Examples of this are Child Welfare Services or Mental Health Services (Casey Outcomes & Decision Making Process [CODMP], 1998). From here on, they must decide on "Service or Intervention Processes", "Child Welfare Principles", and an "Outcome Domain." This is a basic terminology that many social workers use in defining what kind of care the child needs. Once a child is placed in a permanent and safe home the following "Child Welfare Principles" play a big part in assuring that a child's basic nurturing and survival needs are met. "Child and Family Well-Being" is important because it means that the child has an opportunity to grow and develop in an environment that provides consistent nurture, support, and stimulation (Casey Outcomes & Decision Making Process [CODMP], 1998). Support from the family helps children to grow and develop in a positive way. .
The next five parts of these principles require help from the community, the social worker, and the family. They include:.
1. Community Supports for Families.
2. Family-Centered Services.
3. Cultural Competence.
4. System Accountability and Timelines.
5. Coordination of System Resources.
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Before all these systems are used, a social worker sets a goal and uses these strategies to help them achieve that goal with their clients. They set long and short-term goals that are realistic and achievable. Frequent re-evaluation of the goals is also important to make .
certain that improvements are being made. This set of philosophical principles above help them select the key outcomes and the strategies for achieving them. .
Many child welfare services have their own personal strategies that are detailed and complex. Strategies that they use come from national policies/values that drive their delivery system. The National Coalition for Child Protection Reform is an example of one. This agency has three main recommendations for social workers to help prevent the trauma of foster care; and keeping children with their own families and still assuring their safety.