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Home > Child Neglect: A Guide for Prevention, Assessment, and Intervention > Acknowledgements
Child Neglect: A Guide for Prevention, Assessment and Intervention.
User Manual Series (2006)
Acknowledgements Author Diane DePanfilis, Ph.D., M.S.W., is the Associate Dean for Research and an Associate Professor of Social Work at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, where she teaches social work practice and child welfare research courses in the Master of Social Work program, as well as research seminars in the doctoral program. She is also director of the Institute for Human Services Policy and codirector of the Center for Families, an interdisciplinary partnership between the schools of social work and medicine and the department of pediatrics. Over the past 30 years, she has provided child welfare services at the local level as a caseworker, supervisor, and administrator; worked as a consultant at the national level conducting program evaluations and providing training and technical assistance to social workers and other disciplines; and conducted extensive studies related to the delivery of child protective services and the prevention of child maltreatment. She is co-editor of the Handbook on Child Protection Practice and is a former president of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children. Contributing Authors Jeannie Newman, M.S.W., M.I.B.S., a consultant with Caliber, an ICF International Company, has held policy and direct practice positions in child welfare and family programs. She also has cultivated an extensive network in various related professional fields, including domestic violence, fatherhood, and poverty. She is currently the Project Manager for the User Manual Series. Lindsay Ritter Taylor, a former consultant with Caliber, an ICF International Company, worked on projects relating to various child welfare and juvenile justice issues. She helped author issue briefs highlighting findings from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being, a national sample of children who had been abused or neglected. Additionally, she worked with the Caliber technical assistance and evaluation teams on the Improving Child Welfare through Systems of Care grant project. Matthew Shuman, M.S.W., a consultant with Caliber, an ICF International Company, has more than 8 years experience in the human services field. He previously worked as an analyst in the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services on a variety of child welfare issues, including foster care, adoption, and child care. He also has researched and written several papers on child welfare issues. Jean Strohl, a consultant with Caliber, an ICF International Company, works as a senior writer/editor. She has more than 15 years of experience in writing about the influences of family and social environments on substance abuse and its prevention. She also has contributed to many publications on the subjects of cultural diversity and understanding the underlying patterns of beliefs and attitudes characteristic of Americans and other cultural groups (Hispanic, Asian, Middle Eastern, Russian). Acknowledgement of Prior Edition This manual was originally published in 1993 as Child Neglect: A Guide for Intervention by James Gaudin, Jr., Ph.D. The prior version and the author's other research and work informed and contributed to the development of this publication. Reviewers Jack Denniston, Child Welfare Information Gateway Howard Dubowitz, Ph.D., University of Maryland School of Medicine James M. Gaudin, Jr., Ph.D., University of Georgia Kathy Pinto, Howard County, Maryland, Department of Social Services Sandra Slappey, Child Welfare Information Gateway Sarah Webster, Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services (retired) Technical Advisory Panel The following were members of the January 2001 Technical Advisory Panel for the User Manual Series contract. The organizations identified reflect each member's affiliation at that time. Carolyn Abdullah Lien Bragg Sgt. Richard Cage Diane DePanfilis, Ph.D. Pauline Grant Jodi Hill Robert Ortega, Ph.D. Nancy Rawlings Barry Salovitz Sarah Webster Ron Zuskin The following members subsequently were added to the Technical Advisory Panel: William R. (Reyn) Archer III, M.D. David Popenoe, Ph.D. Bob Scholle Brad Wilcox, Ph.D. Additional Acknowledgements The third edition of the User Manual Series was developed under the guidance and direction of Irene Bocella, Federal Task Order Officer, and Catherine Nolan, Director, Office on Child Abuse and Neglect. Also providing input and review were Dr. Susan Orr, Associate Commissioner, Children's Bureau, as well as Sidonie Squier, Director, and Peter Germanis, National Policy Expert, Immediate Office of the Director, Office of Family Assistance, Administration for Children and Families. This manual was developed and produced by Caliber, an ICF International Company, Fairfax, VA, under Contract Number HHS-282-98-0025.
This material may be freely reproduced and distributed. However, when doing so, please credit Child Welfare Information Gateway. |
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