Web Resources: The Role of the Dependency Court in Achieving Timely Permanency
Paula Campbell, Permanency Planning for Children Department, NCJFCJ
 

Summary
The following websites offer judges, attorneys, CASA volunteers, social workers, youth and others resources to assist in permanency planning efforts
 

Attorney for Child/Law Resources

American Bar Association Permanency Project

“The Effect of Youth Presence in Dependency Hearings” (2006), Juvenile and Family Justice Today, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges

Children’s Law Center of Los Angeles website


Child’s CASA/GAL Volunteer

Permanency Pact—A free tool to support permanency for youth in foster care

“The Effectiveness of Court Appointed Special Advocates to Assist in Permanency Planning” (1999), Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, Vol.16 (1)


Kinship Care

Commitment to Kin: Element of a Support and Service System for Kinship Care (2004), Casey Family Programs.


Social Worker

“Expediting Permanency through Community Decision-Making” (Fall 2002), Landsman, L., Barber, G., Thompson, K. Juvenile and Family Court Journal, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges


Zero to Three Population

Zero to Three website. Zero to Three is a national nonprofit multidisciplinary organization that informs, educates and supports adults who influence the lives of infants and toddlers

Juvenile and Family Court Journal Special Issue—Infants and Toddlers in the Court (Spring 2004)


Best Practices

Why Should the Child Field Focus on Minimizing Placement Change as Part of Permanency Planning for Children? (2007), Casey Family Programs

Achieving Permanency, Post-Permanency Services (2003), Freundlich, M. & Wright, L. Casey Family Programs

“Permanency Through Group Work: A Pilot Intensive Reunification Program” (2007), Berry, M., McCauley, K., & Lansing T., Child Adolescent Social Work Journal (24), 477-493

“Permanency Outcomes and Goals: Considering Multifaceted Definitions” (2006), Freundlich, M., Avery, R., Gerstenzang, K., Munson, S., Child Youth Care Forum, (35), 355-374

“Achieving Timely Permanency in Child Protection Courts: The Importance of Front-Loading Court Process” (Spring 2007), Edwards, L. Juvenile and Family Court Journal, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges

Resource Guidelines: Improving Court Practice in Child Abuse & Neglect Cases (1995), and Adoption and Permanency Guidelines (2000), National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges


Youth Views

Getting Solid: A Youth's Guide to Permanency

“National Convening on Youth Permanence,” Casey Family Programs conference summary

2007 Child Family Service Review Toolkit for Youth Involvement


Permanency Resources

National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning topic web page, Hunter College of Social Work

Permanency Planning Today Newsletter, National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning, Hunter College School of Social Work

The Center for Families, Children & the Courts, California AOC, permanency related materials


Aging-Out

A Reason, a Season or a Lifetime: Relational Permanence Among Young Adults with Foster Care Backgrounds (2008), Samuels, G., Chapin Hall Center for Children

Midwest Evaluation of the Adult Functioning of Former Foster Youth (2007), Courtney et al. Chapin Hall Center for Children

 

Editor’s Note: For an expanded article by Eva Klain on this topic, see “Confidentiality and Dependency Courts: An Overview of HIPAA and Other Federal Confidentiality Provisions.”

 

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