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Child Abuse Negl. 2017 Feb;64:61-70. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2016.12.007. Epub 2016 Dec 27.
This study examined the effect of efforts made by child welfare case managers to involve parents in case processes on two divergent case outcomes: reunification and the termination of parental rights (TPR). The sample was comprised of a cohort of children who received child protection services while in out-of-home care during fiscal year 2009-2010 and were randomly selected by the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) for their case management quality of practice reviews. Findings revealed that when child welfare case managers made efforts to encourage and support parents in participating in child-related decisions and activities, there were increased chances for timely reunification. However, these same efforts were only associated with a lower risk of TPR for mothers and not for fathers. Implications of these findings are discussed.
reunification（ reunification ）和终止父母权利（ TPR ）。该样本由 2009-2010 财年在家庭外照料期间接受儿童保护服务的一组儿童组成，由佛罗里达州儿童和家庭部（ DCF ）随机选择，对其进行案件管理质量实践审查。研究结果表明，当儿童福利案件经理努力鼓励和支持父母参与与儿童有关的决策和活动时，及时 reunification 的可能性就会增加。然而，这些努力仅与母亲而非父亲的 TPR 风险降低相关。对这些发现的意义进行了讨论。
