scholarly journals Reimagining child welfare outcomes: Learning from Family Group Conferencing

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Family Group ◽  
Family Group Conferencing ◽  
Child Welfare Outcomes

scholarly journals Family group conferencing in Dutch child welfare: Which families are most likely to organize a family group conference?

2017 ◽  
Vol 83 ◽  
pp. 255-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon Dijkstra ◽  
Hanneke E. Creemers ◽  
Jessica J. Asscher ◽  
Maja Deković ◽  
Geert Jan J.M. Stams
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Family Group ◽  
Family Group Conference ◽  
Family Group Conferencing ◽  
Dutch Child

Increasing Social Support for Child Welfare-Involved Families Through Family Group Conferencing

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tyler W Corwin ◽  
Erin J Maher ◽  
Lisa Merkel-Holguin ◽  
Heather Allan ◽  
Dana M Hollinshead ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Family Group ◽  
Family Group Conferencing

scholarly journals A Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effectiveness of Family Group Conferencing in Child Welfare: Effectiveness, Moderators, and Level of FGC Completion

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon Dijkstra ◽  
Jessica J. Asscher ◽  
Maja Deković ◽  
Geert Jan J. M. Stams ◽  
Hanneke E. Creemers
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Professional Services ◽  
Family Group ◽  
Family Characteristics ◽  
Child Safety ◽  
Family Group Conferencing ◽  
Parental Empowerment ◽  
Home Placement

The present study examined the effectiveness of Family Group Conferencing (FGC) in child welfare. Effects were operationalized in terms of child safety (child maltreatment, supervision order, and out-of-home placement), number of professional services used, parental empowerment, and social support in a 1-, 3-, 6-, and 12-month follow-up. Furthermore, the influence of family characteristics and the level of FGC completion were examined. A total of 328 families were included, randomly assigned to an experimental group ( n = 229) and a care as usual (CAU) group ( n = 99). FGC was equally effective as CAU in improving child safety but resulted in more out-of-home placements. Furthermore, FGC resulted in a longer duration of child welfare involvement, a marginally higher number of professional services used, and increased parental empowerment and social support. Family characteristics did not moderate the results. Level of FGC completion was in general low. Higher levels of completion were related to a larger social network, a higher number of professional services used, and, marginally, less parental empowerment. In conclusion, although some beneficial results marginally support the use of FGC, it is the question whether these effects outweigh FGC costs, a longer duration of child welfare involvement and a higher number of professional services used.

scholarly journals Cost-effectiveness of Family Group Conferencing in child welfare: a controlled study

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon Dijkstra ◽  
Hanneke E. Creemers ◽  
Francisca J. A. van Steensel ◽  
Maja Deković ◽  
Geert Jan J. M. Stams ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Family Group ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Family Group Conferencing
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