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Families for Children: International Strategies To Build In-Country Capacity in the Philippines, Thailand, Romania, and India.
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Stiles, Carole F.; Dhamaraksa, Darawan; dela Rosa, Rosario; Goldner, Tanya; Kalyanvala, Roxana – Child Welfare, 2001
Describes international programs developed in collaboration with Holt International Children's Services, a nongovernmental organization fostering international adoptions and assisting in developing child care programs and practices, in the Philippines, Thailand, India, and Romania. Considers strategies used for program development, including…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Child Welfare, Foster Care, International Cooperation
Foster Care and Adoption Policy in Romania: Suggestions for International Intervention.
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Johnson, Alice K.; And Others – Child Welfare, 1993
Examines the economic policies that led to the institutionalization of large numbers of children under inhuman conditions during the Ceausescu regime in Romania. Also examines the efforts of the present Romanian government, national and international organizations, and private groups to place such children with adoptive families both in Romania…
Descriptors: Adoption, Child Health, Child Neglect, Children
Confronting Adolescent Bias and Intolerance through Cross-Cultural Immersion: An American-Croatian Collaboration.
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Dale, Nan; Danko, Roman; Breen, Markham – Child Welfare, 2001
Describes a partnership to develop youth leaders and interventions to reverse violence and bigotry among youth growing up in a war zone. Details how the Croatian Project REACH (Recreational and Educational Activities for Children's Health) and U.S Children's Village exposed youth from both countries to experiences that helped them examine their…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Change Strategies, Child Development, Child Welfare
Organizational Responses to the Convention on the Rights of the Child: International Lessons for Child Welfare Organizations.
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Woll, Lisa – Child Welfare, 2001
Describes ways six large, international, child-focused nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have responded to the nearly universal ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). Considers the role of NGOs in drafting the CRC, changes in their human rights/child rights programs, and the inclusion of children's participation in…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Childrens Rights, Foreign Policy, International Cooperation
Effectively Responding to the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children: A Comprehensive Approach to Prevention, Protection, and Reintegration Services.
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Barnitz, Laura – Child Welfare, 2001
Discusses the international problem of commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) and efforts to stop the practice and assist the victims. Considers initiatives to formulate a worldwide policy against CSEC, and anti-CSEC efforts in the United States, including law enforcement and education, and advocacy efforts and services for youth.…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Children
Child Labor: A Forgotten Focus for Child Welfare.
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Otis, Jack; Pasztor, Eileen Mayers; McFadden, Emily Jean – Child Welfare, 2001
Discusses the worldwide problem of child labor and efforts to advocate for the welfare of these impoverished children. Considers factors that contribute to the continued use of child labor and the resistance of these labor practices to reform. Discusses child labor in the United States, and urges public advocacy for labor reform within child…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Child Advocacy, Child Labor, Child Welfare
The Multinational Transfer of Competency-Based Foster Parent Assessment, Selection, and Training: A Nine-Country Case Study.
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Herczog, Maria; van Pagee, Rob; Pasztor, Eileen Mayers – Child Welfare, 2001
Describes transfer of methods of the PRIDE program for foster parent training and assessment from Sweden and Finland, to Hungary, Norway, Poland, and Estonia. Discusses three critical factors: program content, methodology used to accomplish the transfer, and commitment of the transferring organizations and individuals involved. Considers the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Welfare, Foreign Countries, Foster Care