101162: Courting Disaster: Permanency Planning for Children

About the Course:

This article Courting Disaster: Permanency Planning for Children outlines the steps in the court process to investigate allegations of abuse, neglect, or abondonment protective hearings for children. This course covers Adobe pages 17-22 only.

Journal/Publisher:

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Publication Date:

Spring/Summer 1994

Author

Patricia J. White

About the Authors:

Patricia J. White is a Senior State Training Specialist with the Permanency Planning for Children Project.

Recommended For:

This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially addiction counselors, psychologists, mental health counselors, social workers, and nurses who seek knowledge about Permanency Planning for Children. It is appropriate for all levels of participants’ knowledge.

Course Objectives:

1. Explain the permanency planning for children process.

2. Describe the steps in the court process when allegations have been made in regard to abuse, neglect, or abandonment.

3. Identify some of the changes in both federal and state legislation regarding juvenile and family courts.