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Child Care Of This: This definition is problem-focused, emphasizing prevention and remedy. It recognizes the value of strengthening a child care of this's own home where possible. Where this is not possible, a variety of substitute living situations is provided.
child care of this welfare services are directed to the social problem of deprivation of parental care. As the accompanying chart illustrates, they are designed to help with society's child care of this-rearing task in three important ways: (1) to substitute for parental care either partially or wholly according to a child care of this's individual needs; (2) to supplement the care that a child care of this receives, or to compensate for certain inadequacies or limitations in parental care; and (3) to support or reinforce the ability of parents to meet their child care of thisren's needs.
Service designed to substitute for natural parental care, either partially or completely, is still the predominant child care of this welfare service. Of the total number of child care of thisren receiving child care of this welfare services in the United States, more than half are receiving service away from their own homes and their own families.
Substitute care programs include foster family care, institutional care, and adoption.
Current Need for child care of this Welfare. A child care of this's need for parental care is universal. Geographical boundaries and the attitudes of a society at a given time mark tremendous differences in the provisions made to deal with deprivation of parental care, but need for parental care does not change. Neither does need for the favorable economic conditions, nor for the social supports that permit and sustain good parental functioning.
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