Project Description
Subject Summary, July 2009
Author: Colleen Fisher
As an often invisible population within the Child Welfare system, very little empirical research has been done to explore and identify the unique challenges and experiences of GLBTQ youth in out-of-home care. The limited knowledge base in this area largely focuses on practice guidelines for workers and policy suggestions for child welfare organizations. In comparison to research about GLBTQ homeless youth, much of what we know about sexual minority youth in the Child Welfare system comes from just a few samples. Child Welfare researchers and practitioners invested in this population universally agree that more research is needed to better understand the service needs of GLBTQ youth.
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CASCW’s subject summaries were developed by affiliated faculty within the School of Social Work from 2004–2010. Child welfare-relevant evaluation findings, which include current policies and practices affecting Title IV-E eligible families and children, are incorporated into these supplemental training materials.
Each Subject Summary contains features such as discussion questions, selected references, additional resources, suggested guest speakers and a PowerPoint presentation.
