Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare School of Social Work, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota

Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare

Research & Evaluation

Research Publications

The following is a list of papers and reports generated by Center-supported affiliates.

Adolescents and Child Welfare

CW360: Permanency or Aging Out: Adolescents in the child welfare system. Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare, Spring 2009

Educational Outcomes and Family Well-Being of Teen Parents: A Description of the High School Graduation, School Attendance, Subsequent Births, and Child Welfare Contacts of Teen Parents Served in Ramsey County, Minnesota. Anita Larson, 2006.

High School Graduation and Child Welfare: A Description of the Education Status of Older Minnesota Adolescents in the Academic Year After Substantiated Child Maltreatment Anita Larson and Marcie Jefferys, February 2006. (under Research Publications 2006)

Double Jeopardy: Youth Invovled in Dual Systems of Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice-Mental Health Screening Esther Wattenberg, August 2005

Male Offenders in Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems Jemel Aguilar and Laura Abrams, Fall 2004

Attachment

Reinforcing the Importance of Attachment for Child Welfare Practice Esther Wattenberg, July 2007

Considering Attachment Issues in Permanency Decisions Byron Egelnad, Martha Farrell Erickson and Esther Wattenberg, June 1998

Child Care

Let’s Look at a Bailout for Child Care, Too Anita Larson, December 2008

Families affected by the Loss of Basic Sliding Fee Child Care Assistance in 2003: Child Protection, School Attendance, Wage Status Anita Larson and Marcie Jefferys, May 2005

Child Care Assistance: A Discussion and Review of the Literature Anita Larson, 2007

Child Protection

Child Protection and Educational Neglect: A Preliminary Study Tim Zuel and Anita Larson, December 2005

Managing Child Protection Cases Involving People with Disabilities Elizabeth Lightfoot and Traci LaLiberte, Spring 2005

Referral for Disabilities: A New Responsibility for Child Protection Esther Wattenberg, February 2005

The Explanatory Interview of Maltreatment Report: The First Encounter in a Child Protection system Esther Wattenberg, July 2003

Children of Incarcerated Parents

CW360: A Comprehensive Look at a Prevalent Child Welfare Issue. Children of Incarcerated Parents. Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare, Spring 2008

Cultural Competency

The Impact of Child Welfare Services on Racial Disparities in Outcomes: Child Welfare Services for African American and Caucasian Children in Four Minnesota Counties

The Contribution of Ethnographic Interviewing to Culturally Competent Practice Esther Wattenberg, Winter 2001

Disabilities

Managing Child Protection Cases Involving People with Disabilities Elizabeth Lightfoot and Traci LaLiberte, Spring 2005

Referral for Disabilities: A New Responsibility for Child Protection Esther Wattenberg, February 2005

Domestic Violence

Assessing Child Exposure to Adult Domestic Violence Jeff Edleson, Fall 2006

Protecting Children in Families Involved in Domestic Violence Esther Wattenberg, Spring 1999

Education and Child Welfare

Minn-LInK Child Welfare Special Topic Report No. 8 Are Attendance Gains Sustained? A follow-up on the educational and child welfare outcomes of students with child welfare involvement for educational neglect by Anita Larson, Timothy Zuel and Mira Swanson

Are Attendance Gains Sustained? MinnLInK Brief #8, Summer 2009 by Anita Larson

Minn-LInK Child Welfare Special Topic Report No. 7 Homeless and Highly Mobile Students: A description of the status of homeless students from three school districts in Minnesota by Anita Larson and Danielle Meehan

Homeless and Highly Mobile Students - Minn-LInK Brief #7A, Spring 2009 by Anita Larson

Estimating Homeless and Highly Mobile Students - Minn-LInK Brief #7B, Spring 2009 by Anita Larson

Minn-LInK Child Welfare Special Topic Report No. 5 The Child Protection and Special Education Outcomes of Part C Participants by Anita Larson and Dan Stewart

Fall 2007 Update of Brief #2: Impact of Graduation on Adolescents Involved in Child Protection Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare  Minn-Link, Fall 2007

Follow up Brief – Brief #2: Teens With Prior Child Protection System Involvement Who Graduate From High School Have Higher Wages Than Those Who Do Not Graduate Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare, Minn-Link, January 2007

Child Welfare, High School Graduation, and Economic Outcomes: Follow-up on the economic outcomes of young adults who had substantiated maltreatment findings prior to their senior year of high school Anita Larson, 2006

