100795: A Resilience-Based Model of Reunification and Re-entry for Children

About the Course:

This study presents a resilience-based model for the successful reunification of children in out-of-home care services. Individual, familial, and environmental risk and protective factors associated with reunification and reentry into out-of-home care were gleaned from relevant literature and inform the construction of the model. The resilience-based model demonstrates that high levels of protective factors can buffer or even weaken the hold of risk factors, thereby reducing the likelihood of reentry. The importance of resilience-informed interventions in preventing reentry and promoting the continued reunification of children is highlighted. The implications of this resilience-based model for practice and research are discussed. COURSE SYLLABUS I. Introduction II. Resilience as a Concept III. Resilience Factors Related to Out-of-Home Placement IV. A Resilience-Based Model for Out-of-Home Care Services V. Discussion and Practice Implications

Journal/Publisher:

Families in Society (Alliance for Children and Families)

Publication Date:

2005/ Vol. 86, No. 2

Authors

M. Thomas, PhD, LCSW; David Chenot, MSW; Barbara Reifel, MSW, LCSW

About the Authors:

Assistant Professor California State University, Bakersfield Department of Social Work

Title IV-E Director California State University, Bakersfield Department of Social Work

Lecturer California State University, Bakersfield Department of Social Work

Recommended For:

This course is recommended for social workers, counselors, psychologists, and other human services and behavioral health professionals who seek knowledge about resilience in children. It is appropriate for participants with all levels of knowledge about the topic.

Course Objectives:

1. Identify resilience factors related to successful reunification and to reentry into out-of-home placement.

2. Describe a resilience-based model for out-of-home care services and reunification.