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Title: Nurse-Family Partnership Snapshot.
Published: 2009
Available from: Nurse-Family Partnership
http://www.nursefamilypartnership.org/
1900 Grant Street, Suite 400
Denver, CO 80203
Printable version (PDF): http://www.nursefamilypartnership.org/resources/files/PDF/Fact_Sheets/NFP_Snapshot_Oct_09.pdf
Abstract: This snapshot includes the current number of states, counties, and clients for the Nurse-Family Partnership, an evidence-based community health program that helps vulnerable mothers pregnant with their first children.

Title: Children, Family Responsibilities, and the State.
Author(s): Lind, Craig.;Keating, Heather.
Published: 2008
Available from: Wiley-Blackwell
www.wiley.com
111 River Street
Hoboken, NJ 07030
Abstract: This compilation includes essays that explore family and State responsibility for children that were first presented as papers at a symposium at the University of Sussex in England in September 2006. The essays consider the relationship between family responsibility, parenting, and the State, and the State's role in caring for children. Specifically, the essays address: ambivalent commitments to parenting and family life by the New Labour government in adoption support efforts, and its effect on service provision; the extent to which the State's duties and responsibilities in the context of adoption are framed and reinforced by a rights-based discourse, and the difficulties of using a rights-based discourse to post-adoption support services; the local authority as a reluctant parent and its consequences for children; child maltreatment in diverse households and the impact of notions of diversity in evidence before the courts; the classed assumptions underpinning contemporary family policy and evidence indicating parenting practices and values are grounded in social and economic realities; the intellectual basis for New Labour's policy for holding parents to account for the misconduct of their children and its pitfalls; the use of a restorative justice approach as an alternative approach to youth crime; the governance of families in the context of a political philosophy that endorses a rights perspective in social policy and the need to promote transparent government; and assumptions that underpin the Every Child Matters: Change for Children program launched in England and the emergence of the preventive-surveillance State. Numerous references.

Contents: Introduction: responsible parents and a responsible state / Craig Lind and Heather Keating -- Adoption support and the negotiation of ambivalence in family policy and children?s services / Barry Luckock -- Making and breaking family life: adoption, the state, and human rights / Sonia Harris-Short -- The state as parent: the reluctant parent? the problems of parents of last resort / Judith Masson -- Child maltreatment in diverse households: challenges to law, theory, and practice / Julia Brophy -- Perspectives on parenting responsibility: contextualizing values and practices / Val Gillies -- Holding parents to account: tough on children, tough on the causes of children / Laurence Koffman -- Youth crime: whose responsibility? / Alex Newbury -- Governing parenting: is there a case for a policy review and statement of parenting rights and responsibilities? / Clem Henricson -- The 'change for children'.

Title: Nurse-Family Partnership: Effective and Affordable - What's Not to Like About It?
Published: 2008
Available from: Nurse-Family Partnership
http://www.nursefamilypartnership.org/
1900 Grant Street, Suite 400
Denver, CO 80203
Abstract: As states and counties nationwide consider adopting the Nurse-Family Partnership program of prenatal and infancy nurse home visitation to serve low-income, first-time mothers and their children, questions arise about the cost of the program and the economic returns and health benefits of the investment. This brief presents the data necessary to answer those questions. (Author abstract)

Title: Community Services Locator: An Online Directory for Finding Community Services for Children and Families.
Author(s): Lorenzo, Susan Brune.;Mayer, Rochelle.
Published: 2008
Available from: Maternal and Child Health Library
http://www.mchlibrary.info
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
Georgetown University
Box 571272
Washington, DC 20057-1272
Document available online at: http://www.mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/kp_community.html
Abstract: Most communities have education, health, mental health, family support, parenting, child care, and other services that can help support children and families. However, locating those services or even knowing which services to look for is often difficult. The Community Services Locator is designed to help service providers and families find available national, state, and local resources that can address child and family needs. (Author abstract)

Title: Adaptation and Transformation: The Transition to Adoptive Parenthood for Gay Male Couples.
Author(s): Gianino, Mark.;
Published: 2008
Journal Name: Journal of GLBT Family Studies.
v. 4, 2, 2008, p. 205-243
Available from: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
http://www.taylorandfrancis.com
325 Chestnut Street
Suite 800
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Abstract: This study explored the experiences of adoptive gay male couples in their transition to parenthood through qualitative in-depth interviews with eight gay male couples (N=16). Data analysis revealed unique journeys to parenthood traveled by study participants during three phases of the adoption process. At pre-adoption, couples successfully overcame negative stereotypes about gay parenting in preparation for the vicissitudes of heterocentric adoption they would encounter. Couples adopted new parenting and partner roles which sometimes challenged the relationship, while they spoke of parenting as transformative of their identities as gay men and as a couple. Implications for practice with adoptive gay couples are also discussed. (Author abstract)

