Every state’s child welfare system must regularly perform the Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) to ensure compliance with federal child welfare measures in areas like safety and permanency. States typically conduct their CFSR every few years, using a standardized review tool. In Arkansas, the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) has partnered with…
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Evident Change staff will give two presentations at the National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA) Conference, held September 16 through 18 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Both presentations will include group discussions about how this experience may help shape future efforts to harness data into practice changes.
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Evident Change staff Simone Sawyer, Katie Meyer, and Jeff Morino will present two sessions at the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) Training Institute later this month. The training institute can be attended in person or virtually. The first session will be presented on the main stage and available virtually. “Shifting Focus From the ‘What’…
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Evident Change staff will join participants at the Giffords Center for Violence Interruption’s Community Violence Intervention Conference in Los Angeles in June to present a breakout session on a research agenda for preventing and addressing dual-system involvement of young people. Dr. Erin Espinosa, director of research; Georgina Mendoza McDowell, policing fellow; and Bertha Arvizo, researcher,…
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Evident Change director of research Dr. Erin Espinosa will facilitate a panel on justice-involved young people and mental health at the System of Care (SOC) Summit, an annual event hosted by the National Training and Technical Assistance Center for Child, Youth, and Family Mental Health. Researcher Dr. Kam Williams will be a guest on the…
Evident Change Researchers at SOC Summit 2024 Read More »
Can you remember where you were 30 years ago? Fashion has changed a bit since then—some things are even back in style! The field of social work has also changed, due in part to a transformative meeting process that was created 30 years ago to benefit all parties at the table. The meeting process made…
How the Team Decision Making® Model Could Have Helped My Family Read More »
The Kansas Department of Children and Families (DCF) launched the Team Decision Making® (TDM) model in 2019 to improve the likelihood of success for families involved in the system. The team at DCF—with permission from the family—has shared the following story. Along with this article, please view a brief video recording of the family talking…
The TDM™ Model in Action: One Family’s Experience Read More »
Imagine being a frontline social worker faced with whether to separate a child from their parents. Imagine the difficulties of making this decision daily. How would you know you are making the right choice? How would you know you have the right information to make the best decision? What if you could bring together an…
SDM® and TDM™ Models Support Each Other in Child Safety Work Read More »
Child protection can seem like an impossible task. Stories about social workers’ over- or underinvolvement typically come from parents or children who experienced a tragic injustice. Too often, accounts from the media characterize caseworkers as either biased baby snatchers or error-prone bureaucrats who miss red flags. And public officials sometimes contribute to misunderstandings of the…
The Competing Principles of Child Protection Read More »
