Vulnerability, Risk, Protective Factors, and the Quality of Child-Parent Attachment in Foster and Adoptive Families
This review of the literature uses the theoretical perspective of attachment theory to examine key factors in the parent/child relationship in foster and adoptive families.
Infusing Protective Factors in Child Welfare Practice
The presentation explores a series of concepts related to protective factors relative to the child welfare system as well as several example programs.
Risk and Protective Factors for Child Abuse and Neglect
This bulletin is an excerpt from Emerging Practices in the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (2003), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Children’s Bureau, Office on Child Abuse and Neglect.
The Three Pillars of TraumaWise Care: Healing in the Other 23 Hours
This article discusses three factors for creating environments of healing and resilience. The article is targeted for those caring for or educating children with trauma.