The impact of the Solution Based Casework (SBC) practice model on federal outcomes in public child welfare.

Washington State's adoption of a child welfare practice model: An illustration of the Getting To Outcomes implementation framework

a r t i c l e i n f o Despite a great need for evidence-informed practices in child welfare, very few child welfare systems have implemented evidence-based case management models statewide. While the literature on implementation from the perspective of model developers and researchers is steadily increasing, there has been little attention to the process of implementation originating from the r...

The prevention of child maltreatment recidivism through the Solution-Based Casework model of child welfare practice

The context of child welfare performance measures.

A growing movement in the United States seeks to improve the outcomes achieved by public agencies through performance measurement strategies. In child welfare policy, a federally mandated performance measurement system has evolved since the 1980s, establishing the federal Child and Family Services Review which uses a series of performance indicators for evaluating the child welfare system. This...

An Approach towards Promoting Iranian Caregivers’ Knowledge on Early Childhood Development

Background: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), parents need to be informed about Early Childhood Development (ECD). Different methods of parents’ education include group-based, face-to-face, book, booklet, web-based, technology-based, and mobile learning using laptops, tablets, and cell phones. Paying attention to caregivers' attitudes is the first step to their education. The ob...

Digital society generates new challenges on Child Welfare Services

Digital society has created a new situation that challenges the present discourse on public services. Since it is only a recent phenomenon, digital society has not yet been included in the broader filed of social work education and practice. In the present text, we focus on casework with children. The examples described in the text are taken from Scandinavian experiences and reflect our backgro...