Long-Term Foster Care in Washington Childrens Status and Placement Decision-Making

Compares placement decisions & funding methodologies for residential care services for children in long-term foster care & examines the best practices in other states. Addresses placement decision-making & Washington state's funding methodologies. The study was designed to answer the following research questions: As a group, how are Washington's children in long-term foster care functioning & behaving? Are these children placed in the right settings? Does the state have an adequate supply of placement options for its foster care population? The authors learned about the history & functioning of a representative sample of children at each level of care.Berliner, Lucy is the author of 'Long-Term Foster Care in Washington Childrens Status and Placement Decision-Making' with ISBN 9780756714727 and ISBN 0756714729.