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Ahn, Haksoon; Hartzel, Samantha; Shaw, Terry – Research on Social Work Practice, 2018
Purpose: Bivariate and logistics regression analyses were conducted to examine the effectiveness of child welfare agencies' Family Group Decision-Making (FGDM) practices focused on strengthening families and positive outcomes for children. This study evaluates one mid-Atlantic state's implementation of a FGDM called family involvement meetings…
Descriptors: Participant Satisfaction, Family Involvement, Child Welfare, Meetings
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Maher, Erin J.; Corwin, Tyler W.; Hodnett, Rhenda; Faulk, Karen – Research on Social Work Practice, 2012
Objectives: This article presents a cost-savings analysis of the statewide implementation of an evidence-informed parenting education program. Methods: Between the years 2005 and 2008, the state of Louisiana used the Nurturing Parenting Program (NPP) to impart parenting skills to child welfare-involved families. Following these families' outcomes…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Evidence, Child Welfare, Child Rearing
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Buttell, Frederick P.; Carney, Michelle Mohr – Research on Social Work Practice, 2008
Objective: The purpose of this study was to (a) investigate differences in demographic and psychological variables between treatment completers and dropouts among abusive men entering a court-mandated treatment program and (b) evaluate the goodness of fit of a logistic regression model for predicting attrition developed on a 16-week program by…
Descriptors: Intervention, State Programs, Dropouts, Measures (Individuals)