Readings and Resources

Below is a list of Readings and Resources that provide more information on the topics covered in each Module.

Child Welfare System Issues

Children’s Mental Health: What Every Policymaker Should Know.

Stagman, S. and Cooper, J.L. (2010). Columbia University: National Center for Children in Poverty http://nccp.org/publications/pub_929.html

Ensuring the Healthy Development of Infants in Foster Care: A Guide for Judges, Advocates and Child Welfare Professionals.

Dicker, S., Gordon, E., and New York State Permanent Judicial Commission on Justice for Children. (2004). Washington DC: Zero to Three. http://main.zerotothree.org/site/DocServer/Infant_Booklet.pdf?docID=1847

Healing the Youngest Children: Model Court-Community Partnerships.

Hudson, L. Klain, E. Smariga, M. Youcha, V. (2007). Chiamulera, C.S. (Ed.) American Bar Association and Zero to Three. http://main.zerotothree.org/site/DocServer/Healing_the_Youngest_Children.pdf?docID=3761

MAT Procedure Guide.

Department of Children and Family Services. http://lacdcfs.org/katieA/policies/060050005MATv0608.pdf

Questions Every Judge and Lawyer Should Ask About Infants and Toddlers in the Child Welfare System.

Osofsky, J., Maze, C., Lederman, C., Grace, M. and Dicker, S. (2002). National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. http://www.npr.org/programs/atc/features/2003/mar/juvenile_court/questions_every_judge_should_ask.pdf

Visit Coaching: Building on Family Strengths to Meet Children’s Needs.

Beyer, M. (2004). NYC Administration for Children’s Services. http://martybeyer.com/user_files/documents/visit_coaching_manual%5B1%5D.pdf

Visitation with Infants and Toddlers in Foster Care: What Judges and Attorneys Need to Know.

Smariga, M. Chiamulera, C.S. (Ed.) American Bar Association and Zero to Three. http://main.zerotothree.org/site/DocServer/Visitation_with_Infants_and_Toddlers_in_Foster_Care.pdf?docID=3981

Developmental Delays and Challenges

Language development and delay in internationally adopted infants and toddlers.

Glennen, S. (2002). American Journal of Speech - Language Pathology. (11, 4) ProQuest Psychology Journals. http://www.cckm.ca/CPSLPR/pdf/Glennen2002.pdf

Special Education Rights & Responsibilities.

Disability Rights California. (2011). http://www.disabilityrightsca.org/pubs/504001.pdf

Early Childhood Development

Immunizations.

California Department of Health Services. http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/immunize/Documents/imm234e.pdf

From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The Science of Early Childhood Development.

National Research Council and Institute of Medicine. (2000). Committee on Integrating the Science of Early Childhood Development, Jack P. Shonkoff and Deborah A. Phillips, eds. Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.

Pathways to Competence: Encouraging Healthy Social and Emotional Development in Young Children.

Landy, S. (2009). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Company.

Pathways to Competence for Young Children: A Parenting Program.

Landy. S and Thompson, E. (2006). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Company.

Promoting Mental Health in Los Angeles County: It Takes a Community.

Chan, S. (2010). Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health. http://www.patbrowninstitute.org/documents/PromotingMentalHealth10-15-2010.pdf

The Emotional Life of the Toddler.

Lieberman, A. (1993). New York: The Free Press.

The Power of Early Childhood. Perry, B. D. (2005).

Kansas Health Foundation, Leadership Institute. http://www.slc.edu/media/cdi/pdf/Longfellow08_Perry_Policy.pdf

Touchpoints: The Essential Reference.

Brazelton, T.B. (1992). Reading, Massachusetts: Perseus Books.

Early Intervention

A Community-Based Response to Part C: A Community Embraces Its Most Vulnerable Children.

Maltese, J., Aguayo, J., and Chavez, J. (2011). Zero to Three Journal. 17-23.

A Developmental Systems Model for Early Intervention.

Guralnick, M.J. (2001). Infants and Young Children. (14: 2) Research Library. 1-18. http://depts.washington.edu/chdd/guralnick/pdfs/dev_sys_model_EI_IYC_10_01.pdf

Early intervention with multi-risk families: An integrative approach.

