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Education and Training You will need to have Adobe Acrobat to view these files, to get the free software, if needed, please click here. Child Protection DePanfilis, D. Teaching how to assess and measure achievement of child welfare outcomes. Social Justice Through Social Reform. Council on Social Work Education 52nd Annual Meeting. Chicago, February 16-19, 2006. Strieder, F. Grandparent Family Connections: The Family Center. Generations United 13th International Conference, The Intergenerational Current: Across the Life Span and Around the Globe. Washington, DC, September 16, 2005. DePanfilis, D. & Girvin, H. Measuring Program Fidelity: Replicating Child Maltreatment Across Agency Lines. Children 2005, Crossing the Cultural Divide, Child Welfare League of America National Conference, Washington DC, March 9-11, 2005. DePanfilis, D. Investigating child maltreatment in out-of-home care: Barriers to good decision-making. International Symposium on Decision-Making in Child Welfare, University of California, Berkeley, December 4, 2003 DePanfils, D., & Zuravin, S. Exploring the relationship between services and recurrence of child maltreatment. 6th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work Research, San Diego, CA, January 17-20, 2002. >>top Family Connections Strieder, F., Moore, W., & Oros, M. Grandparents raising grandchildren. Family Foundation Conference: Building Communities. Baltimore, MD, February 24, 2007. DePanfilis, D. Working with families to enhance protective factors and reduce risk factors: Positive improvements in child behavior. Children Uniting Nations: Keeping the Promise to At-Risk Youth. Washington DC, October 2, 2006. DePanfilis, D. Design, implementation, and evaluation of Family Connections: A program for preventing neglect. Children in a Changing World: Getting it Right, XVI th ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect, University of York, United Kingdom, September 3-6, 2006. DePanfilis, D., Hayward, A., & Daining, C. The Impact of Prior CPS Reports on the Efficacy of a Neglect PRevention Program. International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference. Portsmouth, NH, July 9-11, 2006. McDermott Lane, M. Demonstrated Effective Intervention: Preventing Neglect in At-Risk Families. Prevent Child Abuse Georgia 22nd Annual Symposium. Atlanta, GA, July 10, 2006. Butts, D., Linette, K., & Strieder, F. Grandfamilies: Effective Messaging, Programs, and Public Policies to Support Grandparents and Other Relatives Rasing Children. Family Support America 11th Biennial International Conference. Chicago, IL, March 26-29, 2006. Harkness, M., & McDermott Lane, M. Family Connections: Working with Families to Increase Safety, Well-Being, and Permanency. Family Support America 11th Biennial International Conference. Chicago, IL, March 26-29, 2006. DePanfilis, D. Service Provision to Grandparent-Headed Families: Lessons Learned. National Center on Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Symposium - "A Second Chance for Children, Embracing the Future", Atlanta, Georgia, May 11-12, 2005. Girvin, H., & Strieder, F. Working with Intergenerational Families to Increase Safety, Well-Being, and Permanency. 15th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect: Supporting Promising Practices and Positive Outcomes: A Shared Responsibility. Boston, Massachusetts, April 21, 2005 DePanfilis, D., & Lutzker, J. Strategies for Assessing and Measuring Fidelity. 15th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect: Supporting Promising Practices and Positive Outcomes: A Shared Responsibility. Boston, Massachusetts, April 18-23, 2005. DePanfils, D., & Girvin, H. Measuring Program Fidelity: Replicating Child Maltreatment Programs Across Agency Lines. Child Welfare League of America, Children 2005 Crossing the Cultural Divide, Washington D.C., March 9-11, 2005.
DePanfilis, D., Girvin, H., & Strieder, F. Grandparent Family Connections: Working with integenerational families to increase safety, well-being, and permanency. Child Welfare League of America, Children 2005 Crossing the Cultural Divide, Washington D.C., March 10, 2005. Girvin, H. Family Connections: Working with Grandparent Families to Increase Safety, Well-Being, and Permanence. Council on Social Work Education/National Gerontological Social Work Conference, New York, New York, February 24, 2005.
DePanfilis, D. The art and science of developing and evaluating Family Connections. Community Based Health Promotion and Economic Seminar, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, February 8, 2005. DePanfilis, D. Using Prevention Science to Enhance the Safety and Well-Being of Children. University of Maryland, Baltimore Founders Week 2004, Faculty Research Lecture of the Year, October 13, 2004. DePanfilis, D. Family Connections: Program and Research. USDHHS, Children’s Bureau sponsored conference, Evidence Based Practice, Washington, DC, June 29, 2004. Kunz, J., & DePanfilis, D. Assessing the cost effectiveness of a child neglect preventive intervention. Eighth Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, January 16-19, 2004.
