title: Policy and practice for response to foster families when child abuse or neglect is reported.
abstract: For reasons discussed in this article, it is in the nature of family foster care that allegations of abuse and/or neglect in foster homes will arise. How an agency acts before, during, and after these eventualities has long-lasting implications for the well-being of foster children and of foster parents and their own children, as well as for foster home recruitment.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Carbino
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D002655:Child Custody / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005581:Foster Home Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007872:Legal Guardians; D014481:United States