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The New Zealand Family Group Conference Confidentiality Protections: Lessons Learned and an Application in U.S. Child Welfare Systems
Author(s) -
MerkelHolguin Lisa,
Cooke Allan,
Evans Denise,
Beck Kelly L.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
family court review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.171
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 1744-1617
pISSN - 1531-2445
DOI - 10.1111/fcre.12458
Subject(s) - statutory law , statute , neglect , confidentiality , welfare , child protection , context (archaeology) , child abuse , family law , political science , law , child support , welfare system , criminology , sociology , psychology , poison control , medicine , suicide prevention , psychiatry , environmental health , geography , archaeology
With the adoption of statutes, policies and administrative guidance since the late 1980s, statutory child welfare agencies around the world have been implementing practice approaches to resolving and addressing child abuse and neglect concerns that involve extended family systems in decision making and planning. One such approach is the family group conference (FGC), enshrined in New Zealand law. This article provides a historical context and describes numerous provisions of the family group conference that protect participants and the proceedings. It then describes applications of FGC‐like approaches in the United States where practice models and policies—not laws—guide the implementation of such approaches.