Child Welfare Professional's Orientation toward Child Saving versus Family Focus


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Child Welfare Professional's Orientation toward Child Saving versus Family Focus

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Description

This paper explores child welfare professionals’ values orientation toward child safety versus family preservation. We examined professionals ‘characteristics in relation to their values about the focus of child welfare work. As the field shifts to reimagining a child- and family well-being system, implications of values orientations are timely and relevant.

Poster by Akin et al.: Child Welfare Professional's Orientation toward Child Saving versus Family Focus View Resource (pdf)

Suggested Citation

Akin, B. A., Byers, K., Clark, S. L., Dunkerley, S., Wright, K. C., & McCall, S. (2021, November 7). Child Welfare Professionals’ Orientation Toward Child Saving Versus Family Focus. Council on Social Work Education 67th Annual Program Meeting, Leading Critical Conversations: Racial, Economic & Environmental Justice, Orlando, Florida. (Refereed).


Related Kansas Strong Strategies

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Related Child Welfare Focus Areas

Parent Involvement, Child Welfare Workforce Development

Project Information

  • Principal Investigator: Dr. Becci Akin

  • Co-Investigator/Evaluation Lead: Dr. Kaela Byers

  • Project Manager: Christina Mott

  • Dates: October 2018-September 2023

  • Funder: Children’s Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, grant number 90-CO-1139

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