Landy, S., and Menna, R. (2006). Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Company.

Mental Health in Early Intervention: Achieving Unity in Principles and Practice.

Foley, G., and Hochman, J. (Eds.). (2006). Baltimore, MD: Brookes Publishing.

The Importance of Early Intervention for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities and their Families.

The National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC). (2011). North Carolina. http://www.nectac.org/~pdfs/pubs/importanceofearlyintervention.pdf

Parent-Child Relationship

Age-specific observations of the parent–child interaction.

Dixon, S. and Stadtler, A. (2002). In Jellinek M, Patel BP, Froehle, MC. (Eds.) Bright Futures in Practice: Mental Health—Volume II. Tool Kit. Arlington: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health. http://www.brightfutures.org/mentalhealth/pdf/professionals/in/observation.pdf

Improving Maternal and Infant Mental Health: Focus on Maternal Depression.

Onunaku N. (2005). Los Angeles, CA: National Center for Infant and Early Childhood Health Policy at UCLA. http://www.healthychild.ucla.edu/PUBLICATIONS/Maternal%20Depression%20Report%20FINAL.pdf

Loneliness, Depression, Stress, and Social Supports in Neglectful Families.

Gaudin, J.M., Polansky, N.A., Kilpatrick, A.C., and Shilton, P. (2010). American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 63: 4. 597-605. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1037/h0079475/abstract

Nurturing Children and Families: Building on the Legacy of T. Berry Brazelton.

Lester, B.M. and Sparrow, J.D. (Eds.) (2010). Blackwell Publishing.

Serve and Return Interaction Shapes Brain Circuitry.Video.

National Scientific council on the Developing Child at the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. http://www.youtube.com/m_5u8-QSh6A

Strengthening Families Assessment Forms.

Center for the Study of Social Policy. http://www.cssp.org/

When a Parent is Incarcerated: A Primer for Social Workers. Lincroft, Y. (2011). https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxjYXNhZXhhbXBsZXxneDo2MDViNjNkMGVkODA3ODIw&pli=1

Poverty

Childhood Poverty Persistence: Facts and Consequences.

Ratcliffe, C. and McKernan, S. (2010). The Urban Institute. Washington, DC: The Urban Institute. http://www.urban.org/uploadedpdf/412126-child-poverty-persistence.pdf

Poverty, Trauma, and Infant Mental Health.

Lieberman, A.F. and Osofsky, J.D. (2009). Zero to Three. http://main.zerotothree.org/site/DocServer/30-2_Lieberman.pdf?docID=12481

Race, Development, and the Child Welfare System

Addressing Racial Disproportionality in Child Welfare.

Administration for Children and Families. (2011). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/issue_briefs/racial_disproportionality/racial_disproportionality.pdf

Children of color in the child welfare system: Perspectives from the child welfare community.

Administration for Children and Families. (2005). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/otherpubs/children/

Inequities in Infancy: Addressing the Overrepresentation of African American Infants in the Child Welfare System.

Harden, B.J. (2008). Zero to Three. 28:6. 5-12.

Race Matters in child welfare.

Derezotes, D., Poertner, J., and Testa, M. (2005). Washington, DC: Child Welfare League of America.

Resilience

Building Resilience: The Power to Cope With Adversity.

Beardslee, W.R., Avery, M.W., Ayoub, C.C., Watts, C.L. and Lester, P. (2010). Zero to Three Journal. 50-51. http://www.zerotothree.org/maltreatment/31-1-prac-tips-beardslee.pdf

Parental Resilience (Resource List).

US Department of Health and Human Services. Child Welfare Information Gateway. http://www.childwelfare.gov/can/factors/resilience.cfm

Self Regulation

Affect Regulation and the Repair of the Self.

Schore, A.N. (2003). New York: W. W. Norton & Company.

Self-Regulation: A Cornerstone of Early Childhood Development.

