Resources in this section will help managers and administrators in evaluating their programs and include examples of evaluations of national adoption-related programs.
Adoption Without Boundaries: An Evaluation of AdoptUsKids.org Shows the Website Is Successfully Connecting Children and Families Across all 50 States
Child Welfare League of America
Children's Voice, 16(3), 2007
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Highlights the AdoptUsKids interactive database, a multifaceted project supported by the Children's Bureau, that is designed to recruit foster and adoptive families for children who are unable to live safely with their birth parents.
AdoptUsKids National Photolisting Service: Characteristics of Listed Children and Length of Time to Placement
Avery, Butler, Schmidt, & Holtan
Children and Youth Review, 31(1), 2009
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Evaluates State use of the federally funded AdoptUsKids photolisting service during its first 5 years of operation. The study also provides an evaluation of a major Federal initiative focused on permanency for children in State child welfare systems and includes policy and practice implications.
NNAAP Training and Technical Assistance Evaluation: 2005-06
McKendall-Stephens (2007)
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Discusses an evaluation of the progress of the National Network of Adoption Advocacy Programs, a collaborative partnership of more than 30 U.S. organizations that includes One Church, One Community, child-placing agencies, parent support organizations, and other child welfare organizations.
The National Evaluation of the Court Improvement Program
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Children's Bureau, & Planning and Learning Technologies (Pal-Tech) (2006)
Provides information on the National Evaluation of the Court Improvement Program, which describes how State courts improve their oversight of foster care and adoption cases and analyze the outcomes achieved. The program also provides information on effective models for juvenile and family court reform.
The Postadoption Experience: Adoptive Families' Service Needs and Service Outcomes
Child Welfare League of America (2006)
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Provides information about several research studies commissioned by Casey Family Services to examine fundamental postadoption issues, including evaluating the effectiveness of services.
Training for Managers and Supervisors to Enhance Their Capability to Understand and Implement ASFA: Final Report
Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service (2004)
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Identifies critical competencies needed by supervisors and managers and offers a competency-based curriculum, "Bringing Together the Child Welfare Team."