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Peer reviewedFein, Edith – Social Work, 1975
One agency introduced a computerized information-gathering system to answer such questions as: How many families, over what period of time, receive services? What are the costs for each part of the program? How is staff time distributed? The author describes benefits and difficulties that the changes brought about. (Author)
Descriptors: Computers, Data Processing, Databases, Information Systems
Staff, Ilene; Fein, Edith – Children and Youth Services Review, 1995
Examined the effectiveness of long-term treatment foster care placements. Results indicated that: much depends on change as well as stability in a family; a small number of children accounts for a disproportionate number of placement changes; supports after permanent placements into adoption or reunification are desirable; and a continuum of…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Welfare, Delivery Systems, Foster Care