Title: Helping Teens who Cut: Understanding and Ending Self-Injury.
Author(s): Hollander, Michael.
Published: 2008
Available from: Guilford Press
http://www.guilford.com/
72 Spring Street
New York, NY 10012
Abstract: Designed for parents, this book discusses adolescents who engage in self-injury and how they can be successful treated with an intense, short-term program. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is described as a way to help adolescents find other ways to calm and soothe themselves. It consists of a weekly individual session, plus a weekly skills group. Part 1 of the text discusses myths about self-injury and the strengths of DBT. Qualities of emotional reactivity that can lead to self-injury are discussed, as well as environmental factors that lead to emotional vulnerabilities, reasons why self-injury makes some adolescents feel better, components of DBT, and insurance coverage for mental health treatment. Part 2 explains how to make the most of DBT, the use of diary cards that identify target behaviors, telephone skills-coaching sessions, confidentiality, and ways to support the therapy. Strategies for helping teens restore their emotion to its proper place, engaging in new ways to discourage self-injury, ensuring parental self-care and sibling care, and speaking with siblings, friends, and the school about an adolescent with self-injury behaviors are also addressed. Case examples are provided throughout the text to illustrate the challenges faced by adolescents who self-injure and the successful use of DBT. An appendix shares findings from an evaluation of DBT.

Title: When Development Falters: Putting Relationships First. (Chapter 1 in Psychotherapy with Infants and Young Children: Repairing the Effects of Stress and Trauma on Early Attachment.)
Author(s): Lieberman, Alicia F.;Van Horn, Patricia.
Published: 2008
Available from: Guilford Press
http://www.guilford.com/
72 Spring Street
New York, NY 10012
Abstract: This chapter presents a detailed overview of child-parent psychotherapy (CPP), as a relationship-based treatment for mental health problems of infancy and early childhood. It describes the integration of different theoretical perspectives into a multifaceted but coherent treatment approach that includes systematic attention to the child and the family in the context of their development, cultural, and ecological circumstances. (Author abstract modified)

Title: Coping With Danger: The Stress-Trauma Continuum. (Chapter 2 in Psychotherapy with Infants and Young Children: Repairing the Effects of Stress and Trauma on Early Attachment.)
Author(s): Lieberman, Alicia F.;Van Horn, Patricia.
Published: 2008
Available from: Guilford Press
http://www.guilford.com/
72 Spring Street
New York, NY 10012
Abstract: This chapter examines how external dangers affect children's brain development and their relationships. It discusses application of this knowledge to treatment and describes a continuum of mental health and relationship difficulties that encompass temporary and circumscribed perturbations, more generalized and lasting disturbances, and pervasive, entrenched disorders. The gap between the conscious wish to care for a child and unconscious parental motivations is explained. (Author abstract modified)

Title: Differentiation Among Types of Intimate Partner Violence: Research Update and Implications for Interventions.
Author(s): Kelly, Joan B.;Johnson, Michael P.;
Published: 2008
Journal Name: Family Court Review
v. 46, 3, July 2008, p. 476-499
Available from: Blackwell Publishing
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/
350 Main Street
Malden, MA 02148
Abstract: A growing body of empirical research has demonstrated that intimate partner violence is not a unitary phenomenon and that types of domestic violence can be differentiated with respect to partner dynamics, context, and consequences. Four patterns of violence are described: Coercive Controlling, Violent Resistance, Situational Couple Violence, and Separation-Instigated Violence. The controversial matter of gender symmetry and asymmetry in intimate partner violence is discussed in terms of sampling differences and methodological limitations. Implications of differentiation among types of domestic violence include the need for improved screening measures and procedures in civil, family, and criminal court and the possibility of better decision making, appropriate sanctions, and more effective treatment programs tailored to the characteristics of different types of partner violence. In family court, reliable differentiation should provide the basis for determining what safegaurds are necessary and what types of parenting plans are appropriate to ensure healthy outcomes for children and parent-child relationships. (Author abstract)

