Evaluation Research in Child Welfare: Improving Outcomes Through University-Public Agency Partnershi

Evaluation Research in Child Welfare: Improving Outcomes Through University-Public Agency Partnerships is a critical examination of the diverse outcomes--and strategies for assessing them--of university/public child welfare agency partnerships designed to prepare social work students for public practice. In this informative book, you'll find an overview of efforts to promote professional social work practice in child welfare. You'll also find examples of effective partnerships between state and local social work programs and agencies that helped them make effective use of federal funding for staff education. Special attention is paid to programs addressing diversity and cultural competence.