Brief #1: Graduation Rates Are Low for Teens in Child Protection System Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare  Minn-Link, Spring 2006

High School Graduation and Child Welfare: A Description of the Education Status of Older Minnesota Adolescents in the Academic Year After Substantiated Child Maltreatment Anita Larson and Marcie Jefferys, February 2006

Educational Outcomes and Family Well-Being of Teen Parents: A Description of the High School Graduation, School Attendance, Subsequent Births, and Child Welfare Contacts of Teen Parents Served in Ramsey County, Minnesota Anita Larson, 2006

Child Protection and Educational Neglect: A Preliminary Study Tim Zuel and Anita Larson, June 2006

Family Group Decision Making

Family Group Decision Making: Incorporating Family Strengths, Concerns, and Resources in Developing a Safety Plan Esther Wattenberg, September 2002

Immigrants and Child Welfare

Final Report: New Populations in Rural Counties: Implications for Child Welfare Esther Wattenberg with assistance from Ann Beuch, June 2008

Kinship Care

Informal Kinship Care in Minnesota: A Pilot Study Pricilla A. Gibson, Fall 2005

Kinship Foster Care Esther Wattenberg, April 1998

Kinship Foster Care in Minnesota: A Study of Three Counties Sandra Beeman, Esther Wattenberg, Laura Boisen, and Susan Bullerdick; September 1996

Legislation

The Effect of Federal Child Welfare Legislation on Termination of Parental Rights in Minnesota: Establishing a Baseline Meghan Kelley, June 1999

Highlights of Minnesota’s New Child Welfare Law Meghan Kelley, October 1998

Minnesota Compliance with the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 Erin Sullivan Sutton, 1998

Mediation

Mediation for Child Welfare Esther Wattenberg, January 2002

Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP)

Seven Years of Welfare Reform-Weighing the Results: A Summary of the Research Findings on the Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) Lynda McDonnell December 2004

The Well-Being of Parents and Children in the Minnesota Family Investment Program in Hennepin County, Minnesota 1998-2002 David Hollister, Mary Martin, Jessica Toft, Ji-In Yeo, and Youngmin Kim; November 2003

Out of Home Care

Involving Foster Parents in Permanency Planning for Adolescents in Treatment Foster Care: Evidence-Based Practices by Kristine N. Piescher, Ph.D.

Evidence-Based Practice in Foster Parent Training and Support: Implications for Treatment Foster Care Providers by Kristine N. Piescher, Ph.D.

Involving Foster Parents in Permanency Planning for Adolescents in Treatment Foster Care: Evidence-Based Practices APPENDIX I - Quick Reference Guide by Kristine N. Piescher, Ph.D.

Evidence-Based Practice in Foster Parent Training and Support: Implications for Treatment Foster Care Providers Quick Reference Guide by Kristine N. Piescher, Ph.D.

Minn-LInK Child Welfare Special Topic Report No. 6 Children in Treatment Foster Care: Using agency data to study cross-system child outcomes by Anita Larson

Children in Treatment Foster Care - Minn-LInK Brief #6, Spring 2009 by Anita Larson

CW360: Permanency or Aging Out: Adolescents in the child welfare system. Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare, Spring 2009

Establishing Case Typologies in Foster Care: Summary of Research Results

Hennepin County Placement Stability/Instability Study

Foster Care Re-Entry Study

Issue #33 Contents of the Winter 2009 edition of Child Welfare News include:
  • Feature on Linda Pagenkopf- Area Training Manager for the North West region of Minnesota
  • Foster Family-Based Treatment Association

Visiting Children in Foster Care: Messages from the Practice Field Esther Wattenberg, Summer 2008

Abbreviated Reference Tool for Developmental Milestones

Preventing Placement Disruptions in Foster Care, Final Report for the Path Bremer Project Annette Semanchin Jones and Susan Wells, January 2008

National and State Maltreatment and Foster Care Case Data by Race Sarah Hastings and Marcie Jefferys, December 2005

Out of Home Placements Due to Parent Chemical Abuse and the Connection to Methamphetamine Addiction Tami Swenson and Marcie Jefferys, Fall 2004

Brief Encounters: Children in Shelter for 7 Days or Less Esther Wattenberg, Katherine Luke, and Molly Cornelius; June 2004