Title: Adoption Support and the Negotiation of Ambivalence in Family Policy and Children's Services.(Chapter 1 in Children, Family Responsibilities, and the State.)
Author(s): Luckock, Barry.
Published: 2008
Available from: Wiley-Blackwell
www.wiley.com
111 River Street
Hoboken, NJ 07030
Abstract: In this article, ambivalent commitments to parenting and family life by the New Labour government are explored by reference to the example of adoption support. Developments in adoption illuminate contrasting expectations in family policy and children's services more generally. Policy and practice tensions are discussed and it is concluded that new spaces are being opened up for the negotiation between parents and professionals about rights and responsibilities in family life and its support. 112 references. (Author abstract modified)

Title: Perspectives on Parenting Responsibility: Contextualizing Values and Practices. (Chapter 5 in Children, Family Responsibilities, and the State.)
Author(s): Gillies, Val.
Published: 2008
Available from: Wiley-Blackwell
www.wiley.com
111 River Street
Hoboken, NJ 07030
Abstract: This article critically explores the classed assumptions underpinning contemporary family policy, situating them within the context of broader political and theoretical debates about parenting responsibilities. Findings are shared from studies of 5 white, working-class mothers and white and ethnic minority parents from 27 households in England and Scotland that indicate a clear relationship between the resources held by particular parents and the child-rearing practices they pursued. 38 references.

Title: Governing Parenting: Is There a Case for a Policy Review and Statement of Parenting Rights and Responsibilities. (Chapter 8 in Children, Family Responsibilities, and the State.)
Author(s): Henricson, Clem.
Published: 2008
Available from: Wiley-Blackwell
www.wiley.com
111 River Street
Hoboken, NJ 07030
Abstract: This article explores the role of the State in the governance of families in the context of a political philosophy that endorses a rights perspective in social policy and the need to promote transparent government. It discusses ambiguities in family policy, and strategies for resolving the ambiguities and managing tensions between the State and families. The need for a strategic policy statement outlining parents' rights and responsibilities is considered. 28 references.

Title: Psychotherapy with Infants and Young Children: Repairing the Effects of Stress and Trauma on Early Attachment.
Author(s): Lieberman, Alicia F.;Van Horn, Patricia.
Published: 2008
Available from: Guilford Press
http://www.guilford.com/
72 Spring Street
New York, NY 10012
Abstract: This text describes child-parent psychotherapy (CPP), an empirically supported treatment that engages parents as the most powerful agents of their young children's health development. Chapter 1 presents a detailed overview of CPP as a relationship-based treatment for mental health problems of infancy and early childhood. It describes the integration of different theoretical perspectives into a multifaceted treatment approach that includes systematic attention to the child and the family in the context of their developmental, cultural, and ecological circumstances. The range of stressors facing young children and their impact on brain development are addressed in Chapter 2, along with the continuum of mental health and relationship difficulties that encompass temporary and circumscribed perturbations, more generalized and lasting disturbances, and pervasive, entrenched disorders. Chapter 3 outlines CPP theoretical goals, therapeutic modalities, and core clinical competences for treatment across the range of problem severity. The role of initial assessment as the foundation for a comprehensive treatment plan is described in Chapter 4, and Chapter 5 illustrates the implementation of CPP with children and parents showing mental health perturbations. Chapters 6 and 7 discuss the treatment of a child, mother, and father with problems in the disturbance-disorder end of the continuum in the context of domestic violence followed by an acrimonious divorce, and CPP variations in response to specific challenges. Clinical difficulties inherent to the CPP focus on the child-parent relationship are described in Chapter 8 through four case examples, and Chapter 9 places clinical intervention in the context of the system of care that must often be enlisted to collaborate on behalf of the child and the family. The final chapter offers a reflection on the clinical enterprise in the context of the external constraints and internal pressures experienced by therapists. Case examples are used throughout the text to illustrate key concepts. Numerous references. (Author abstract modified)

Title: Feasibility Study of the Social Enterprise Intervention With Homeless Youth.
Author(s): Ferguson, Kristin M.;Xie, Bin.
Published: 2008
Journal Name: Research on Social Work Practice
v. 18, 1, January 2008, p. 5-19
Available from: Sage Publications
http://www.sagepub.com
2455 Teller Road
Thousand Oaks, CA 91320
Abstract: Objective: To reduce mental health symptoms and high-risk behaviors and increase social support and service utilization among street-living youth, the authors conducted a pilot study to assess the feasibility of the social enterprise intervention (SEI) at a homeless youth agency. Method: Convenience sampling was used to recruit 16 street-living youth from the agency. SEI participants received 7 months of vocational and small business training and service referrals. A comparison sample of 12 agency youth was used. Results: Findings from independent sample t tests demonstrate that SEI participants displayed significant improvements at 9 months in life satisfaction, family contact, peer support, and depressive symptoms. Conclusions: Preliminary findings suggest that the SEI was feasible within the agency setting and associated with higher mental health and social outcomes. (Author abstract)

