This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cebc4cw.org/
This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cebc4cw.org/
Here are your search results for programs in the Topic Area - Post-Permanency Services:
The programs listed below have a full program description. They have been reviewed by the CEBC and, if appropriate, been rated using the Scientific Rating Scale. You can see the full rating scale on the right.
Occasionally program representatives who are invited to submit information on their program decline or do not respond, click here to see if there are any declining or non-responding programs for Post-Permanency Services
You can also read why the Advisory Committee chose Post-Permanency Services as a topic area at the bottom of this page.
Programs with a Scientific Rating of 2 - Supported by Research Evidence
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See why Post-Permanency Services was selected by the Advisory Committee.
What is Post-Permanency Services as it relates to Child Welfare?
Post-Permanency Services are described as those services that ensure the continuing stability, safety, and well-being for children and youth who have moved from the temporary custody of the child welfare system into a permanent legal arrangement with committed caregivers. These arrangements constitute reunification with the child's birth parents, or adoption or legal guardianship by relatives (kinship care) or non-relatives.
Many of these post-permanency services are developed as part of the planning process prior to the attainment of legal permanence. These services meet the unique and ever-changing needs of children and the families that care for them and may include:
-information & referral
-education (parenting skills, advocacy skills with school systems, etc.),
-clinical and therapeutic services
-access to material resources
-access to community based supportive networks (such as support groups, recreational activities & respite care)
These services are provided through referrals to community-based agencies many of which provide services through contractual arrangements that the child welfare agency has in place.
Why Post-Permanency Services was chosen by the Advisory Committee?
Since the passage of the Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) of 1997, and the mandate for timely permanency, child welfare systems have substantially increased the number of foster children that reunify or attain legal permanence through adoption and legal guardianship. However, less attention has been paid to address the continuing needs of former foster children and the families that have committed to a permanent connection. It is well known that access to services for these children and families tend to be less available then they were when the child was in the formal system. All the while, the needs for these services and supports may remain the same or even increase as children and families go through different developmental and life cycle changes.
In order to support continuing stability, safety, and well-being and prevent unnecessary re-entry into the foster care system, child welfare agencies and their community partners need to provide an array of accessible and timely services that are uniquely tailored to their needs (e.g., kinship care services). Special consideration to cultural, linguistic, and ethnic aspects should be taken, given the large numbers of youth and families of color impacted by child welfare systems.
Jorge Cabrera
Senior Director
Casey Family Programs
San Diego, CA