Allied for better outcomes: Child welfare and early childhood
Date
2010
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Center for the Study of Social Policy
Abstract
This paper proposes an approach to child welfare practice that
responds to the urgent needs of the youngest, and most
vulnerable group of children in the system; enhances their wellbeing
by attending more effectively to their developmental
needs; and includes their families and caregivers as valued and
necessary allies in supporting healthy development. Such an
approach emphasizes attention to the presence and promotion
of protective factors—as well as the reduction of risk factors—to
guide caseworkers and their partners in child welfare in ensuring
the healthy development of young children.
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Keywords
child welfare, child well-being, protective factors, evidence-based practice
Citation
Stapleton, K., McIntosh, J., & Corrington, B. (2010). Allied for better outcomes: Child welfare and early childhood. Washington, DC: Center for the Study of Social Policy.