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CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PUBLICATION TITLES

The following are the publications published by the PPCD under the relative topic headings. To view more information about a publication, or for buying or downloading, please click the underlined heading above the section to take you to the appropriate page.

RESOURCE GUIDELINES and ADOPTION AND PERMANENCY GUIDELINES

1. RESOURCE GUIDELINES: Improving Court Practice in Child Abuse & Neglect Cases

2. ADOPTION AND PERMANENCY GUIDELINES: Improving Court Practice in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases

3. Back to Basics: Fundamental Application of the RESOURCE GUIDELINES and the ADOPTION AND PERMANENCY GUIDELINES in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases


Alternative Dispute Resolution
1. Introducing Child Permanency Mediation in New York State: Planning and Implementing a Multi-Site Pilot Project

2. Mediation in Child Protection Cases: An Evaluation of the Washington, D.C. Family Court Child Protection Mediation Program

3. Empowering Families in Child Protection Cases: An Implementation Evaluation of Hawai`i’s `Ohana Conferencing Program

4. The Essex County Child Welfare Mediation Program: Evaluation Results and Recommendations

5. The Miami Model Court Family Decision-Making Conference Program: Evaluation Results

6. Diversion Project Matrix: A Report from Four Sites Examining the Court’s Role in Diverting Families from Traditional Child Welfare Services into Community-Based Programs

Children's Exposure to Violence

1. Children’s Exposure to Domestic Violence: A Guide to Research and Resources

2. Technical Assistance Brief: A Judicial Checklist for Children and Youth Exposed to Violence

3. Juvenile and Family Court JOURNAL - Special Issue: Child Trauma

4. Domestic Violence Advocacy in Dependency Court: The Miami-Dade Dependency Court Intervention Program for Family Violence Handbook


Collaboration
1. Building a Better Collaboration: Facilitating Change in the Court and Child Welfare System

2. Judicial Leadership and Judicial Practice in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases

Court Performance Measurement/Judicial Workload

1. Colorado Court Improvement Program: Respondent Parents' Counsel Task Force Statewide Needs Assessment

2. Building a Better Court: Measuring and Improving Court Performance and Judicial Workload in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases

3. An Evaluation of Utah Court Improvement Project Reforms and Best Practices: Results and Recommendations

4. Model Court Approaches to Information Technology: A Dependency Court Data System
Implementation Guide

5. Judicial Workload Estimates: Redefining the Concept of “Judicial Work”

6. Launching Improved Court Practice in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases Into the Next Century:The Millennium Conference Report and Results

7. State Court Improvement Projects “Bragging Rights”

8. Mini-Conference on Judicial Workloads in Juvenile and Family Courts

9. Information Management: A Critical Component of Good Practice in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases

10. Adoption Roundtable: A Summary of Judicial Concerns about Permanency Placement of Children in the United States and the United Kingdom

11. Summaries of Twenty-Five State Court Improvement Assessment Reports

12. Child Abuse and Neglect Cases: Examining State Statutes in Everyday Practice


Education

1. National Working Group on Foster Care and Education Fact Sheet 

2. Foster Care and Education: Tools and Resources for Improving the Education Success of Children and Youth in Foster Care brochure

3. Court Based Education Efforts for Children in Foster Care: The Experience of the Pima County Juvenile Court summary

4. Technical Assistance Brief: Education Efforts for Children in Foster Care: The Pima County, Arizona Experience

5. Asking the Right Questions: A Judicial Checklist to Ensure That the Educational Needs of Children and Youth in Foster Care Are Being Addressed

6. The Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 and the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program

7. Improving Educational Outcomes for Youth in Foster Care: Perspectives from Judges and Program Specialists


Family Drug Courts

1. Development of the Miami-Dade County Dependency Drug Court

2. Protocol for Making Reasonable Efforts to Preserve Families in Drug-Related Dependency Cases

Health and Well-Being
1. Technical Assistance Brief, Children's Dental Health: The Next Frontier in Well-Being  

Indian Child Welfare
1. Indian Child Welfare Act Checklist for Juvenile and Family Court Judges

