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On August 13, 2013, Jonathan Walters looks at the myths and challenges of kinship care for children in the child welfare system for Governing magazine.
In Agencies Taking a Second Look at Kinship Care, Walters relates a commonly uttered phrase when caseworkers hesitate to place children with relatives, “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.”
But Walters challenges this belief. In addition, Walters points out that children experience less trauma when placed with people they know. Walters points out that there are many policy challenges to kinship care, including licensing, reimbursement or subsidies, and services that are available. Many states are now creating policies that heavily focus on placing children with relatives, even, as some argue, whe it goes against the child’s “best interests.”
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In Agencies Taking a Second Look at Kinship Care, Walters relates a commonly uttered phrase when caseworkers hesitate to place children with relatives, “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.”
But Walters challenges this belief. In addition, Walters points out that children experience less trauma when placed with people they know. Walters points out that there are many policy challenges to kinship care, including licensing, reimbursement or subsidies, and services that are available. Many states are now creating policies that heavily focus on placing children with relatives, even, as some argue, whe it goes against the child’s “best interests.”
To read the article, click here for the full story.