Child Welfare League of America

CWLA Standards of Excellence for Health Care Services for Children in Out-of-Home Care, Revised Edition



CWLA Standards of Excellence for Health Care Services for Children in Out-of-Home Care, Revised Edition This revised 2007 edition of the CWLA Standards of Excellence for Health Care Services for Children in Out-of-Home Care describe best practices for the planning, provision, and evaluation of health care services for children in out-of-home care. They address the needs of children for physical, dental, and mental health services as well as developmental services and describes how out-of-home care providers and child welfare workers, working in collaboration with health care providers, can meet those needs.

These standards describe:
  • The principles that provide the framework for the provision of health care services for children in out-of-home care
  • The process for assessing the health care needs of children
  • The range of health care services that children in out-of-home care may require
  • The programmatic components needed for the effective organization and administration of health care services for children in out of home care
  • The role of community support in ensuring that the health care needs of children and families are met

    Table of Contents
    Introduction • Framework for the Provision of Health Care to Children in Out-of-Home Care • Assessing Health Care Needs • Health Care Services • Organization and Administration of Health Care Services • Community Participation and Support

    Related Titles:
    CWLA Standards of Excellence (Complete Set)
    CWLA Standards Binder

    Price: $16.95
    CWLA Stock Number: 1057
    Publication Date: 2007
    ISBN-13: 9781587601057