The Homebuilders model "is based on a crisis intervention theory, social systems theory and social learning theory" (Linblad et al. 1998, pg. 15). Their goal is to "add resources to relieve pressure and to facilitate the development of a safe, nurturing environment for children within the context of family" (Kinney, Haapala, and Booth, 1991, pg 3). There are different models of FPS, although many recognize the Homebuilders model as the prototypical family preservation service, yet all models have five charac

Besides keepng the children safer, they also benefit immensely from staying at home. By remaining in the home, safely with their family, children benefit from a number of psychological and developmental advantages. They are able to have a sencs of belonging and place, the security of membership and the assusrance of conforming to social norms. Children also benefit from the the continuance in identy and the special benefits of parent-child bonding. Whereas, "when children are removed from their family, they can be expected to suffer" (Nelson, 1990, pg 22). These hardships can include fear of the unknown, loss of identity, dinimished self-esteem, and stigmatization. "The adverse consequences for parents and siblings are identifiable as well--loss, humiliation, demoralizaiton, and a vulnerability to even greater incapacity in the future" (Nelson, 1990, pg 22).

In other words, that new expenditures for services that succed in avoiding placement for a significant fraction of families served are likely to be ‘repaid' through savings that accrue within a relatively brief period of time....Over time, an enlarged family preservation capacity may prove capable not only avoiding those costs associated with the particular placements it prevents, but also of makin more affordable the price of placements it cannot prevent. (Nelson, 1990, pg. 18)

In the placements that CPS agencies cannot prevent, FPS could have an important effect, simply by reducing the size of the demand for out-of-home placement. FPS may be able

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