Title: Effects of Parental Monitoring, Parent-Child Communication, and Parents' Expectation of the Child's Acculturation on the Substance Use Behaviors of Urban, Hispanic Adolescents.
Author(s): Pokrel, Pallav.;Unger, Jennifer B.;Wagner, Karla D.;Ritt-Olson, Anamara.;Sussman, Steve.
Published: 2008
Journal Name: Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse.
v. 6, 2, 2008, p. 200-213
Available from: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
http://www.taylorandfrancis.com
325 Chestnut Street
Suite 800
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Abstract: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 1,936 Hispanic adolescents of mean age 14.0 years (standard deviation = 0.4) from seven Los Angeles area schools. The effects of perceived parental monitoring and parent?child communication on the adolescents' self-reported past thirty day cigarette smoking and alcohol and marijuana use behaviors were analyzed. In addition, the relationships between parents' expectations of the child's acculturation and adolescents' drug use behaviors were examined. Parental monitoring and parent?child communication were found to have statistically significant inverse associations with all three drug types when controlling for one another and the demographic variables assessed in the study. Parents' expectation of the child's acculturation to the U.S. was found to be inversely related with alcohol use. Parental monitoring and parent?child communication were not found to mediate the relationship between parents' expectation of the child's acculturation and alcohol use. (Author abstract)

Title: Secondary Trauma in Children of Parents with Mental Illness.
Author(s): Lombardo, Kerri L.;Motta, Robert W.
Published: 2008
Journal Name: Traumatology
OnlineFirst July 10, 2008,
Available from: Sage Publications
http://www.sagepub.com
2455 Teller Road
Thousand Oaks, CA 91320
Abstract: In this study, the relationship between parental mental illness with and without comorbid traumatic symptoms, and secondary trauma in children was explored. There were three groups of parent-child dyads (N = 106). Group I included parents with mental illness and comorbid traumatization, and their children. Group II included parents with mental illness and no traumatization, and their children. Group III included non-mentally ill parents and their children. The measures used in the study consisted of the Secondary Trauma Scale, the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children, the Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale, the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale 21-Item Version, and the Modified PTSD Symptom Scale - Self Report. Results indicated that children of parents with mental illness experience significantly more secondary trauma than children of non-ill parents, regardless of parental traumatization. In addition, secondary trauma in children was correlated with depression and anxiety. (Author abstract)

Title: Factors Associated With Young Children's Opportunities for Maintaining Family Relationships During Maternal Incarceration.
Author(s): Poehlman, Julie.;Shlafer, Rebecca J.;Maes, Elizabeth.;Hanneman, Ashley.
Published: 2008
Journal Name: Family Relations
v. 57, 3, July 2008, p. 267-280
Available from: National Council on Family Relations
http://www.ncfr.org
3989 Central Avenue, NE
Suite 550
Minneapolis, MN 55421
Abstract: Children affected by maternal incarceration experience challenges maintaining continuos family relationships because of changes in caregivers, separation from siblings, and limited contact with mothers. In this mixed-method study, we investigated maternal and contextual factors associated with continuity in family relationships of children living with relatives because of their mother's incarceration. Interviews with 92 incarcerated mothers revealed that children were more likely to live in continuous caregiving arrangements when mothers felt that the caregiver was their choice, when children lived with fathers, and when the mother-caregiver relationship was more positive. In addition, most mothers were concerned about the quality or stability of care when expressing a preference for children's living arrangements. (Author abstract)

Title: Lesbian Parents and Work: Stressors and Supports for the Work-Family Interface.
Author(s): Mercier, Lucy R.
Published: 2007
Journal Name: Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services
v. 19, 2, 2007, p. 25-47
Available from: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
http://www.taylorandfrancis.com
325 Chestnut Street
Suite 800
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Abstract: Twenty one lesbian parents, representing 15 families, were interviewed to examine the work-family issues experienced by the women. Seventy percent of the interviewees were satisfied with their employment situations and characterized the relationships between their households and the workplace as positive. Qualitative analysis of the interview data revealed work-related stressors and supports, and strategies for balancing work and family. Themes included instrumental support, interpersonal support, integration of work and family, and creative responses to work-family tensions. Implications for social work policy and direct practice are discussed. (Author abstract)

