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Feature Issue on Children with Disabilities in the Child Welfare SystemPublished by the Institute on Community Integration (UCEDD) and the Research and Training Center on Community Living, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota • Volume 19• Number 1 • Fall/Winter 2005/06From the Editors When children with disabilities and their families become involved with the child welfare system – with child protective services and/or permanency services – there is often a steep learning curve for the system as to how to best serve them. As complex as the needs are of any child removed from his or her family because of abuse or neglect, or because the family is unable to continue caring for the child, the needs of children with disabilities are even more complicated because they involve multiple systems – the disability services and child welfare services systems. These two systems don’t necessarily communicate with each other in a way that supports their work on behalf of children with disabilities who have been removed from their family home or who are at risk for such removal, and they may not have adequate access to expertise in one another’s areas of focus. In this Impact issue, we examine the presence and needs of children with disabilities who are in the child welfare system, barriers to be addressed by the two systems and those who work in them, and strategies for moving forward in better meeting the needs of such children and their families. What's InsideOverview Articles Growing Up in Foster Care: Carolyn’s Story Supporting Family Life for Children with Disabilities: What We Know and Don't Know The Risks of Maltreatment for Children with Disabilities (sidebar) Seven Keys to Supporting Children with Disabilities in the Child Welfare System A Need for Shared Expertise (sidebar) Children with Disabilities and the Child Welfare System: Prevalence Data Serving Children with Disabilities in the Child Welfare System: Barriers and Strategies Family Support Strategies (sidebar) Child Welfare Services: How Children with Disabilities Move Through the System Child Welfare Legislation Affecting Children with Disabilities Children with Disabilities and the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act Out-of-Home Placement and the Developmental Disabilities Service System A Statement in Support of Families and Their Children (sidebar) Understanding Adoption Subsidies: An Analysis of AFCARS Data Information on Adoption Subsidies in Each State (sidebar) Youth with Disabilities Aging Out of Foster Care: Issues and Support Strategies
Caring for Children with Special Needs: The Reeves Family’s Experience Serving Children and Youth with Disabilities: A N.C. Social Work Supervisor’s Perspective Observations of a Child Protection Supervisor in Connecticut Serving Youth with Disabilities in Minnesota: Two Case Worker’s Experience Specialized Training on Maltreatment and Disability: VCU’s Web Curriculum Competencies for Child Welfare Caseworkers Serving Children with Disabilities Identifying Child Needs: Connecticut’s Foster Care Multi-Disciplinary Screening Program Training Resources for Child Welfare Workers (sidebar) Entering a Brave New World: Kennedy Krieger’s Therapeutic Family Care Program Supporting Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children and Parents in Connecticut Serving the Deaf Community in Los Angeles County: The DCFS Deaf Unit Early Intervention in Minneapolis: PICA Head Start’s Supported Parenting Program
Publication InformationManaging Editor: Vicki Gaylord Issue Editors:
Impact is published quarterly by the Institute on Community Integration (UCEDD), and the Research and Training Center on Community Living, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota. This issue was supported, in part, by Grant #90DD0579 from the Administration on Developmental Disabilities, US Department of Health and Human Services; and Grant #H133B031116 from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, US Department of Education. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Institute, College, University, or their funding sources.For additional copies or information contact: Institute on Community Integration Impact is available in alternative formats upon request. Return to Newsletters
section Retrieved from the Web site of the Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota (http://ici.umn.edu/products/impact/191/default.html). Citation: Gaylord, V., LaLiberte, T., Lightfoot, E. & Hewitt, A. (Eds.). (2006). Impact: Feature Issue on Children with Disabilities in the Child Welfare System 19(1). [Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, Institute on Community Integration.] Hard copies of Impact are available from the Publications Office of the Institute on Community Integration. The first copy of this issue is free; additional copies are $4 each. You can request copies by phone at 612/624-4512 or e-mail at icipub@umn.edu, or you can fax or mail us an order form. See our listing of other issues of Impact for more information.
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