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Family Engagement and Collaborative Decision‐Making Processes Provide Multiple Benefits in Child Welfare Cases
Author(s) -
Browe Olson Kelly
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.12527
Subject(s) - mediation , welfare , psychology , group decision making , juvenile , public relations , political science , social psychology , law , biology , genetics
This article is about the importance of family engagement and collaborative decision making in child welfare cases. It briefly reviews the history of mediation and family group meetings and suggests that juvenile courts and child welfare agencies should thoughtfully prioritize and expand their use of the techniques and processes of interdisciplinary collaborative decision‐making and dispute resolution that have been successful for over thirty‐five years.