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Assessing Family Connections and Resources

Resources for screening and assessing family connections and resources.

Beyond Risk: Improving Assessments to Keep People Safer (MS Word - 153 KB)
Kinney, Vaughn, & Strand (2000)
Encourages child welfare agencies to consult community members to help identify the strengths and needs of neighborhoods and families.

Ecological Perspectives in Assessing Children and Families
Jack (2001)
In The Child's World: Assessing Children in Need
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Reviews ecological theories and identifies implications for the assessment of family history and functioning, extended family and social support, housing and community resources, and income and employment. Recommends identifying and mobilizing informal supports.

The Needs-Based Assessment of Parental (Guardian) Support: A Test of Its Validity and Reliability
Bolen, Lamb, & Gradante
Child Abuse and Neglect, 26(10), 2002
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The Needs-Based Assessment of Parental (Guardian) Support (NAPS) was developed to measure the ability of parents and other adults to protect children after disclosures of sexual abuse.

The Role of Social Supports in Child Neglect
National Resource Center on Child Maltreatment (2001)
In The CPS Response to Child Neglect: An Administrator's Guide to Theory, Policy, Program Design and Case Practice
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Guidelines for assessing family members' support network are provided, including a summary of suggested tools.

	Related Information Gateway Topics Preventing child abuse & neglect: Social connections Systemwide: Systems of care

Updated on March 1, 2010