@article{ref1,
title="Can the actions of child welfare case managers predict case outcomes?",
journal="Child abuse and neglect",
year="2016",
author="Yampolskaya, Svetlana and Armstrong, Mary I. and Strozier, Anne and Swanke, Jayme",
volume="64",
number="",
pages="61-70",
abstract="This study examined the effect of efforts made by child welfare case managers to involve parents in case processes on two divergent case outcomes: reunification and the termination of parental rights (TPR). The sample was comprised of a cohort of children who received child protection services while in out-of-home care during fiscal year 2009-2010 and were randomly selected by the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) for their case management quality of practice reviews. <br><br>FINDINGS revealed that when child welfare case managers made efforts to encourage and support parents in participating in child-related decisions and activities, there were increased chances for timely reunification. However, these same efforts were only associated with a lower risk of TPR for mothers and not for fathers. Implications of these findings are discussed.<br><br>Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0145-2134",
doi="10.1016/j.chiabu.2016.12.007",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2016.12.007"
}