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An Individualized, Strengths-Based Approach in Public Child Welfare Driven Systems of Care

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National Technical Assistance and Evaluation Center for Systems of Care.
Year Published 2008

Demonstration Sites, References, and Additional Resources

Improving Child Welfare Outcomes Through Systems of Care Demonstration Grant Communities

California - Partnering4Permanency - Valerie Earley, Project Director, vearley@ehsd.cccounty.us

Colorado- Jefferson County System of Care - Susan Franklin, Project Director, SFrankli@jeffco.us

Kansas - Family Centered Systems of Care - Beth Evans, Project Director, ebme@srs.ks.gov

Nevada - Caring Communities Project - Tiffany Hesser, Project Director, HesserTi@co.clark.nv.us

New York - The CRADLE in Bedford Stuyvesant: A Systems of Care Initiative - Nigel Nathaniel, Project Director, Nigel.Nathaniel@dfa.state.ny.us

North Carolina - Improving Child Welfare Outcomes Through Systems of Care - Eric Zechman, Project Director, ericzechman@ncmail.net

North Dakota - Medicine Moon Initiative: Improving Tribal Child Welfare Outcomes Through Systems of Care - Deb Painte, Project Director, debp@nativeinstitute.org

Oregon - Improving Permanency Outcomes Project - Patrick Melius, Project Director, Patrick.J.Melius@state.or.us

Pennsylvania - Locally Organized Systems of Care - Andrea Richardson, Project Director, c-arichard@state.pa.us

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References

Brun, C., & Rapp, R. (2001). Strengths-based case management: Individuals' perspectives on strengths and the case manager relationship. Social Work, 46(3), 1-11.

Green, B. L., McAllister, C. I., & Tarte, J. M. (2004). The strengths-based practices inventory: A tool for measuring strengths-based service delivery in early childhood and family support programs. Families in Society, 85(3), 327-334.

Huebner, R. A., Jones, B. L., Miller, V. P., Custer, M., & Critchfield, B. (2006). Comprehensive family services and customer satisfaction outcomes. Child Welfare, 85(4), 691-714.

Kral, R. (1989). Strategies that work: Techniques for solutions in the schools. Milwaukee, WI: Brieg Family Therapy Center.

Shireman, J. (1998). System of care evaluation: The evaluation of strengths/needs based practice. [Electronic version]. Portland, OR: Portland State University, Regional Research Institute.

Waldfogel, J. (2000). Reforming child protective services. Child Welfare, 79(1), 43-57.

Whitley, D. (1999). Strengths-based case management: The application to grandparents raising grandchildren. Families in Society, 80(2), 110-119.

Zlotnik, J. L., DePanfilis, D., Daining, C., & Lane, M. M. (2005). Key strategies to educate public child welfare workers and improve child welfare systems. The Evaluation Exchange, 10(4), 10-11.

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Additional Resources

Using the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale

Child Welfare Information Gateway, Systems of Care Resource Library
www.childwelfare.gov/topics/management/reform/soc/library/

North Carolina Family Assessment Scale, Version 2.0
Scale and Definitions: https://cscbroward.org/sites/default/files/2018-06/NCFAS%20Scale_Defs.pdf

Database Installation and User's Guide: https://cscbroward.org/sites/default/files/2018-06/NCFAS%20Quick%20Guide.pdf

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