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Effectiveness of Family-Centered Services

Many aspects of the effectiveness of family-centered services have been examined, including:

• The extent to which child maltreatment is prevented
• Success of family reunification
• Effects of family-centered services on placement stability, caseworker continuity, and achievement of permanency

Other work has identified elements of best practice, promising approaches, training for workers, examples of successful programs, tools for planning and implementing program evaluations, and attitudes and satisfaction of clients and workers.

• Research reviews
• Program evaluations & studies

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Updated on September 18, 2008