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Document Type

Article

Publication Date

January 2009

Publication Title

Research on Social Work Practice

Volume

19

Issue Number

4

First Page

446

Last Page

459

DOI

10.1177/1049731508329388

Keywords

reunification, adoption

Disciplines

Social Work

Abstract

Objective: The child welfare practice of concurrent planning attempts to shorten children's stays in foster care. There is very little quantitative research on concurrent planning's effects. This study examines the influence of concurrent planning practice elements (reunification prognosis, concurrent plan, full disclosure, and discussion of voluntary relinquishment) on reunification and adoption. Method: Using a sample of 885 children, an observational design, and statistical controls, children who received concurrent planning elements were compared to those who did not. Results: Findings show discussion of voluntary relinquishment to be positively associated with adoption and full disclosure to be negatively associated with reunification. Conclusions: Concurrent planning's benefits may require more intensive services to be fully realized. Care should be taken to ensure activities achieve their intended effects.

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Copyright © 2009 SAGE Publications. The published version of the article may be found online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049731508329388.

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