Findings from a National Needs Assessment of American Indian/Alaska Native Child Welfare Programs.

The National Child Welfare Resource Center for Tribes, a member of the Children's Bureau Child Welfare Training and Technical Assistance Network, conducted a national needs assessment of tribal child welfare. This assessment explored current practices in tribal child welfare to identify unique syste...

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Publicado en:	Child Welfare Vol. 91; no. 3; pp. 47 - 64
Autores principales:	Leake, Robin, Potter, Cathryn, Lucero, Nancy, Gardner, Jerry, Deserly, Kathy
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Child Welfare League of America May/Jun2012
Materias:	Alaska Legal status of children Child welfare Adoption Culture Foster home care Indigenous peoples of the Americas Interviewing Needs assessment Qualitative research Alaska Natives Research methodology Questionnaires Research funding Thematic analysis Data analysis software Descriptive statistics
Acceso en línea:	Ver este registro en EBSCOhost

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Sumario:	The National Child Welfare Resource Center for Tribes, a member of the Children's Bureau Child Welfare Training and Technical Assistance Network, conducted a national needs assessment of tribal child welfare. This assessment explored current practices in tribal child welfare to identify unique systemic strengths and challenges. A culturally based, multi-method design yielded findings in five areas: tribal child welfare practice, foster care and adoption, the Indian Child Welfare Act, legal and judicial, and program operations.