Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring, and the District of ColumbiaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Reforming the Adoption and Foster Care System in the District of Columbia
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring, and the District of ColumbiaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Reforming the Adoption and Foster Care System in the District of Columbia
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring, and the District of ColumbiaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Foster Care
Author: United States Accounting Office (GAO)Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781720622154
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Foster Care: Status of the District of Columbia's Child Welfare System Reform Efforts
Foster Care
Author: U S Government Accountability Office (GPublisher: BiblioGov
ISBN: 9781289016500
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the status of the court-appointed receivership for the District of Columbia's child welfare system, focusing on: (1) the progress the receivership has made to comply with the requirements of the modified final order (MFO); and (2) key elements that are essential for additional reforms to occur. GAO noted that: (1) GAO's work has shown that resolving the long-standing systemic problems plaguing the District's child welfare system will take a concerted effort that goes beyond addressing the specific requirements of the MFO; (2) while the receiver has made progress in correcting important child welfare agency deficiencies, GAO's previous work shows that the responsibility for the safety and well-being of children cannot rest solely on an overwhelmed child welfare agency; (3) the receiver has begun to fulfill her role in addressing the specific MFO requirements, such as developing and implementing a new child welfare information system that began operating in October 1999 and establishing a training project in January 1999 to enhance caseworker skills; (4) the receiver acknowledges that changes to date address approximately 50 percent of the requirements in the MFO; (5) however, implementing changes to address the MFO requirements alone cannot resolve the many systemic challenges that permeate the child welfare system; (6) many of the problems facing the District's system are similar to those faced by other jurisdictions around the country, and long-standing systemic weaknesses, such as poor working relationships between the agencies and the courts, hamper child welfare agencies' capacity to protect children; (7) GAO's previous work found that in order to achieve tangible progress in eliminating these barriers, effective working relationships must exist among all stakeholders--such as private foster care providers, the court system, and other local government agencies--that have a role in keeping children safe; (8) some jurisdictions have fostered this collaboration by creating multidisciplinary advisory groups that work to resolve turf battles and dispel mistrust, or by pooling or blending funds from various state and federal sources to gain leverage in obtaining needed resources; and (9) District of Columbia officials and child welfare experts familiar with the District agree that this collaboration, while key to protecting children, is not fully developed in the District.
For Better Or Worse?
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on the District of ColumbiaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
"Charting the origins and operations of a remarkable collaboration, For Better or for Worse encompasses many of the key scientific discoveries of our time and offers a renewed vision of the future direction of the United States science establishment."--BOOK JACKET.
Funding for Federal Foster Care Initiatives in the District of Columbia
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on District of ColumbiaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Reforming The Adoption And Foster Care System In The District..., Hearing... S.Hrg. 105-461... Committee On Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate... 105th Congress, 2nd Session
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental AffairsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
District of Columbia federal funds for foster care improvements used to implement new programs, but challenges remain : report to congressional committees.
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428932682
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
D. C. Child and Family Services
Author: U S Government Accountability Office (GPublisher: BiblioGov
ISBN: 9781289241957
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
The District of Columbia (D.C.) Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) is responsible for protecting children at risk of abuse and neglect and ensuring that critical services are provided for them and their families. GAO was asked to discuss the extent to which CFSA has (1) met the requirements of the Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) of 1997 and other selected performance criteria, (2) adopted and implemented child protection and foster care placement policies, and (3) enhanced its working relationship with the D.C. Family Court. To address these questions, GAO analyzed data in the District's automated child welfare information system, known as FACES; reviewed laws, regulations, and reports; examined case files; and interviewed officials. CFSA's performance relative to three sets of measures--nine ASFA requirements, eight selected performance criteria, and six of the agency's foster care policies--has been mixed. The agency took actions to implement six of the nine ASFA requirements related to the safety and well-being of foster children, and met or exceeded four of the eight selected foster care performance criteria, but its plans do not address all unmet requirements and criteria. CSFA has established many foster care policies, but caseworkers did not consistently implement the six GAO examined. In addition, FACES lacked data on four of these six policies for at least 70 percent of its active foster care cases. CFSA has enhanced its working relationship with the D.C. Family Court, but several factors hindered this relationship. For example, CFSA's top management and Family Court judges talk frequently about foster care case issues. However, differing opinions among CFSA caseworkers and judges about their responsibilities have hindered the relationships. CFSA officials and Family Court judges have been working together to address these hindrances.
Foster Care
Author: United States. General Accounting OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Foster home care
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description