Wraparound: definition, context for development, and emergence in child welfare
- Author:
- FERGUSON Charlie
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Public Child Welfare, 1(2), 2007, pp.91-110.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Wraparound has grown in stature as a way to provide services to some of the neediest children and families in the foster care system in the United States. With this growth there is a need for clarification of Wraparound's definition, a description of its development, and an understanding of where it fits within the field of child welfare. This paper aims to clarify the definition of Wraparound, as well as its relationship with the closely linked system of care philosophy, before discussing its emergence from the field of mental health and use in child welfare. This clarity is necessary for successful research, evaluation, policy-making, and practice. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
- Subject terms:
- interagency cooperation, intervention, mental health problems, vulnerable children, child and adolescent mental health services;
- Location(s):
- United States
- Link:
- Journal home page
- ISSN online:
- 1554-8740
- ISSN print:
- 1554-8732