Addresses trauma screening and assessment for parents and children in the child welfare system, with a focus on how information gained through screening can help inform casework practice, improve family engagement, and guide decision-making regard
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Defines the elements of a trauma-informed child welfare system.
Provides an overview of current issues, challenges, and emerging practices facing child welfare jurisdictions as it relates to children who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation.
Reports findings from research on crossover youth.
Discusses how mental health professionals can work with child protective services workers to provide trauma-informed care to infants and toddlers who come to their attention because of abuse or neglect.
Discusses how child-serving systems can improve their response to the needs of youth that cross over from child welfare to juvenile justice.
Describes the many transitions experienced by young traumatized children in the child welfare system and the challenges that they pose for young children.
Describes the impact of traumatic separation, attachment, and attachment disruption on children and adolescents.
Describes, compares, and contrasts three specific trauma screening and assessment instruments that have been used extensively within child welfare settings.
Explores the rationale for and utility of screening and assessing for trauma in child welfare setting.