Gillespie, L., and Siebel, N. (2006). Beyond the Journal: Young Children on the Web. http://journal.naeyc.org/btj/200607/Gillespie709BTJ.pdf

Separation and Attachment Disturbance

Separation and Reunification: Using Attachment Theory and Research to Inform Decisions Affecting the Placements of Children in Foster Care.

Goldsmith, D.F., Oppenheim, D. and Wanlass, J. (2004). Juvenile and Family Court Journal. 1-14. http://main.zerotothree.org/site/DocServer/Goldsmith_et_al_on_Attachment_and_Foster_Care.pdf?docID=1849

Signs of Stress in Children Under 5 Years Old.

Hope is Shining. (2011). http://www.hopeshining.org/learn_signs_under_five.php.

When a Child is Inconsolable: Stay Near.

Murphy, L.B. (1988). Zero to Three Journal. http://main.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ter_key_temp_inconsolable

Statistics and Policy

A Science-Based Framework for Early Childhood Policy: Using Evidence to Improve Outcomes in Learning, Behavior, and Health for Vulnerable Children.

Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. (2007). http://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/reports_and_working_papers/policy_framework/

Early Experiences Matter: A Guide to improved policies for Infants and Toddlers.

Zero to Three. (2009). Washington, DC: Zero to Three. http://main.zerotothree.org/site/DocServer/Policy_Guide.pdf?docID=8401

Fast Facts: Teen Childbearing in the United States, Final 2008 Birth Data.

National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. (2010). http://www.teenpregnancyhartford.org/Documents/FastFacts_TeenChildbearing_Final2008BirthData.pdf

Infants in the child welfare system: A developmental framework for policy and practice.

Harden, B.J. (2007). Washington, DC: Zero to Three.

Informing Policy Choices about Infants and Toddlers.

Zero to Three. (2009). http://main.zerotothree.org/site/DocServer/DataMar5Singles.pdf?docID=7881

Securing a Bright Future: Infants and Toddlers in Foster Care.

Zero to Three. (2009). Washington, DC: Zero to Three.http://main.zerotothree.org/site/DocServer/FosterCareSingMar5.pdf?docID=7887

Trauma, Abuse and Neglect and Early Childhood Development

A Call to Action On Behalf of Maltreated Infants and Toddlers.

Cohen, J. Cole, P., Szrom, J. (2011). American Humane Association, Center for the Study of Social Policy, Child Welfare League of America, Children’s Defense Fund, and Zero to Three. http://www.zerotothree.org/child-development/health-nutrition/childwelfareweb.pdf

Caring for Children Who Have Experiences Trauma: A Workshop for Resource Parents.

National Child Traumatic Stress Network. (2011). http://nctsnet.org/products/caring-for-children-who-have-experienced-trauma

Early Childhood, Domestic Violence, and Poverty: Helping Young Children and Their Families.

Schechter, S. (Ed.) (2004). Iowa City: University of Iowa. http://www.nccev.org/pdfs/series_all.pdf

Effects of Stress on the Developing Brain.

McEwen, B. S. (2011). New York: The Dana Foundation. http://dana.org/WorkArea/showcontent.aspx?id=34230

Hidden Violence: Protecting Young Children at Home.

Bernard van Leer Foundation. (2011). Early Childhood Matters. Moreno, T. (Ed.) The Netherlands: Bernard van Leer Foundation. http://www.bernardvanleer.org/Hidden-violence-Protecting-young-children-at-home

Hope and Healing: A Caregiver’s Guide to Helping Young Children Affected by Trauma.

Rice, K.F. and Groves, B.M. (2005). Washington, DC: Zero to Three.

In Brief: The Impact of Early Adversity on Children’s Development.

Cambridge: Harvard University. Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. developingchild.harvard.edu/download_file/-/view/65/

Sexually Assaulted Children: National Estimates and Characteristics.

David Finkelhor, D., Hammer, H. and Sedlak, A.J. (2008). U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/214383.pdf

The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study: Child Abuse and Public Health.

Anda, R. Chicago: Prevent Child Abuse America. http://www.preventchildabuse.org/publications/cap/documents/AndaWHTPPR.pdf

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