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Child Welfare Research

Advances for Practice and Policy

Edited by Duncan Lindsey and Aron Shlonsky

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Published: 25 April 2008

416 Pages | 20 line illus.

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Child Welfare Research

Advances for Practice and Policy

Edited by Duncan Lindsey and Aron Shlonsky

Description

Research has already been a significant factor in child welfare policy in recent years, but this essential new volume demonstrates that it has taken a leading role in the field to spur and guide change. In the incisive chapters gathered here, some of the field's top investigators present their work and assess its effect on the full spectrum of child welfare services. Future generations of researchers, as well as students, practitioners, and service providers, will find the resulting text indispensable.
Edited by Duncan Lindsey and Aron Shlonsky, two of the discipline's most articulate voices, the book covers every base. The opening chapters situate child welfare research in the modern context; they are followed by discussions of evidence-based practice in the field, arguably its most pressing concern now. Recent years have seen historic rises in the number of children adopted through public agencies and, accordingly, permanent placement and family ties are critical topics that occupy the book's core, along with chapters broaching the thorny questions that surround decision-making and risk assessment. The urgent need for a more effective use of research and evidence is highlighted again with looks at the future of child protection and how concrete data can influence policy and help children. Finally, in recognition of the growing importance of a global view, closing chapters address international issues in child welfare research, including an examination of policies from abroad and a multinational comparison of the economic challenges facing single mothers and their children.

With its insightful treatment of child welfare services in terms of the broader welfare system and acknowledgment of the myriad problems child welfare agencies face, this exceptional compendium offers a rich understanding of the social conditions that influence contemporary child welfare and enables the field to move ahead without losing sight of valuable lessons that have been learned.

Child Welfare Research

Advances for Practice and Policy

Edited by Duncan Lindsey and Aron Shlonsky

1. Epidemiology of Child Maltreatment
2. Informing Child Welfare: The Promise and Limits of Empirical Research
3. Providing More Effective, Ethical Services: The Philosophy and Process of Evidence-Based Practice
4. How Do We Know What Works?: The Quality of Published Reviews of Evidence-Based Practice
5. The Influence of an Adoption Experiment on Social Policy
6. New Permanency Strategies for Children in Foster Care
7. The Transition to Adulthood Among Youth "Aging Out" of Care: What Have We Learned?
8. Moving Restorative Justice Interventions into Domestic Violence Treatment
9. A Descriptive Study of Intimate Partner Violence and Child Maltreatment: Implications for Child Welfare Policy
10. Decision Making in Child Welfare: Constraints and Potentials
11. Lessons from Research on Decision-Making
12. Assessing Risk Throughout the Life of a Child Welfare Case
13. Improving Social Work Through the Use of Technology and Advanced Research Methods
14. The Future of Child Protection Revisited
15. The Implementation of Market-Based Child Welfare Innovations
16. Self-Evaluation: Using Data to Guide Policy and Practice in Public Child Welfare Agencies
17. Comparing Welfare and Child Welfare Populations: An Argument for Rethinking the Safety Net
18. Promoting Child Well-Being through Early Intervention: Findings from the Chicago Longitudinal Study
19. Heeding Horton: Transcending the Public Welfare Paradigm
20. Accounts at Birth: Creating a National System for Savings and Asset Building with Children's Savings Accounts
21. Beyond Child Welfare: International Perspectives on Child and Family Policies
22. The Effect of Children on the Income Status of Female-headed Households: An Intercountry Comparison
Bibliography
Index

Child Welfare Research

Advances for Practice and Policy

Edited by Duncan Lindsey and Aron Shlonsky

Reviews and Awards

"This is a welcome resource, providing evidence to inform a wide range of child welfare issues. The editors and authors are wise in defining child welfare as more than foster care and protective services, and in placing children in the context of family. The chapters focus not simply on problems, but also on healthy child development. Overall, this book can inform a more comprehensive vision of child welfare practice and policy, which is long overdue."--Michael Sherraden, Youngdahl Professor of Social Development and Director, Center for Social Developmetn, Washington University in St. Louis

"Combining the latest knowledge in child welfare research with illustrations of its applicability in practice and policy, Lindsey and Shlonsky provide critical evaluations and reviews of evidence-based literature to guide the reader in exploring issues in child welfare service provision. The text captures the complexity of the field and of current practice illustrating the many ways in which research and critical research reviews can aid policy and practice. The authors present an array of substantive material to prompt thoughtful and serious problem-solving discussions."--Susan J. Wells, Gamble-Skogmo Professor in Child Welfare and Youth Policy, University of Minnesota School of Social Work

"Lindsey and Shlonsky have put together a survey of the field of child welfare-essays that promise to lead policymakers and practitioners toward reliable and innovative responses to challenging problems. An incredible collection."--Linda G. Mills, Professor of Social Work, Public Policy and Law, New York University

"A treasure trove for serious scholars of child welfare. Lindsey and Shlonsky and their distinguished contributors highlight in exquisite detail the multi-faceted nature of child welfare research and its enormous potential to alter the face of existing policy and practices. A must read for those who seek an evidence-informed and more humane child welfare system."--James K. Whittaker, Charles O. Cressey Endowed Professor Emeritus, The University of Washington School of Social Work

"This is a landmark contribution to the field of child welfarethe star-studded line-up of authors is united in its commitment to practice based upon the evidence. If anyone should doubt how far the field has come in recent years, let them read this."--James Barber, Provost, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia