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Book Review.
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Pecora, Peter J.; Cline, Stephanie – Child Welfare, 1994
Reviews two books: (1) "Advancing Family Preservation Practice" (E. Susan Morton and R. Kevin Brigsby, editors) which summarizes Intensive Family Preservation Services in the United States over the past decade; and (2) "Marketing Strategies for Nonprofit Organizations" (Siri Espy) which discusses marketing and its application…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Marketing, Nonprofit Organizations, Social Theories
Proprietary Firms and Child Welfare Services: Patterns and Implications.
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Born, Catherine E. – Child Welfare, 1983
Data show that, despite philosophical opposition on the part of human service professionals, proprietary firms have become successful and apparently satisfactory providers of public child welfare services. Several attitudinal and administrative adjustments that could make contracting for services a less ideological and more effective procedure are…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Child Welfare, National Surveys, Nonprofit Organizations
The Changing Politics of Child Welfare Services: New Roles for the Government and the Nonprofit Sectors.
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Smith, Steven Rathgeb – Child Welfare, 1989
Discusses critical changes in child welfare agencies brought about by the growth since the early 1960s of purchase-of-service contracts between government and nonprofit agencies. (SAK)
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Nonprofit Organizations, Organizational Change, Private Agencies
Book Reviews.
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Williams, L. D.; And Others – Child Welfare, 1995
Reviews "Nonprofits for Hire" (Steven R. Smith and Michael Lipsky), on the advantages and disadvantages of pursuing or accepting government purchase-of-service contracts; "Birthmothers" (Merry B. Jones); "Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect" (National Research Council); and "Young, Poor, and Pregnant"…
Descriptors: Adoption, Biological Parents, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
Organizational Adaptation to Policy and Funding Shifts: The Road to Survival.
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Mordock, John B. – Child Welfare, 1989
Describes six survival strategies used by human service agencies in times of fiscal restraint. Discussed are political and funding strategies, and strategies to modify program resources, structural dimensions, roles, and administration. Also considered are factors that enable an agency to use the strategies. (RJC)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Change Strategies, Financial Policy, Financial Problems
Book Reviews.
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Campbell, James J.; Sullivan, Ann – Child Welfare, 1994
Reviews two books: (1) "LEAD!" (Richard Lynch), which outlines leadership principles for nonprofit and public agency managers; and (2) "Troubled Transplants: Unconventional Strategies for Helping Disturbed Foster and Adopted Children" (Richard J. Delaney and Frank R. Kunstal), which offers practical suggestions for intervention by parents and…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Book Reviews, Coping, Crisis Intervention
Understanding the Parents Who Are Mentally Retarded: Guidelines for Family Preservation Programs.
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Ray, Nancy K.; And Others – Child Welfare, 1994
Reviews the programs of eight nonprofit agencies in New York State that provide parenting training and direct assistance to parents who are mentally retarded. Briefly profiles the families in these programs. Discusses program experiences and common lessons learned by the programs. Sets forth guidelines for work with similar clients. (AS)
Descriptors: Family Programs, Family Relationship, Group Unity, Mental Retardation