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Implementation Issues
Resources on implementation of family preservation services from a policy and program perspective. Includes methods of financing and administering family preservation services and targeting services to specific populations, including children of color.
A Case Study of an Agency's Three Family Preservation Contracts
Ezell
Family Preservation Journal, 6(1), 2002
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Presents a case study examining how certain provisions of purchase-of-service contracts influenced the delivery of family preservation services.
Family Preservation: A Potential Not Yet Realized
Kelly & Blythe
Child Welfare, 79(1), 2000
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Explores why efforts to implement family preservation services have been less than completely successful, and proposes a strategy for ensuring that these services reach their potential in the future.
Family Preservation Services Under Managed Care: Current Practices and Future Directions
Pheatt, Douglas, Wilson, Brook, & Berry (et al.)
Family Preservation Journal, 5(1), 2000
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Examines the successes and barriers experienced by Kansas family preservation services agency directors in using a managed care system.
Family Preservation Strategies for Families in Poverty
Juby & Rycraft
Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services, 85(4), 2004
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Explores the variables associated with resiliency in poverty and their implications for developing effective family preservation programs.
Why Special Populations Are Not the Target of Family Preservation Services: A Case for Program Reform
Denby & Curtis
Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 30(2), 2003
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An examination of the attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of a national sample of family preservation workers points to a significant bias against targeting services to special populations in general, and children of color in particular.