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Family-Based Therapy for Parent-Child Reunification.
Smith LS. Smith LS. J Clin Psychol. 2016 May;72(5):498-512. doi: 10.1002/jclp.22259. J Clin Psychol. 2016. PMID: 27074348 Review.
Children in highly conflicted, divorced families can become triangulated and polarized in their relationships with their parents. ...When this occurs, the courts may request professional involvement to help facilitate parent-child reunification. …
Children in highly conflicted, divorced families can become triangulated and polarized in their relationships with their parents …
Reunification, reconsidered: Presenting an integrative, single-therapist framework for resolving parent-child contact problems.
Singh T, Mader J. Singh T, et al. J Marital Fam Ther. 2025 Jan;51(1):e12745. doi: 10.1111/jmft.12745. Epub 2024 Oct 13. J Marital Fam Ther. 2025. PMID: 39397330 Review.
Providing therapy to families of separation and divorce can be a challenging area of practice for marriage and family therapists, particularly when a child refuses contact with a parent. Several forms of "reunification therapy" designed to overc …
Providing therapy to families of separation and divorce can be a challenging area of practice for marriage and family therapists, par …
Factors that influence mother-child reunification for mothers with a history of substance use: A systematic review of the evidence to inform policy and practice in Australia.
Doab A, Fowler C, Dawson A. Doab A, et al. Int J Drug Policy. 2015 Sep;26(9):820-31. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.05.025. Epub 2015 Jun 14. Int J Drug Policy. 2015. PMID: 26152330
BACKGROUND: An estimated 60-70% of Australian children in out of home care have a parent with a substance use disorder (SUD). The assessment of a parent's history and needs and the design of supportive interventions, particularly for mothers who are of …
BACKGROUND: An estimated 60-70% of Australian children in out of home care have a parent with a substance use disorder (SUD). …
Identifying effective interventions for promoting parent engagement and family reunification for children in out-of-home care: A series of meta-analyses.
Maltais C, Cyr C, Parent G, Pascuzzo K. Maltais C, et al. Child Abuse Negl. 2019 Feb;88:362-375. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.12.009. Epub 2018 Dec 19. Child Abuse Negl. 2019. PMID: 30579168
BACKGROUND: An important obstacle for family reunification following child placement in residential care and other temporary out-of-home care services is the lack of engagement among parents. ...Nevertheless, greater knowledge on the mechanisms by which inter …
BACKGROUND: An important obstacle for family reunification following child placement in residential care and other temporary o …
ASSESSING PARENTING IN THE CONTEXT OF REUNIFICATION OF INFANTS/TODDLERS AND THEIR FAMILIES: HOW TO FACE THE CHALLENGES?
Vischer AWK, Grietens H, Knorth EJ, Mulder H. Vischer AWK, et al. Infant Ment Health J. 2017 May;38(3):406-421. doi: 10.1002/imhj.21646. Epub 2017 May 4. Infant Ment Health J. 2017. PMID: 28471500 Review.
The challenges appear to be embedded in the struggle to define (especially good enough) parenting and the complex context of child protection. As an answer to the challenges, the integrative review resulted in a framework of four key components required for sufficie …
The challenges appear to be embedded in the struggle to define (especially good enough) parenting and the complex context of child …
Achieving timely adoption.
Carnochan S, Moore M, Austin MJ. Carnochan S, et al. J Evid Based Soc Work. 2013;10(3):210-9. doi: 10.1080/15433714.2013.788950. J Evid Based Soc Work. 2013. PMID: 23705651 Review.
While family reunification is the primary permanency objective for children who must be placed temporarily outside of their homes, reunification is not possible for all children. For those children who do not return to their parents and c …
While family reunification is the primary permanency objective for children who must be placed temporarily outside of their ho …
Racial/ethnic disproportionality in reunification across U.S. child welfare systems.
LaBrenz CA, Findley E, Graaf G, Baiden P, Kim J, Choi MJ, Chakravarty S. LaBrenz CA, et al. Child Abuse Negl. 2021 Apr;114:104894. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104894. Epub 2021 Feb 2. Child Abuse Negl. 2021. PMID: 33540210
OBJECTIVE: This study examined racial/ethnic disparities in reunification rates across U.S. child welfare systems controlling for child- and system-factors. ...RESULTS: Less than 3% of the variance in reunification occurred between state chil …
OBJECTIVE: This study examined racial/ethnic disparities in reunification rates across U.S. child welfare systems contr …
Family reunification.
Wulczyn F. Wulczyn F. Future Child. 2004 Winter;14(1):94-113. Future Child. 2004. PMID: 15072020
Reunifying children placed in foster care with their birth parents is a primary goal of the child welfare system. ...Currently, reunification takes longer to happen, whereas adoptions happen earlier. A child's age and race are associated …
Reunifying children placed in foster care with their birth parents is a primary goal of the child welfare system. ...Cu …
Understanding and supporting parent-child relationships during foster care visits: attachment theory and research.
Haight WL, Kagle JD, Black JE. Haight WL, et al. Soc Work. 2003 Apr;48(2):195-207. doi: 10.1093/sw/48.2.195. Soc Work. 2003. PMID: 12718415 Review.
Parent visitation, the scheduled, face-to-face contacts between parents and their children in foster care, is the primary intervention for maintaining and supporting the development of parent-child relationships necessary for reunification …
Parent visitation, the scheduled, face-to-face contacts between parents and their children in foster care, is the prima …
Separation and reunification: the experiences of adolescents living in transnational families.
Schapiro NA, Kools SM, Weiss SJ, Brindis CD. Schapiro NA, et al. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2013 Mar;43(3):48-68. doi: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2012.12.001. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2013. PMID: 23419833 Free article. Review.
The article reviews the effects on children of the process of separation from parents, the impact of gifts and remittances home, communication with distant parents and the quality of life with their substitute caregivers. The effects of immigration in late ch …
The article reviews the effects on children of the process of separation from parents, the impact of gifts and remittances hom …
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