Preferred Characteristics of Children in Need of Adoption: Is There a Demand for Available Foster Children? slides notes
This lecture summarizes the findings of research conducted to discover the preferences of Caucasian adoptive parents regarding race, age, and special needs of children. The lecture discusses policy issues, as well as the need to identify and target families willing to adopt children of color, older children, and children with special needs.

Date Posted: Friday, January 06, 2006
Authors: Richard P Barth, Devon Brooks, Sigrid James
Applicable Courses: Child and Adolescent Practice, Child Welfare and Child Welfare Policy, Family and Child Policy, Family and Child Practice, Social Policy
Topics: Children and Families, Policy

Policy Implications of Foster Family Characteristics slides notes
This lecture identifies important issues concerning parents providing foster care services, including the need for additional research support, higher reimbursement rates for parents, provision of insurance and childcare, effective training for parents, and incentives to attract more families.

Date Posted: Friday, August 20, 2004
Authors: Richard P Barth
Applicable Courses: Child Welfare and Child Welfare Policy, Family and Child Policy, Family and Child Practice, Family Development and HBSE
Topics: Children and Families, Policy

Research on Adoption and Post-Adoption Services and Supports slides notes
This presentation details current research on adoption outcomes and presents Post Adoption Services and Supports (PASS) as a way to avoid adoption disruptions.

Date Posted: Thursday, June 20, 2002
Authors: Richard P Barth
Applicable Courses: ATOD and Substance Abuse, Child and Adolescent Development, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Practice, Child and Adolescent Practice, Child Welfare and Child Welfare Policy, Family and Child Policy, Family and Child Practice, Family Development and HBSE
Topics: Children and Families

Reconciling Competing Values in the Delivery of Child Welfare Services Under ASFA, MEPA, and Community-Based Child Protection slides notes
This presentation examines the sometimes conflicting values within the American child welfare system and recommends strategies to reconcile these conflicts.

Date Posted: Wednesday, June 19, 2002
Authors: Richard P Barth, Judith Goodhand, Nancy S Dickinson
Applicable Courses: Child and Adolescent Practice, Child Welfare and Child Welfare Policy, Ethics in Social Work Practice, Family Development and HBSE, Organization and Community Practice
Topics: Children and Families

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This project is supported by the Distance Education Initiative, Office of the Provost, UNC-CH, and by the School of Social Work, UNC-CH.