A principles-based approach to evaluating family engagement group strategies
Lessons from a IV-E Waiver Demonstration Project
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12803196 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marlo A Perry (University of Pittsburgh, corresponding author), Mary Elizabeth Rauktis (0000-0002-0161-9337, University of Pittsburgh), Helen Cahalane (University of Pittsburgh) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 533-548 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Public Child Welfare (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1554-8732 • E-ISSN: 1554-8740 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15548732.2021.1931629 |
| OpenAlex | W3169611495 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 16 |
Family engagement conferences are a commonly utilized strategy in child welfare to empower families to make decisions for the safety and well-being of their own children. However, there is mixed evidence about their effectiveness, in large part due to the lack of detail about what is actually occurring in those conferences. Using data from a Title IV-E waiver, the present study utilized a principles-focused evaluation approach to explore how well a set of different family engagement models employed across six county child welfare systems adhered to a common set of principles. Findings suggest that the specific name or branding of a family engagement model – and their model-specific practices, such as private family time – matters less than the general components of practice and fidelity with which they are carried out. Further, this study provides evidence for the ability to conduct an evaluation of similar – but not identical – conferencing models across multiple sites
Alternative medicine · Evidence-based practice · Fidelity · Political science · Set (abstract data type · Waiver · Welfare · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child Welfare and Adoption · Computer Science · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice
Challenges in Measuring the Fidelity of a Child Welfare Service Intervention
Family participation in child protection practice
Responsive Regulation in Child Welfare
Family group decision making
Expedited family group engagement and child permanency
New roles for families in child welfare
Outcomes of family centered meetings for families referred to Child Protective Services
Child welfare involvement and contexts of poverty
Family group decision making
Assessing Model Fidelity in Two Family Group Decision-Making Programs
The Complexity of Fidelity in Measuring System Change
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |