child development
Siblings in Foster Care: Assessment Considerations for Child Welfare Professionals
Author: Jeffrey Waid, MSW, PhD
Published: June 2018
This module provides an overview of sibling relationships and their influence on child development. Research regarding the impact of siblings on foster care placement stability, permanency, and well-being are discussed. Assessment considerations with siblings in foster care settings are provided.
Positive Youth Development for Siblings in Foster Care
Authors: Jeffrey Waid, PhD, MSW and Maia Uhrich
Published: November 2018
This training module describes risk, resilience and positive youth development (PYD), Camp to Belong (a brief, camp-based reunification program for sibling groups separated by foster care), and how PYD programming can support youth in foster care.
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Impact of Early Trauma on the Developing Brain
Authors: Mary Nienow, Nikki Kovan, Tracy Crudo, Alize Rattenni
Published: August 2019
Educational Disengagment Among Youth Experiencing Homelessness and Unstable Housing
Authors: Kristine N. Piescher, Ph.D, Dunia Dadi, MPH, Yanchen Zhang, PhD, NCSP
Published: August 2022
CW360° - Winter 2012 - Using a Developmental Approach in Child Welfare Practice
CASCW’s first collaborative issue highlights the challenge of providing services appropriately tailored to the developmental ages of the children served by child welfare.