Title: Social Work with Lesbian Parent Families: Ecological Perspectives.
Author(s): Mercier, Lucy R.;Harold, Rena D.;Ryan, Scott.;Whitlock, Courtney.;Wall, Misty L.;Jones, Barbara L.;Voss, Tanya M.;Anderson, Sandra C.;Holliday, Mindy.
Published: 2007
Journal Name: Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services
v. 19, 2, 2007, p. 1-100
Available from: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
http://www.taylorandfrancis.com
325 Chestnut Street
Suite 800
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Abstract: This journal issue explores and describes a variety of social systems with which lesbian parent families interact, with a focus on implications for improved, diversity-affirming service delivery and policy. The first article shares findings from a cross-sectional study of 96 lesbian adoptive parents that found their overall experiences were positive. Practice considerations are suggested for adoption professionals and other lesbians seeking adoption. The following article discusses a study of 21 lesbian parents that found 70% were satisfied with their employment situations and characterized the relationships between their households and the workplace as positive. The case of Goodridge vs. Department of Public Health, in which the Supreme Court of Massachusetts granted same sex couples the right to legally recognized marriage within Massachusetts, is discussed and a new model for analyzing judicial decisions is proposed that includes a value critical approach. The fourth article discusses the impact of lesbian mothers' activism on legislation and personal well-being. A case study of one community where lesbian mothers formed a local coalition in response to a statewide proposition to ban same-sex marriage in Texas is described. The final article reports on the prevalence of heterosexism and homophobia among mental health practitioners. Results indicate that of the 25 practitioners in the study, 48% knew personally of incidences of professional bias against lesbian clients. Of the 98 lesbian families who participated in the study, only 26% reported heterosexual bias from their providers. Numerous references.

Title: Young Children in Foster Care: Multiple Vulnerabilities and Complex Service Needs.
Author(s): Vig, Susan.;Chinitz, Susan.;Shulman, Lisa.
Published: 2005
Journal Name: Infants & Young Children
v. 18, 2, April/June 2005, p. 147-160
Available from: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
http://www.lww.com/
16522 Hunters Green Parkway
Hagerstown, MD 21740
Abstract: Young children who have been removed from their biological families and placed in foster care are at significant risk for poor developmental outcomes. Their vulnerability is often the result of adverse biological and psychosocial influences: prenatal exposure to alcohol and other drugs, premature birth, abuse and neglect leading to foster placement, and failure to form adequate attachments to their primary caregivers. Children younger than 6 years form the largest group entering foster care, and remain longest in care. Meeting the complex needs of this vulnerable group of young children and their families presents extensive challenges for early intervention service systems. The purpose of the following discussion is to describe the foster care population and the kinds of medical conditions, mental health problems, and developmental disabilities experienced by young children in foster care, and to explore implications for intervention. By increasing their understanding of risk factors, vulnerabilities, and complex service needs, early childhood professionals can become effective advocates and provide services that ameliorate risk and optimize outcomes for these children and their families. (Author abstract)

Title: Understanding Women's Experiences Parenting in the Context of Domestic Violence: Implications for Community and Court-Related Service Providers.
Author(s): Jaffe, Peter G.;Crooks, Claire V.
Published: 2005
Available from: Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse
http://www.mincava.umn.edu/
140 Peters Hall, University of Minnesota, 1404 Gortner Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108-6142
Document available online at: http://www.vaw.umn.edu/documents/commissioned/parentingindv/parentingindv.html
Printable version (PDF): http://www.vaw.umn.edu/documents/commissioned/parentingindv/parentingindv.pdf
Abstract: Although there is an increasing recognition in the social service and justice systems that domestic violence has a pervasive, negative impact on victims, the understanding of this impact is typically not extended to women's functioning as parents. This paper identifies and discusses seven central themes that highlight the intersection between woman abuse and parenting. Specific implications and recommendations for community and court service providers are offered. (Author abstract)

Title: Managing Out: The Community Practice Dimensions of Effective Agency Management. (Chapter 24 in Changing Welfare Services: Case Studies of Local Welfare Reform Programs.)
Author(s): Austin, Michael J.
Published: 2004
Available from: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
http://www.taylorandfrancis.com
325 Chestnut Street
Suite 800
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Abstract: This chapter discusses managerial skills in leaders of promising programs and practices emerging out of welfare reform implementation in the San Francisco Bay Area. It describes community practice dimensions of spanning organizational boundaries, major practice components of managing out, and assessment of interorganizational concepts relevant to the process of managing out. A series of questions is provided for agency managers to use in assessing external and internal dimensions of their organizational structures and processes as well as elements of leadership and networking. Challenges facing middle managers and supervisor related to managing out are also identified. 1 table and 32 references.

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