Child Welfare Longitudinal Project Special Topics Report #1: The Increase in Out of Home Placements Due to Parent Chemical Abuse in Greater Minnesota 2000-2002 Tami Swenson and Marcie Jefferys, December 2003

A Briefing Paper on the Minnesota Child Welfare System: Responding to the Needs of Children Unable to Live at Home Esther Wattenberg, Constance Fumea, April 2002 (No digital copy available. E-mail CASCW to request a copy. cascw@umn.edu)

Assuring the Well-Being School-aged Children in Foster Care Esther Wattenberg, Winter 2002

Siblings in Foster Care: Maintaining the Ties that Bind Esther Wattenberg, Fall 2000

A Memo on Legal Orphans: Are We Creating a New Class of Children in Limbo? Esther Wattenberg and Meghan Kelley, April 1999

Juvenile Out of Home Placement: A Program Evaluation with Joel Alter Office of the Legislative Auditor Q & A Esther Wattenberg, February 1999

Practice Issues in Concurrent Planning Esther Wattenberg, Winter 1999

Funding Issues in Out of Home Placement Services for Children Marcie Jefferys, January 1998 (No digital copy available. E-mail CASCW to request a copy. cascw@umn.edu)

Permanency

CW360° "Permanency or Aging Out: Adolescents in the Child Welfare System" Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare, Spring 2009

The Fatherhood Factor in Permanency Planning Esther Wattenberg, March 2004

Considering Attachment Issues in Permanency Decisions Byron Egelnad, Martha Farrell Erickson and Esther Wattenberg, June 1998

Post Adoption Services Esther Wattenberg, June 1998

Policy and Research

Bridging the Divide Between Policymakers and Researchers 

Marcie Jefferys, Kate Troy, Nora Slawik, and Liz Lightfoot; 2007

Protective Supervision

Protective Supervision: An Exploratory Study, Strengthening the Capacity to Respond to Children in High-Risk Families Esther Wattenberg and Kate Troy, July 2006

Reunification

Trial Home Visits: Strengthening Reunification Practices Esther Wattenberg, March 2006

Reunification Esther Wattenberg, February 1998

Sexual Abuse

Child Sexual Abuse: Understanding the Issues Jane Gilgun and Alankaar Sharma, Fall 2007

Siblings

Siblings in Foster Care: Maintaining the Ties that Bind Esther Wattenberg, Fall 2000

Substance Abuse

Wrap Up: Reflections and Recommendations: “The Meth Phenomenon: What Do We Know?” Esther Wattenberg, September 2004

Out of Home Placements Due to Parent Chemical Abuse and the Connection to Methamphetamine Addiction Tami Swenson and Marci Jefferys, Fall 2004

Child Welfare Longitudinal Project Special Topics Report #1: The Increase in Out of Home Placements Due to Parent Chemical Abuse in Greater Minnesota 2000-2002 Tami Swenson, December 2003

Protecting Children in Substance Abusing Families Esther Wattenberg, Fall 1999

Impact and Relationship of Substance Abuse and Child Maltreatment: Risk and Resiliency Factors Child Welfare Martha Dore, October 1998

Voluntary Reporting of Alcohol Abuse During Pregnancy 1998

Supervision

Supervision: The Key to Strengthening Practice in Child Welfare Esther Wattenberg, 2009

Termination of Parental Rights

Termination of Parental Rights

Trauma

Responding to Traumatic Events: Children in Life-Threatening Circumstances Esther Wattenberg, January 2008

Visitation

Visitation: Through the Eyes of a Child Esther Wattenberg, January 2003

Visitation Esther Wattenberg, December 1997

Welfare Reform

Seven Years of Welfare Reform-Weighing the Results: A Summary of the Research Findings on the Minnesota Family Investment Program Lynda McDonnell, December 2004

Factors that Influence Health Care Coverage for Low-Income Populations Under Minnesota’s Welfare Reform (PowerPoint presentation) Jessica Toft and David Hollister, Fall 2004

Challenges and Opportunities Posed by the Welfare Reform Era Mark Courtney, February 1999

To Promote the General Welfare (PowerPoint Presentation) Clarke A. Chambers and Esther Wattenberg, 1988

Brief #4: Some Outcomes for Teen Parents in Ramsey County Are Better If They Receive Both MFIP and Public Health Home Nursing Services Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare  Minn-Link, Fall 2007