Children and Adolescents Category

Family Reunification: What the Evidence Shows

1 CE Hours
307 members have taken this course

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About the Course

Family reunification, the process of returning children in temporary out-of-home care to their families of origin, is the most common goal and outcome for children in out-of-home care. This course examines states’ successes and challenges related to family reunification, as documented in the Federal Child and Family Services Reviews; reviews research regarding factors contributing to timely, stable reunifications; offers specific program examples that illustrate these factors; and uses all of the above to suggest several guiding principles for practice in this critical area of permanency planning.

This course is based on the reading online article, Family Reunification: What the Evidence Shows created by Child Welfare Information Gateway staff

Publication Details

Journal/Publisher: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Publication Date: 2006

Course Material Author

Child Welfare Information Gateway staff

Child Welfare Information Gateway staff authored the material only, and was not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Target Audience

This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially psychologists, counselors, social workers, and nurses who seek knowledge about research and other supporting evidence regarding the efficacy of family reunification practices. It is appropriate for all levels of participants' knowledge.

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Examine and assess states' successes and challenges related to family reunification, as documented in the Federal Child and Family Services Reviews.
  2. 2 Describe research aspects of family reunification and how they impact services delivery.
  3. 3 Identify and critique examples presented from the field.
  4. 4 Explain principles of permanency planning for family reunification and how future research might help improve the process.

Disclosure to Learners

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Planners and Reviewers

The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Material Authors

Any relevant financial disclosures for course material authors can be found in the article.

Commercial support

There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

$18

Your CE Credits

Course Details

Reading Online
Course 101406

Availability

This course is retired. It is no longer available.

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