The Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA)
Refer to the Policy Research Starter in the Learning Resources. These resources provide a start for finding information on the policies for this Quick Guide. However, you may need to do additional research.
Refer to the Social Welfare Policy: Search Tips site listed in the Learning Resources for tips on finding additional information.
Explore these policies:
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
Family Preservation Act
The Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA)
BY DAY 7
For each policy (Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, Family Preservation Act, and The Adoption and Safe Families Act), briefly:
Explain how the policy is addressed at the federal, state, and local level.
What programs were developed from this policy?
Reflect on how the policy affects or may affect your community, geographic area, or potential clients.
Then, address this unique prompt for this week’s Quick Guide:
Describe one strategy for integrating cultural humility into implementation for one of the policies.
Sample Solution
On November 19, 1997, the President signed into law (P.L. 105-89) the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997, to improve the safety of children, to promote adoption and other permanent homes for children who need them, and to support families. This new law makes changes and clarifications in a wide range of policies established under the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act (P.L. 96-272), the major federal law enacted in 1980 to assist the states in protecting and caring for abused and neglected children.
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