CWG Publications
Adopting a Child Welfare Practice Framework
A description of the history and importance of creating a practice framework or model of practice.
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Implementation of Alabama's R. C. Consent Decree: Creating a New Culture of Practice
A description of the first years of shaping strength-based, individualized practice system-wide, guided by a principle-driven model of practice.
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The History of Family Team Conferencing
The history and development of the Family Team Conferencing model.
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The Qualitative Service Review Process
This document describes our approach to evaluating the quality of frontline practice, introduced to twelve states by The Child Welfare Group. The process served as the model for the core review component of the federal CFSR.
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CWG: The Functional Assessment Process
This document describes an approach to the child and family assessment process in a family teaming environment.
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Milwaukee Service and Placement Needs Report
The following Study of Service, Support and Placement Needs in the Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare was conducted by The Child Welfare Policy and Practice Group and issued May 29, 2009. The study addresses the issues of frequent placement changes by children in out-of-home care and the lack of appropriate placement options for children entering and already placed in out-of-home care.
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Family Team Conferencing in Domestic Violence Cases
Guidelines for Practice
Produced by: The Family Violence Prevention Fund and The Child Welfare Policy and Practice Group
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