Understanding the effects of an interdisciplinary approach to parental representation in child welfare
| Autor: | Peter J. Pecora, Susan Jacobs, Yana Mayevskaya, Martin Guggenheim, Timothy Ross, Lucas A. Gerber, Yuk C. Pang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Juvenile court
Sociology and Political Science media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences 050301 education Criminology Education Representation (politics) Family preservation Foster care Child protection Agency (sociology) Developmental and Educational Psychology 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Psychology 0503 education Welfare Family reunification 050104 developmental & child psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Children and Youth Services Review. 116:105163 |
| ISSN: | 0190-7409 |
| Popis: | Prior research demonstrates that the interdisciplinary law office approach to parental representation in child welfare, used in the New York City Family Court, speeds up the time to permanency for children in foster care with no effect on child safety. Interrogating these findings further, this study utilizes a qualitative interview-based design to understand how the model works in practice to impact the outcomes of families’ cases. We interviewed 42 practitioners in the New York City Family Court and 17 parents who had had a recent child protection case in the New York City Family Court. Practitioners included judges, court attorneys, attorneys who represent parents in these cases, attorneys who represent children in these cases, and attorneys for the child welfare agency. Based on our analysis of these interviews, we identify three elements critical to the success of the interdisciplinary law office case practice approach: [1] uniform high-quality representation, [2] interdisciplinary practice, and [3] paying attention to the client’s well-being. These results shed light on why interdisciplinary law office parental representation effectively hastens reunification for children in foster care as compared to a solo practitioner attorney. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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