Evidence-Informed Assessment and Practice in Child Welfare

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-x

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2. The Context for Providing Evidence-Informed Assessments for Children and Families

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Educating BSW and MSW Social Workers to Practice in Child Welfare Services

      • Michael J. Holosko, Erin Faith

      Pages 3-25

   3. Legal Requisites for Social Work Practice in Child Abuse and Neglect

      • John S. Wodarski, Jessica W. Johnston

      Pages 27-40

   4. Child Development

      • Michael J. Holosko, Sarah Tillotson, Johnna E. Ojo

      Pages 41-51

   5. Contributing Factors to Child Sexual Abuse

      • John S. Wodarski, Sandy R. Johnson

      Pages 53-65

   6. The Integrated Model for Human Service Delivery in Child Welfare

      • Marvin D. Feit, R. Manon Kraus, Aaron R. Brown

      Pages 67-81

3. Field-Tested Evidence-Informed Assessments

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 83-83

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   2. Risk Assessment: Issues and Implementation in Child Protective Services

      • Michael J. Holosko, Johnna Ojo

      Pages 85-97

   3. Assessment Methods

      • John S. Wodarski

      Pages 99-121

   4. Substance Use and Abuse: Screening Tools and Assessment Instruments

      • Marvin D. Feit, Cyomara Fisher, Joanna Cummings, Ashley Peery

      Pages 123-133

4. Field-Tested Evidence-Informed Interventions

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 135-135

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   2. The Process of Intervention with Multiproblem Families: Theoretical and Practical Guidelines

      • Michael J Holosko, Rachel Cooper, Kimberly High, Andrea Loy, Johnna Ojo

      Pages 137-164

   3. Comprehensive Treatment Model for Child Maltreatment

      • Marvin D. Feit

      Pages 165-187

   4. Child Maltreatment

      • Michael J. Holosko, Jason Bostur

      Pages 189-217

   5. Parent Training

      • John S. Wodarski, Mary Stangarone, Jaime Frimpong

      Pages 219-240

   6. Adolescent Employment Intervention

      • Shauna Cook, Cindy McCleary-North, Shannon Waldrup, Carrie Fair

      Pages 241-259

   7. The Empirical Base for the Implementation of Social Skills Training with Maltreated Children

      • Michael J. Holosko

      Pages 261-278

   8. Preventative Services for Children and Adolescents

      • Marvin D Feit, Jennifer Holmes, Jason Minor, Renee Strong, Kat Murphy

      Pages 279-293

   9. Summary: Field-Tested Evidence-Informed Assessment and Treatment for Practice in Child Welfare

      • Michael J Holosko

      Pages 295-298

This practice-oriented text presents evidence-based assessment methods and interventions that have been extensively field-tested in child welfare settings. The contributors offer empirical and field insights, comprehensive treatment models, and curricula in key areas such as child maltreatment, substance abuse, parent training, social skills, and youth employment interventions. For the professional reader, the book offers real-world guidance on social work practice, from hiring opportunities within a system to promoting lasting change as families and their issues grow increasingly complex. These chapters also take significant steps toward future improvements in child protection systems as the field evolves toward being more coordinated, effective, and professional.

Included in the coverage:

• Legal requisites for social work practice in child abuse and neglect.
• The integrated model for human service delivery in child welfare.
• Risk assessment: issues and implementation in child protective services.
• Substance use and abuse: screening tools and assessment instruments.
• The process of intervention with multi-problem families.
• Preventative services for children and adolescents.

Its multi-level approach makes Evidence-Informed Assessment and Practice in Child Welfare an essential professional development text for social workers, particularly those new to the job, as well as a progressive blueprint for social work administrators.

• Child Maltreatment
• Child Sex Abuse
• Child Welfare Practice
• Child and Adolescent Social Work
• Contributing Factors to Child Abuse
• Evidence-Informed Assessments for Children
• Issues and Implementation in Child Protective Services
• Multi-problem Families
• Parent Training
• Risk Assessment
• Service Delivery in Child Welfare
• Social Work Interventions
• Social Work Practice
• Substance Use and Abuse

“Evidence-Informed Assessment and Practice in Child Welfare provides an interesting and informed discussion of evidence-informed practices allowing readers to understand how to apply these practices in their own work. The authors’ focus on how to apply these practices provides an informative and useful perspective that adds to the child welfare literature. … the text will still be of interest to students, practitioners, and administrators who are interested in the balance between research, supported interventions, clinical expertise, and client/family needs.” (Terry V. Shaw, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 60 (48), November, 2015)

• School of Social Work, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA

  John S. Wodarski

• School of Social Work, University of Georgia, Athens, USA

  Michael J. Holosko

• Ethelyn R. Strong School of Social Work, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, USA

  Marvin D. Feit

JOHN S. WODARSKI, Ph.D., M.S.S.W., is a Professor of Social Work at the University of Tennessee College of Social Work. He also serves as a Senior Research Scientist with the University of Tennessee Children’s Mental Health Services Research Center. Dr. Wodarski received his B.S. degree from Florida State University, the M.S.S.W degree from the University of Tennessee, and the Ph. D. from Washington University in Saint Louis. From 1993-2000 he served as the Janet B. Wattles Research Professor and Director for the Research Center and Doctoral Program of the State University of New York at Buffalo. His main interests include Child and Adolescent Health Behavior, including research on violence, substance abuse, depression, sexuality and employment. Dr. Wodarski’s research experiences include multiple funded projects which form the basis for his knowledge of the use of peer structures to facilitate learning. He is currently serving as the Principal Investigator on three SAMHSA-funded grants: “HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse Primary Prevention in Minority Adolescents,” “HIV/AIDS Primary Prevention Program with Caribbean Youth,” and “The Expanded Care Coordination through the Use of Health Information Technology.”

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