no guarantee that youth will achieve legal permanence through adoption either quickly or at all. This study identifies obstacles in reaching adoption after TPR. Methods: Data are extracted via brief case reviews of 640 children and in-depth case reviews of 145 children to…
Descriptors: Parent Rights, Foster Care, Adoption, Family Structure
Weber, Lisa A.; And Others – 1995
This report presents patterns and trends in the annual caseload of the Washington State Division of Developmental Disabilities for both Residential Habilitation Centers (RHC) and community programs from the period 1989 through 1994. Following an executive summary, individual chapters present extensive detail on: (1) the project's background and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Demography