Knowledge Base

Adapted from a Best Practice Model for Dependency, Abuse & Neglect Cases

Link to website that provides information on violence and drug prevention programs that meet a high scientific standard of effectiveness.

This NRCFCPPP report presents an emerging model of CW supervision ideas and practices that can radically improve the ability of supervisors and agencies to serve the needs of children and families.

Link to a six-module on-line training from the University of Minnesota's School of Social Work.

Guidelines for a common language and framework with which to understand the conditions, challenges, and opportunities of evidence based practice in child welfare.

These ratios of clients to staff members offer guidance based on the field's consensus of what constitutes best practice.

From the National Association of Social Workers, this publication provides standards can be regarded as a basic tool for social work practice in child welfare

Link to PolicyForResulgs.org for an online guide offering policy recommendations and the available research and practice evidence that informs them.

This publication from the Chadwick Center for Children and Families discusses some lessons learned and recommendations regarding the spread of best practice in the treatment of trauma in children

2005 publication from the National Implementation Research Network (NIRN) and Univ of South Fl., provides framework and recommendations to promote sucessful implementation of programs

A 2008 Resource Guide from the Foster Family-based Treatment Association, provides a summary of some of the EBP that are most relevant to TFC providers

Link to the CEBC for a database of scientifically rated child welfare programs.

Description of Current Programs Rated at the CEBC’s Highest Scientific Level

Link to site that allows you to search for EBP for youth by risk factors or protective factors.

Link to web tool from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; users can search for evidence based programs for youth with a focus on delinquency issues

Link to site that provides information on 'what works' as well as self assessments and tools to assist in strategy, financing, and accountability.

Link to site providing a searchable database of programs that work for children and families.

Link to a working paper (2009) from the Rand Corp providing a summary report from a Promising Practices Network project on abuse prevention.

The Findings of the Kauffman Best Practices Project: a coordinated effort to end child abuse through collective action, and social and political advocacy.

In FY 2001, the Children’s Bureau initiated the Emerging Practices in the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect project to harvest new information on programs and initiatives operating around the country for the prevention of child maltreatment, and to disseminate that information to the professional community.

Link to ACF Children's Bureau for the project summary for the 2008 discretionary grants for Supporting Evidence-Based Home Visiting to Prevent Child Maltreatment (listed above)

(Child Welfare Information Gateway, 2003) Suggestions for practice based on research which explores decision making and outcomes of unsubstantiated investigations.

Link ACF Children's Bureau providing information on 17 discretionary grant and cooperative agreement awards across the nation for existing evidence-based home visiting programs.

This publication details a systematic review of the effectiveness of early childhood home visitation programs on the prevention of violence.

From the National CW Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice (2001), this article describes the benefit of the differential response approach

Link to CPYP.org for a Workgroup Report from the 2003 National Youth Permanence Convening. It offers recommendations for best practice when working toward permanency for youth.

Bulletin from ChildWelfare.gov outlines barriers to permanency for older youth in care and strategies for permanency planning.

Sep'09 edition of "Adoption Advocate," a publication of the National Council for Adoption

Link to the National Alliance to End Homelessness for their issue brief that describes some strategies being used to combine housing and youth services for homeless youth.

This review from the Center for Advanced Studies in CW and the U of MN School of Social Work looks at the needs of youth in TFC and practices for involving FP in the planning process.

Excerpt from Child Welfare League of America Standards of Excellence for Family Foster Care Services, provides information on programs around the country for transitioning youth

Lessons Learned from Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice, report from the Jim Casey Youth Opportunity Initiative

2007 Literature Review from the Quality Improvement Center on Non-Resident Fathers, includes a comprehensive listing and descriptions of fatherhood programs.

Publication from ABA Center on Children and the Law provides information regarding the barriers to non-resident father involvement and steps that can be taken to improve involvement.

Link to NRCFCPPP for an on-line tool that provides opportunities to learn about promising practices and approaches to family engagement.

This document (link to CWLA.org)is the first step in outlining a framework for developing best practices to address the mental health and substance use/abuse needs of children in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems.

From NAMI. This guide is designed to inform families about evidence-based practices (EBPs) in children’s mental health and to share information on an array of

Developed from the Oct'07 Best Practices for Mental Health in Child Welfare Consensus Conference sponsored by Casey Family Programs, the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the REACH Institute.

From the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). NREPP is a searchable database of interventions for the prevention and treatment of mental and substance use disorders. SAMHSA has developed this resource to help people, agencies, and organizations implement programs and practices in their communities.

Report from Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare at the U of MN School of Social Work presents a review of FP training programs

This literature review focuses on risk and protective factors for placement stability and preventing disruptions in Foster Care.