Browsing Wurzweiler School of Social Work: Faculty publications by Issue Date
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Elder Abuse and Neglect Cases Reviewed by Appellate Courts.
(Plenum Publishing Corporation, 1995)With increasing attention focused on abuse and neglect of the elderly in domestic and institutional settings, nearly every state has passed legislation to protect these vulnerable adults. While the legal system has become ... -
Go to Jail, Pay $200: Child Support Obligations of Incarcerated Parents.
(The Haworth Press, Inc., 2000)Non-collection of child support disproportionately affects poor women. To address this problem non-custodial incarcerated parents are a potential source of child support payments. It is calculated that 37, 820 custodial ... -
The Regulation of Intercountry Adoption.
(University of Louisville, 2006)As of January 2006, the United States was the only major receiver of children through intercountry adoption that had not implemented the 1993 Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption (Hague Convention). The United States ... -
Social Workers and the United Nations Effective Advocacy Strategies.
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Trade-offs in Formulating a Consistent National Policy on Adoption.
(Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, 2008-04)Just as the courts must consider the trade-off between the best interest of the child and parental rights in involuntary termination of parental rights, policy on international adoption must consider the trade-offs ... -
International legal note: Social work comes to the small screen.
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Wrong death of children in foster care.
(University of La Verne, 2009)This Article surveys wrongful death cases filed in various states involving the death of children in foster care. Part I discusses wrongful death claims in general, and Part II discusses foster care. Part III discusses ... -
Child fatality review teams and the role of social workers An international perspective.
(SAGE, 2009-03)New country-by-country data reveals alarmingly slow progress on reducing child deaths . . . While 90 countries are on track to meet the target of reducing child deaths by two-thirds by 2015, 98 countries are ... -
Legal risk, accountability and transparency in social work.
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International Legal Note: Opening juvenile proceedings to the public and the media: An international social work perspective.
(SAGE, 2010-11)Across the globe countries differ on the preferred standard for access to juvenile proceedings for the public and media. Should there be a presumption that juvenile court proceedings are open? If so, should all ... -
Child Elopement From Foster Care and Residential Settings.
(American Public Human Services Association-APHSA, 2010-12)The article discusses the issue on child or youth elopement from foster homes in the U.S. It reports that between 1.6 million and 2.8 million youth run away from foster homes with abuse and neglect as the primary reasons ... -
Legal Considerations of Understaffing Child Welfare Departments.
(American Public Human Services Association-APHSA, 2011-04)The article discusses the legal aspects of staff reduction in a child welfare and human services departments in the U.S. It explores the different factors which contribute to staff cuts including the tough economic conditions, ... -
Transparency in human services.
(American Public Human Services Association-APHSA, 2011-06)Diamonds that are absolutely clearare the most valuable—so too, are departments of human services. The word transparency is derived from theLatin, transparere, meaning to appear or to become visible. Transparency has ... -
International Legal Note: Salaries of CEOs of international NGOs: Ensuring fair compensation while avoiding populist rage
(SAGE, 2011-06-23)We have all seen studies showing how the divergence between executive compensation and that of regular employees has grown dramatically. Does the international social work community need to look in the mirror? Do some NGOs ... -
Where are the records? Handling lost/destroyed records in child welfare tort litigation.
(American Bar Association (ABA), 2011-08)As child welfare professionals, we have all encountered the “missing” record, most often during day-to-day advocacy. For those who practice child welfare tort litigation, incomplete discovery is also common, even ... -
A tool to help track employment trends.
(American Public Human Services Association-APHSA, 2011-08)In every aspect, globalization and the Internet have rapidly changed the century’s first decade. Consequently, the 21st century’s second decade will reshape the way jobs, benefits and labor law are perceived. ... -
Keeping Foster Children Safe in the Water.
(American Public Human Services Association-APHSA, 2011-10)The article outlines the state regulations regarding swimming pool safety for children in foster care. It states that foster parents should notify licensor when installing a swimming pool. It indicates that the entrances ...
