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Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: 129
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National Roundtable on Outcome Measures in Child Welfare Services (2nd, San Antonio, Texas, April 7-9, 1994): Summary of the Proceedings.
American Humane Association, Englewood, CO. Children's Div.; American Public Welfare Association, Washington, DC. National Association of Public Child Welfare Administrators.
The second annual roundtable represents an on-going effort to share knowledge and information and to develop a common agenda and measure the achievement outcomes in child welfare. This roundtable's goals included: (1) reviewing and selecting appropriate outcomes for children and families in child welfare systems; (2) building understanding of a conceptual framework for identifying key outcomes; and (3) building agency and community consensus regarding outcomes. Following acknowledgements and an introduction, this summary of proceedings is comprised of the following sections: (1) "Roundtable Staff"; (2) "Opening Remarks"; (3) "Presentations of Experience," including presentations from Colorado, Texas, California, and Utah; (4) "Summary of Work Group Sessions," focusing on child safety, family continuity, preservation, child functioning, and family functioning; (5) "Getting Started" on some measurement issues to consider when developing outcome measures for child welfare services; and (6) "Summary of the Roundtable." (BGC)
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Children, Family Programs, Program Effectiveness, Welfare Services
Publication Type: Collected Works - Proceedings
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Language: English
Sponsor: Texas State Dept. of Protective and Regulatory Services, Austin.
Authoring Institution: American Humane Association, Englewood, CO. Children's Div.; American Public Welfare Association, Washington, DC. National Association of Public Child Welfare Administrators.
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