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Child Welfare Terms, English to Spanish

Child Welfare Terms:

In the interest of better serving the needs of Spanish-speaking families and professionals who work with them, Child Welfare Information Gateway developed this glossary to ensure consistency and cultural relevance in our publications. By making this document available to others, we hope to support other organizations that are also striving to improve their communications and to promote, where possible, consistency throughout the child welfare field. (read more...)

Child Welfare Terms, English to Spanish (PDF - 277 KB)

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English Child Welfare Term
Corresponding Spanish Term
(primary term in bold)
reasonable efforts esfuerzos razonables
recurring adoption assistance asistencia continua para la adopción de menores
asistencia periódica para la...
referral

referencia
referimiento o referido
(del verbo referir)
remisión

registry registro

relative

pariente
familiar
persona con lazos consanguíneous

relinquish custody ceder la custodia
renunciar a la custodia
renunciar a la patria potestad

report (noun, verb)

denuncia, denunciar
reporte, reportar

requirements requisitos

residential treatment

tratamiento en casa
tratamiento residencial

residential treatment center centro de tratamiento residencial

resilient/resilience

resistente/resistencia
resiliencia

resource(s)

recurso(s)

respite care servicio de apoyo para el cuidado de los niños
dar alivio con su consentimiento
cuidados de respiro
respiro (Puerto Rico)
respite provider proveedor de alojamiento inmediato
reunification reunificación
reunión
reunion registry registro de reunión
risk assessments evaluaciones de riesgos

risk factor(s)

factor(es) de riesgo

safe haven

refugio seguro
santuario de menores

safe haven laws

leyes de refugio seguro

safety standards

estándares de seguridad
normas de seguridad

screened-in

término utilizado cuando un caso se investiga

screened-out

término utilizado cuando un caso no se investiga

self-sufficient

autosuficiente
service plan plan de servicio

service systems

sistemas de servicio
red de servicios

shaken baby syndrome

síndrome del bebé sacudido

sibling

hermano(a)

sibling group

grupo de hermanos

single mother

madre soltera

special needs necesidades especiales
spouse cónyuge
esposo(a)
State adoption assistance asistencia estatal para la adopción
strengthening families fortaleciendo a las familias
apoyo a las familias
stress estrés
tensión nerviosa
subsidy subsidio
subvención

substance abuse

abuso de sustancias
abuso de drogas

substance abuse treatment

tratamiento por abuso de drogas
terapia por abuso de drogas

substantiated

corroborado
comprobado
averiguado

supervised visit

visita supervisada
visita bajo supervisión

Supplemental Security Income Ingreso Suplementario de Seguridad

support(s)

apoyo(s)

support group

grupo de apoyo

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