| Author(s) | National Technical Assistance and Evaluation Center for Systems of Care. |
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| 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
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.
Additional Resources
Using the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale
http://cecp.air.org/interact/expertonline/strength/empower/3.asp
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, Definitions and User's Guide
http://ssw.unc.edu/jif/public_index.htm
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