Essays Tagged: "Child Welfare League of America"
This essay is about gay parenting.
An estimated four million gay men and lesbians are raising eight-to-ten million children in the United States.A November 2001 Kaiser Family Foundation poll revealed that of 405 sel ... undation poll revealed that of 405 self-identified gay, lesbian and bisexual adults, 11 percent had children under 18 living with them. Only eight percent were the legal gardian. The poll also found t ... poll also found that 49 percent of the gay people who were not parents said they would like to have children someday.Usually invisible in the mainstream media, lesbian and gay parents are generally pe ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality
Foster Care & Foster Families
to any type of substitute care facility-boarding home, adoptive home, or institution. However, the Child Welfare League of America's (1959) definition is "A child welfare service which provides subst ... nition is "A child welfare service which provides substitute family care for a planned period for a child when his own family cannot care for him for a temporary or extended period and when adoption i ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters
Early Childhood Journal
Early Childhood Ed.Chris Dippold Feb. 27, 2002.? ?Zero to Three Journal?, Zero to Three Organization. - Th ... ation. - The Zero to Three Organization is dedicated to the healthy development of babies and young children. This organization is focused mainly on the development of children under the age of four. ... on the development of children under the age of four. Zero to three is located in Washington D.C.? ?Children?s Advocate? Action Alliance for Children (AAC) - The Children?s Advocate is an award winnin ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education
Early Childhood Journal
Early Childhood Ed.Chris Dippold Feb. 27, 2002.• "Zero to Three Journal", Zero to Three Organ ... ation. - The Zero to Three Organization is dedicated to the healthy development of babies and young children. This organization is focused mainly on the development of children under the age of four. ... pment of children under the age of four. Zero to three is located in Washington D.C.• "Children's Advocate" Action Alliance for Children (AAC) - The Children's Advocate is an award winnin ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education
A look into the Foster Care System
HE FOSTERA look into the Foster Care SystemDesiree BroylesAshford UniversityA look into the Foster 2Child Welfare or Children's services for profit began in England in 1562, and was soon imported into ... and was soon imported into the American colonies. Foster Care is defined as temporary shelters for children removed from their homes for various reasons including abuse, neglect, adoption, death and ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters
Orphanages in the United States An Option to Reconsider in the Welfare System
nited StatesAn Option to Reconsider in the Welfare SystemDiane FlanaganUniversity of PhoenixAre the children in foster homes being cared for as well as we would like them to be?We have children that a ... g lost in the welfare system because we do not haveenough social workers to handle the caseloads of children in their care; social workers who do not have the time to visit or assess the homes we put ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community
Job Analysis
vulnerabilities important to consider. This paper will discuss a job analysis of a Case Manager for Child Protective Services (CPS) for the State of Texas.Job AnalysisA job analysis is said to be one ... ing to decide where he or she fits in the business world.The job description for a case manager for child protective services includes being able to provide services to help children, such as home pla ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology