CHILD WELFARE PRACTICE IN FOSTER AND KINSHIP CARE, PERMANENCY, AND ADOPTION

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Junior standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Summer 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate an understanding of the logistical context of foster and kinship care, including history, relevant federal legislation, public child welfare processes, and foster home licensing. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Describe the benefits of placement with kin and compare outcomes of children placed with kin/like kin and children placed in traditional foster care placements. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Distinguish between policies, programs, and practices and investigate each against various outcomes. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Examine how intersecting identities including race, gender, sexual orientation, age and class impact all stages of the child welfare and out-of-home care process. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Appraise various permanency outcomes for children and families. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Analyze problems in the public child welfare system such as disparities related to race and investigate individual and systemic factors that may be contributing to these disparities. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate an understanding of the logistical context of foster and kinship care, including history, relevant federal legislation, public child welfare processes, and foster home licensing. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Describe the benefits of placement with kin and compare outcomes of children placed with kin/like kin and children placed in traditional foster care placements. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Distinguish between policies, programs, and practices and investigate each against various outcomes. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Examine how intersecting identities including race, gender, sexual orientation, age and class impact all stages of the child welfare and out-of-home care process. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Appraise various permanency outcomes for children and families. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Analyze problems in the public child welfare system such as disparities related to race and investigate individual and systemic factors that may be contributing to these disparities. Audience: Graduate