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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi all! I went looking for the suggested book as it
sounds very helpful to my studies and it seems that the book is actually
entitled "Shattered Bonds....."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>:))</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>p.s. <A
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0815322887/qid=1108702786/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/102-7029559-4904954?v=glance&s=books";><STRONG><FONT
color=#000000>Children of Color: Research, Health, and Policy Issues (Reference
Books on Family Issues)</FONT></STRONG></A> looks like a good source
also!<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dianna Beck, BSW Student </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Temple University</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=lfontes@rcn.com href="mailto:lfontes@rcn.com";>Lisa fontes</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu
href="mailto:CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu";>Child Maltreatment
Researchers</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 15, 2005 8:30
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Out of Home Placements and
Abuse</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Our colleague from
</SPAN></FONT><st1:country-region><st1:place><FONT face=Arial color=blue
size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Australia</SPAN></FONT></st1:place></st1:country-region><FONT
face=Arial color=blue size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> points out the risk
for aboriginal children, but the
</SPAN></FONT><st1:country-region><st1:place><FONT face=Arial color=blue
size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">U.S.</SPAN></FONT></st1:place></st1:country-region><FONT
face=Arial color=blue size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> has similar issues
regarding the historic removal of Native American children from their homes,
and now the disproportionate removal of Black children. I hope people will
consider the issues <SPAN class=GramE>raised</SPAN> in the book: <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><U>Broken Bonds: The Color of Child
Welfare</U> when considering the issues around reunification versus getting
children adopted out (or put into permanent state care). These are <U>not</U>
race neutral questions, because the standards and the options offered and the
risk of removal rather than supportive services vary by race.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Lisa Fontes,
Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Springfield
College<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">-----Original
Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B>
owner-CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu
[mailto:owner-CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Paul Tait<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Tuesday, February 15, 2005 7:56
AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Child Maltreatment
Researchers<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> RE: Out
of Home Placements and Abuse</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=blue
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Unfortunately things
are never so straight forward and the pragmatic approach can result in as many
unhappy outcomes as occur with reunification.We have generations of
Aboriginal people in Australia who can attest to that.Removing children may
make them "safer" but does not necessarily result in good outcomes in the
long run for children. The disruption of the early attachment with biological
parents has profound effects. Our system does not always successfully
manage children placed in care and the results are often repeated placement
breakdown and very disturbed children. Our challenge is to strive or the best
system for the support of these very needy children and their families.
We have a long way to go.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=blue
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Paul
Tait Paediatrician</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=blue
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Child
Protection Unit</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=blue
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Children's Hospital @
Westmead</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=blue
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Sydney,
Australia</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">-----Original
Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B>
emart@comcast.net [mailto:emart@comcast.net]<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Tuesday, 15 February 2005 5:36
AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Child Maltreatment
Researchers<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</SPAN></B> VINCENT
FISH<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: Out of
Home Placements and Abuse</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
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size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Vincent,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">It is interesting that this comes up
today, since I just had a discussion with a social worker I supervise who
works in a group home for abused children. There seems to be a strange
double standard when it comes to child abuse as compared to other types of
domestic abuse. Can anyone imagine that a judge in DV case would order
the batterered wife into marital counseling with her abuser prior to the
abuser being treated, acknowledging their issues and completing treatment?
Or ordering the wife to meet with the abusive husband at a restaurant to
insure the continuity of the relationship? But this kind of thing goes on
all the time with children under the guise of family reunification. Given
the high rate of treatment failure and high rate of child abuse recidivism,
I think it would make sense to be <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">more pragmatic and less ideologically
driven in these types of cases.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">--<BR>Eric G. Mart, Ph.D., ABPP <BR>311
Highlander Way <BR>Manchester, New Hampshire 03103 <BR>Phone: 603/626-0966
<BR>Fax: 603/622-7012
<BR>www.psychology-law.com<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">-------------- Original message
-------------- <BR><BR>> I think you're asking a complex question--or
perhaps you're interested <BR>> in a much more specific question--and
that any answers depend on what <BR>> groups are being compared and the
study methodology. (For instance, <BR>> it's obviously different
comparing overall risk of abuse in placement <BR>> to risk in the
general population, vs. to risk for already placed <BR>> children if
returned home. Also, sometimes abuse that occurs while the <BR>> child
is placed but on a home visit may be counted as "abused in <BR>>
placement," sometimes only abuse that happens in the placement is <BR>>
counted.) My impression from reviewing the research on this some time
<BR>> ago is that, in general, kids who've been abused in their
families are <BR>> safer when placed, but I can't recall the studies
off-hand. Mor! eover, <BR>> with the exception of a very few specific
programs like Multisystemic <BR>> Therapy, there's no good research
support for the idea that "family <BR>> preservation" type programs
reduce the abuse risk in at-risk families. <BR>> (See, for example,
Chaffin, Bonner, & Hill, Family preservation and <BR>> family
support programs: Child maltreatment outcomes across client risk <BR>>
levels and program types, in Child Abuse & Neglect, Vol 25(10), Oct
<BR>> 2001. pp. 1269-1289.)Unfortunately, I'm not aware of any studies
that <BR>> focus on handicapped children per se. <BR>> Good luck,
<BR>> Vince <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> ----- Original Message -----
<BR>> From: RobertELongo@aol.com <BR>> Date: Saturday, February 12,
2005 6:08 pm <BR>> Subject: Out of Home Placements and Abuse <BR>>
<BR>> > <BR>> > Hello everyone: <BR>> > I am looking for
research or literature that might support the <BR>> > bel! ief that
<BR>> > children are more likely to be physically or se xually
abused in <BR>> > an out of home <BR>> > placement, and
especially if they are handicapped children. Does <BR>> > anything
<BR>> > of this nature exist? <BR>> > Thank you <BR>> >
<BR>> > Rob Longo <BR>> > Independent Consulting and Training
<BR>> > Sexual Abuse Prevention & Education Resources <BR>>
> Charleston, South Carolina <BR>> > www.roblongo.com <BR>>
> <BR>> >
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