Research & Evaluation
Learning Modules
CASCW's learning modules are developed by affiliated faculty within the School of Social Work. Child welfare-relevant evaluation findings, which include current policies and practices affecting Title IV-E eligible families and children, are incorporated into these supplemental training materials.
Each Curriculum Module contains Discussion Questions, Selected References, Additional Resources, Suggested Guest Speakers and a PowerPoint presentation.
Protective Supervision: An Exploratory Study—“Strengthening the Capacity to Respond to Children in High-Risk Families”
Authors: Esther Wattenberg and Kate Troy
Keywords: Protective Supervision, Educational Neglect, Child
Welfare Date Posted: Spring 2007
Assessing Child Exposure to Adult Domestic Violence
Authors: Jeff Edleson, PhD
Keywords: Child Mental Health
Date Posted: Fall 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 Findings
Authors: Anita Larson, Marcie Jefferys, PhD
Keywords: Graduation Rates, Child Maltreatment
Date Posted: Summer 2006
Informal Kinship Care in Minnesota: A Pilot Study
Authors: Associate Professor Pricilla A. Gibson, Ph.D.,
L.I.C.S.W. Keywords: Kinship Care, Older Caregivers, Informal
Arrangements
Date Posted: Fall 2005
Managing Child Protection Cases Involving People with Disabilities
Authors: Assistant Professor Elizabeth Lightfoot, Ph.D. &
Traci LaLiberte, M.S.W.
Keywords: Disabilities, Child Protection Case Management,
Accessibility Date Posted: Spring 2005
Out-of Home Placements Due to Parent Chemical Abuse and the Connection to Methamphetamine Addiction
Authors: Tami Swenson, M.A. & Marcie Jefferys, Ph.D
Keywords: Child Welfare, Out-of-home Placement, Substance abuse, Social
Worker Safety
Date Posted: Fall 2004
Factors that Influence Health Care Coverage for Low-Income Populations Under Minnesota's Welfare Reform
Authors: Jessica Toft,
M.S.W., Professor David Hollister Ph.D.
Keywords: Health Care Coverage TANF Medicaid Racial-Ethnic Groups Immigrants, Child
Welfare, Family
Welfare,
Date Posted: Fall 2004
Male Offenders in Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems
Authors: Jemel Aguilar, MSW; Assistant Professor Laura Abrams, Ph.D.
Keywords:
Juvenile Justice, Out-of-home placement, Maltreatment, Substance Abuse,
Race/Ethnicity, Gender
Date Posted: Fall 2004