Child Welfare- Adoption

September 04, 2013	Adoption
	Dear My Child Welfare Librarian Subscriber, Below is a list of new publications that were added to Child Welfare Information Gateway Library in August Title: Post-Adoption Services (Section 4 of Child and Family Services Manual). Published: 2013 PDF: http://www.dss.virginia.gov/files/division/dfs/ap/intro_page/manuals/07-2013/se ction_4_post-adoption_services.pdf Abstract: This chapter from the Virginia Department of Social Services Child and Family Services Manual emphasizes the importance of post-adoption services for adopted persons and their ... Title: Parenting a Child Who Has Been Sexually Abused: A Guide for Foster and Adoptive Parents Published: 2013 Available from: Child Welfare Information Gateway URL: http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f_abused/index.cfm PDF: http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f_abused/f_abused.pdf Abstract: Discusses how foster and adoptive parents can help children and adolescents who have experienced sexual abuse. It provides basic information about sexual abuse and links ... Title: Adoption Assessor Training [Handouts]. Published: 2013 PDF: http://www.ocwtp.net/PDFs/Trainee%20Resources/Assessor%20Resources/All%20Refres her.pdf Abstract: Includes: Major Themes Revisited; CPS Questions: Assessor Refresher Course; Facilitating the Transition Visit; Title IV-E AA Definition of a Special Needs Child; Overview of Adoption ... Title: Child Welfare Outcomes 2008-2011: Report to Congress: Executive Summary Published: 2013 Available from: Child Welfare Information Gateway PDF: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/cb/cwo08_11_exesum.pdf Abstract: Child Welfare Outcomes reports provide information on the performance of States in seven outcome categories. The outcomes used in this report reflect widely accepted performance ... Title: Wanted Fathers: Understanding Gay Father Families Through Contextual Family Therapy. Author(s): Heiden Rootes, Katie M.; Published: 2013 Journal Name: Journal of GLBT Family Studies v. 9, 1, January-February 2013, p. 43-64 Available from: Routledge -- Taylor and Francis Group Abstract: This conceptual paper is concerned with the application of Contextual Family Therapy to gay father families (Boszormenyi-Nagy & Krasner, 1986). Gay fathers experience social and ... To view all 61 publications and their detail click here: http://www.childwelfare.gov/cwlibrarian/index_act.cfm?topicId=8&pubMonth=08&pubYear=2013 You can make changes to your subscription here: http://www.childwelfare.gov/admin/subscribe/subscribe_login.cfm Received this email message from a colleague and want to subscribe? Click here Sincerely, Staff of Child Welfare Information Gateway (http://www.childwelfare.gov/) A Service of the Children's Bureau, US DHHS