Debate 1: Views on Foster Care and Adoption
Should Gay and Lesbian couples be allowed to adopt? Yes
Seminar leaders: A:
Should Gay and Lesbian couples be allowed to adopt? No
Seminar leaders:A:
Debate 2, Critical Views of Child Abuse in America
Should Police Have Greater Authority in Investigating Cases of Suspected Child Abuse?--Yes
by Duncan Lindsey and Wesley E. Hawkins in Controversial Issues in Child Welfare, Edited by Eileen
Gambrill and Theodore J. Stein, (Eds.)p. 73.
Seminar leaders:
Should Police Have Greater Authority in Investigating Cases of Suspected Child Abuse?--No
by Thomas P. McDonald and Nico Trocme in Controversial Issues in Child Welfare, Edited by Eileen
Gambrill and Theodore J. Stein, (Eds.)p. 73.
Seminar leaders:
Debate 3: Family Preservation
Are Intensive Family Preservation an Effective Approach --Yes
by Peter Pecora in Controversial Issues in Child Welfare, Edited by Eileen Gambrill Theodore J. Stein,
(Eds.), p. 290.
A Synthesis of Research on Family Preservation and Family Reunification Programs
by Julia H. Littell and John R. Schuerman (University of Chicago)
A Review of Family Preservation and Family Reunification Programs
By Westat, Inc. in association with James Bell Associates, Inc., and The Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago
Seminar leaders:
Are Intensive Family Preservation an Effective Approach --No
by Tina Rzepnicki in Controversial Issues in Child Welfare, Edited by Eileen Gambrill Theodore J. Stein,
(Eds.) p. 303.
Debate 4, Welfare Reform has been good for Child Welfare
Advantage: HOW TO REFORM WELFARE
by Robert Rector
Implementing Welfare Reform and Restoring Marriage
Robert Rector
Seminar leaders: A:
Disadadvantage: Potential Effects of Congressional Welfare Reform Legislation on Family Incomes
by Sheila Zedlewski, Sandra Clark, Eric Meier, Keith Watson
Seminar leaders: A:
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Debate 5, Is Poverty a Key Contributor to Child Maltreatment? -- Yes
by LeRoy Peltonin Controversial Issues in Child Welfare, Edited by Eileen Gambrill
Theodore J. Stein, (Eds.)p. 16.
Seminar leaders: A:
Debate 2, Is Poverty a Key Contributor to Child Maltreatment? -- No
by Joel S. Milner in Controversial Issues in Child Welfare, Edited by Eileen Gambrill
Theodore J. Stein, (Eds.)p. 22.
Debate 6, What can be done about Teen Pregnancy?
Conservative: No More Home Alone: End money for teen moms who evade adult supervision
by James Q. Wilson & Kathleen Sylvester
Pro-Life Dilemma: Pregnancy Centers and the Welfare Trap
by Frederica Mathewes-Green
Seminar leaders: A:
Liberal: The National Strategy To Prevent Out-of-Wedlock Teen Pegnancies
Beginning Too Soon: Adolescent Sexual Behavior, Pregnancy and Parenthood --A review of research and interventions by Kristin A. Moore, Brent C. Miller, Barbara W. Sugland, Donna Ruane Morrison, Dana A. Glei, Connie Blumenthal
Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Research & Practice
by Robert Hughes, Jr. & Dalauna Sutton
Seminar leaders: A:
Debate 7 Child Support Programs
We should adopt a Child Support Assurance Program, Yes
We should adopt a Child Support Assurance Program, No