RE: Protective Service Plans/Outcomes

[Susan Wells <sjwells@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Illinois has an ongoing initiative in developing Best Practice standards
based on empirical research.  Items are in draft right now but should be
available in early 2001.  The person who is heading this effort is Don
Vacca, Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.  I believe he is
still at 5415 North University Avenue, Peoria, IL 61614.  Because of meeting
schedules, I think writing would work better than calling.

I will also refer your query to his team.

Also, the Children and Family Research Center at the School of Social Work
has recently posted guidelines for using outcomes in child welfare services.
The site is http://cfrcwww.social.uiuc.edu/pubs/Natl.Surv/susmain.htm   

Please let us know if we can be of further assistance in this matter.

Susan Wells
sjwells@uiuc.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: Mary Byrne [mailto:byrneml@bc.edu]
Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2000 11:20 AM
To: Child Maltreatment Researchers
Subject: Protective Service Plans/Outcomes


We are working with our state child 
protective system to try to develop a service 
plan philosophy and apprroach which reflects 
family-centered, 
strengths-based practice. At the same time we 
want to also capture the emphasis on 
safety, permanence and well-being important 
for careful work as well as the ASFA federal 
intiiatives.

Are you aware of any states who are doing this 
well? Can you recommend useful indicators of 
child and family well-being that are easily
transportable to the daily work of busy 
family/child welfare staff and supervisors?

Many thanks,
Mary Byrne
School of Social Work
Salem State College
Salem, MA.