Child welfare professionals' perceptions of drug treatment for foster youth: a needs assessment

Description

This study uses a qualitative research design to examine the skills and knowledge that both CPS (Child Protective Service) workers and Foster Care Professionals have regarding AOD (Alcohol and Other Drug) issues. It includes information on professionals' perceptions of whether or not more education in this area is needed, and the impact that these AOD issues are having upon the child welfare / foster care systems.

Links & Downloads

1. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2632
2. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3649&context=etd-project

Tags

Riverside County

Child Protective Services

Child welfare workers -- Attitudes

Children of alcoholics

Children of drug addicts

Parents -- Substance use

Alcoholics -- Family relationships

Social work with children

Social work education

Social Work

Additional Fields

Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:csusb.edu/oai:scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu:etd-project-3649
Date	01 January 2004
Creators	Dehar, Edward Basil
Publisher	CSUSB ScholarWorks
Source Sets	California State University San Bernardino
Detected Language	English
Type	text
Format	application/pdf
Source	Theses Digitization Project