Evidence for Child Welfare Practice

This book provides a "work-in-progress" that seeks to capture the micro (direct service) and macro (managerial) perspectives related to identifying evidence for practice within the practice domain of public child welfare.This book was published as a special issue of the Journal Of Evidence-Based Social Work .

Introduction (Michael J. Austin) PART I: EVIDENCE FOR DIRECT PRACTICE Assessment in Child Welfare Understanding and Addressing Racial/Ethnic Disproportionality in the Front End of the Child Welfare System (Kathy Lemon Osterling, Amy D'Andrade, and Michael J. Austin) Risk and Safety Assessment in Child Welfare: Instrument Comparisons (Amy D'Andrade, Michael J. Austin, and Amy Benton) Family Assessment in Child Welfare Services: Instrument Comparisons (Michelle A. Johnson, Susan Stone, Christine Lou, Cathy Vu, Jennifer Ling, Paola Mizrahi, and Michael J. Austin) Assessing Child and Youth Well-Being: Implications for Child Welfare Practice (Christine Lou, Elizabeth K. Anthony, Susan Stone, Catherine M. Vu, and Michael J. Austin) Child Welfare Outcomes Understanding and Measuring Child Welfare Outcomes (Amy D'Andrade, Kathy Lemon Osterling, and Michael J. Austin) Substance Abuse Interventions for Parents Involved in the Child Welfare System: Evidence and Implications (Kathy Lemon Osterling and Michael J. Austin) Assessing Parent Education Programs for Families Involved with Child Welfare Services: Evidence and Implications (Michelle A. Johnson, Susan Stone, Christine Lou, Jennifer Ling, Jennette Claassen, and Michael J. Austin) PART II: EVIDENCE FOR MANAGEMENT PRACTICE Evidence-Based Practice in the Social Services: Implications for Organizational Change (Michelle Johnson and Michael J. Austin) Implementing Evidence-Based Practice in Human Service Organizations: Preliminary Lessons from the Frontlines (Michael J. Austin and Jennette Claassen) The Dissemination and Utilization of Research for Promoting Evidence-Based Practice (Kathy Lemon Osterling and Michael J. Austin) Impact of Organizational Change on Organizational Culture: Implications for Introducing Evidence- Based Practice (Michael J. Austin and Jennette Claassen) Knowledge Management: Implications for Human Service Organizations (Michael J. Austin, Jennette B. Claassen, Catherine M. Vu, and Paola Mizrahi)