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National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being
(NSCAW)
Local Child Welfare Agency Survey: Report
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- 1. INTRODUCTION
- 1.1 Background
1.2 Purpose
1.3 Overview
1.4 Organization of the Report
1.5 Data Collection Methods
1.5.1 Sample Design
1.5.2 Approach to Data Analyses
- 2. FINDINGS
- 2.1 The Child Welfare System and Child Welfare Agencies
2.1.1 Organization of Child Welfare Agencies
2.1.2 Provision and Delivery of Child Welfare Services
2.2 Staffing and Training
2.2.1 Required Training and Academic Background
2.2.2 Use of Structured Decision Making or Risk Assessment
2.2.3 Staff Resources and How They Have Changed
2.2.4 Subcontracting of Services
2.3 Services and Service Dynamics
2.3.1 Referral for Investigation
2.3.2 Family Preservation and Family Support
2.3.3 Voluntary Placement
2.3.4 Children in Out-of-Home Care
2.3.5 Specialized Care
2.4 Client Characteristics and Caseload Dynamics
2.4.1 Response to Policy Changes
2.5 Budget and Expenditures of Child Welfare Agencies
2.5.1 Changes in State Funding
2.6 Changes in Child Welfare Services
2.6.1 Effects of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
2.6.2 Effects of the Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA)
2.6.3 Effects of Multiethnic Placement Act (MEPA)
2.6.4 Performance-Based Measures
- 3. IMPLICATIONS
- 3.1 Child Welfare Services Agency Structure
3.2 Service Delivery Mechanisms
3.3 Staffing and Training
3.4 Service Dynamics and Special Initiatives
3.5 Response to Child Welfare Policy Changes
3.6 Configuration of Child Welfare Services According to Service Context
3.6.1 Large vs. Other Counties
3.6.2 Poor vs. Nonpoor Counties
3.6.3 Urban vs. Nonurban Counties
3.6.4 State- vs. County-Administered Agencies
REFERENCES
APPENDIXES
A Local Agency Directors Interview
B Self-Administered Questionnaire
C Definition of External Variables for Analysis
D Considerations and Terminology Regarding the Interpretation of Statistical Tests
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