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Quality Improvement in Foster Care
Resources and information about quality improvement efforts in foster care programs, including foster care review boards.
The ABCs of Foster Care: Building Blocks to Cost Accountability and Management
Menefee & Schagrin
Administration in Social Work, 27(2), 2003
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Describes a systems model for foster care cost accountability and management that continuously monitors inputs, work processes, and outputs.
Assessing Key Results in Family Foster Care Using Multiple Measurement Approaches
Pecora, Williams, Downs, White, & Schockner (2002)
In Evaluation in Child and Family Services: Comparative Client and Program Perspectives
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Reviews the reasons for outcome measurement in family foster care and the relative merits of three approaches to measuring program results.
The Need for Self-Evaluation: Using Data to Guide Policy and Practice (PDF - 425 KB)
Annie E. Casey Foundation (2001)
Describes self-evaluation strategies used by Family to Family initiatives to evaluate programs serving foster care children and families.
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Foster care review
Case Planning and Review: Separate and Apart
Nabinger (2002)
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Examines the unique role of foster care review and why it should not be consolidated with case planning.
Collecting Review Data and Getting It Used
National Association of Foster Care Reviewers & Child Welfare Institute (2002)
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How to design a foster care review program's data collection system.
Financing Foster Care Review
National Association of Foster Care Reviewers & Child Welfare Institute (2002)
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How foster care review can be financed through title IV-E..
Strategic Planning for Effective Foster Care Review
National Association of Foster Care Reviewers & Child Welfare Institute (2002)
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Discusses strategic planning for effective foster care review.
Supporting Safety Through Case Review
Nabinger (2002)
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Discusses the role of case review in ensuring the safety of foster children.
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State and local examples
Arizona Foster Care Review Board
Arizona Supreme Court
Information about foster care review in Arizona.
Citizen Review Boards
Oregon State Courts Information about foster care review in Oregon.
Foster Care Review Board Overview
Michigan Courts
Information about foster care review in Michigan.
The Nebraska State Foster Care Review Board
Nebraska State Foster Care Review Board
Information about foster care review in Nebraska.
Utilization of Utah Foster Care Citizen Review Board Recommendations
Byrnes (2002)
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Studies the utilization of the Utah Foster Care Citizen Review Board's recommendations by the Utah Division of Child and Family Services and the Utah Juvenile Court.
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