Assignment task:
For each policy (Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, Family Preservation Act, and The Adoption and Safe Families Act), briefly:
Explain how the policy is addressed at the federal, state, and local level.
What programs were developed from this policy?
Reflect on how the policy affects or may affect your community, geographic area, or potential clients.
References:
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. (n.d.). Child welfare information gateway.
This website contains comprehensive information about child welfare policies and programs.
Children's Bureau. (2019, Feb.). About CAPTA: A legislative history
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
Child Welfare Information Gateway. (2019). About CAPTA: A Legislative History. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Children's Bureau.
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. (n.d.). Family preservation services. Child Welfare Information Gateway.
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. (n.d.). State statutes search. Child welfare information gateway
Engel, J. W. (2019). Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974. Salem Press Encyclopedia.
Parker, A. R. (2018). The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978. In Pathways to Indigenous Nation Sovereignty: A Chronicle of Federal Policy Developments (pp. 39-44). Michigan State University Press.
Indian Child Welfare Act. (2010). In D. Batten (Ed.), Gale Encyclopedia of American Law (3rd ed., Vol. 5, pp. 413-414). Gale.