2. Native American Resource Directory for Juvenile and Family Court Judges

Infants and Toddlers

1. Juvenile and Family Court JOURNAL - Special Issue: Infants and Toddlers in Court

2. Questions Every Judge and Lawyer Should Ask About Infants and Toddlers in the Child
Welfare System


Judicial Tools

1. Asking the Right Questions: A Judicial Checklist to Ensure That the Educational Needs of Children and Youth in Foster Care Are Being Addressed

2. To Open or Not to Open: The Issue of Public Access in Child Protection Hearings

3. Indian Child Welfare Act Checklist for Juvenile and Family Court Judges

4. Native American Resource Directory for Juvenile and Family Court Judges

5. Questions Every Judge and Lawyer Should Ask About Infants and Toddlers in the Child
Welfare System

6. Judge’s Deskbook on the Basic Philosophies and Methods of Science

7. Judges Reference Guide Managing Juvenile Cases

8. Judicial Leadership and Judicial Practice in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases

9. Key Principles for Permanency Planning


Juvenile and Family Court JOURNAL - Special Issues

1. Juvenile and Family Court JOURNAL - Special Issue: Child Trauma

2. Juvenile and Family Court JOURNAL - Special Issue: Infants and Toddlers in Court

3. Juvenile and Family Court JOURNAL - Special Issue II: Permanency Planning

4. Juvenile and Family Court JOURNAL - Special Issue I: Permanency Planning


National Council Model Courts

1. Model Court: Improving Outcomes for Abused and Neglected Children and Their Families

2. The El Paso, Texas 65th Judicial District Children’s Court: Evaluation of Model Court
Activities (1999-2001)

3. The Portland Model Court Expanded Second Shelter Hearing Process: Evaluating Best
Practice Components of Front-Loading

4. The Miami Model Court Family Decision-Making Conference Program: Evaluation Results

5. Model Court Approaches to Information Technology: A Dependency Court Data System
Implementation Guide

6.. Status Report 2005: A Snapshot of the Child Victims Act Model Court Project

7. Status Report 2004: A Snapshot of the Child Victims Act Model Court Project

8. Status Report 2003: A Snapshot of the Child Victims Act Model Court Project

9. Status Report 2002: A Snapshot of the Child Victims Act Model Court Project

10. Status Report 2001: A Snapshot of the Child Victims Act Model Court Project

11. Status Report 2000: A Snapshot of the Child Victims Act Model Court Project

12. Status Report 1999: A Snapshot of the Child Victims Act Model Court Project


Representation

1. Colorado Court Improvement Program: Respondent Parents' Counsel Task Force Statewide Needs Assessment

2. Improving Parents’ Representation in Dependency Cases: A Washington State Pilot Program Evaluation

3. Child Abuse and Neglect Cases: Representation as a Critical Component of Effective Practice  

Research


1. Introducing Child Permanency Mediation in New York State: Planning and Implementing a Multi-Site Pilot Project

2. Mediation in Child Protection Cases: An Evaluation of the Washington, D.C. Family Court
Child Protection Mediation Program

3. Improving Parents’ Representation in Dependency Cases: A Washington State Pilot Program Evaluation

4. Empowering Families in Child Protection Cases: An Implementation Evaluation of Hawai`i’s `Ohana Conferencing Program

5. An Evaluation of Utah Court Improvement Project Reforms and Best Practices: Results and Recommendations

6. The El Paso, Texas 65th Judicial District Children’s Court: Evaluation of Model Court
Activities (1999-2001)

7. The Portland Model Court Expanded Second Shelter Hearing Process: Evaluating Best Practice Components of Front-Loading

8. The Essex County Child Welfare Mediation Program: Evaluation Results and
Recommendations

9. The Miami Model Court Family Decision-Making Conference Program: Evaluation Results

10. Thinking About Program Evaluation: What Is It and Why Should You Do It?

Training Curricula


1. Child Abuse and Neglect Institute: The Role of the Judge - A Curriculum Guide and Instructor's Manual (on cd)

2. National Judicial Curricula Series: Judicial Leadership and Ethics

3. National Judicial Curricula Series: Community and Cultural Considerations in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases

4. National Judicial Curricula Series: Court, Agency and Community Collaboration

5. Training Guide: RESOURCE GUIDELINES, ADOPTION AND PERMANENCY
GUIDELINES, and Adoption and Safe Families Act

6. The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children: A Manual and Instructional Guide for Juvenile and Family Court Judges


 




















 
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