DePanfilis, D., Girvin, H., & Daining, C. The influence of risk and protective factors on motivation to change at intake. Eighth Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, January 16-19, 2004. Morano, C., Zuravin, S., Harrington, D., & DePanfilis, D. Predictors of caregiver ability to provide for the physical and psychological care of their children. Eighth Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, January 16-19, 2004. DePanfilis, D. Family intervention strategies to prevent child maltreatment in high risk communities. Social work contributions to public health bridging research and practice in violence prevention and treatment: Lessons from child maltreatment and domestic violence. Meeting sponsored by the Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research (IASWR) and the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Atlanta, July 8-9, 2003. DePanfilis, D., & Dubowitz, H. Family Connections: Promoting safety and well-being in families at risk for neglect. 8th International Family Violence Research Conference, July 13-16, 2003. DePanfilis, D., & Dubowitz, H. Increasing safety and well-being of children: Results of a selective prevention intervention. 11th Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research: Research to Policy. Washington, DC, June 11-13, 2003. DePanfils, D., & Dubowitz, H. Family Connections: Promoting safety and well-being outcomes among families at risk for neglect. 14th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect. St Louis, Missouri, March 31 – April 5, 2003. DePanfilis, D., & Dubowitz, H. Increasing protective factors and decreasing risk factors to achieve child safety and well-being outcomes among families at risk for neglect. 17th Annual San Diego Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment. San Diego, February 3-7, 2003. DePanfilis, D., Daining, C., Ting, L., Park, E., & Haynes, K. Increasing safety and well-being for families at risk for child neglect: Preliminary results from a five-year demonstration project. Seventh Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC, January 16-19, 2003. Ernst, J. S., Meyer, M., & DePanfilis, D. The effects of structural characteristics of housing on adequacy of physical child care: An exploratory analysis. SeventhAnnual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC, January 16-19, 2003. DePanfilis, D., & Glazer-Semmel, E. Child neglect: Promising strategies for early intervention. 10th Annual Colloquium of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children. New Orleans, May 29-June1, 2002. Koverola, C., Harrington, D., DePanfilis, D. & Daining, C. Increasing social support through an intensive home based child maltreatment intervention program. 14th International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect. Denver, July 7-10, 2002. DePanfilis, D. Strengthening families to keep children safe from harm. In Harm’s Way: Breaking the cycle of drugs and violence against children and families. Community Issues Forum, November 9, 2001. DePanfilis, D. The state of child neglect research: Past, present, and future plenary. Child Neglect: Promising Approached to Achieve Safety, Permanency, and Well-Being, A National Symposium. Baltimore, MD, July 31 – August 2, 2001. DePanfilis, D. Identifying intervention strategies and meeting reasonable effort requirements. Child Neglect: Promising Approaches to Achieve Safety, Permanency and Well-Being, A National Symposium. Baltimore, July 31-August 2, 2001. DePanfilis, D. Working with families to reduce the risk of neglect: Preliminary findings. Department of Human Resources Child Welfare Advisory Council. Baltimore, Maryland, July 11, 2001. Harrington, D., Zuravin, S. J., DePanfilis, D., Dubowitz, H., & Ting, L. The Neglect Scale: Confirmatory factor analysis in a low income sample. Seveneth International Family Violence Research Conference. Portsmouth, NH, July 22-25, 2001. Ernst, J.S., DePanfilis, D., Dubowitz, H., & Ting, L. Screening for neglect prevention: Can the community identify families at risk for neglect? Research presentation at the Ninth National Colloquium of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, Washington, D.C., June 21, 2001. DePanfilis, D., & Ting, L. Measuring child welfare outcomes: Safety, well being, and permanency. The Ninth National Colloquium of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children. Washington, D.C., June 20-23, 2001. DePanfilis, D., Dubowitz, H., & Kelley, S. Working with families to reduce the risk of neglect: Results from two demonstration projects. Faces of change: Embracing diverse cultures and alternative approaches. 13th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect. Albuquerque, April 23-28, 2001. DePanfilis, D., & Ting, L. Applying an outcomes framework to measure the results of prevention and intervention programs. The Governor’s Eighth Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect. Baltimore. April 17, 2001. >>top Out of Home Care Daining, C. & DePanfilis, D. Resilience of Youth in Transition from Out-of-Home Care to Adulthood. Society for Social Work and Research 11th Annual Conference. San Francisco, CA, January 11-14, 2007. DePanfilis, D. Outcomes of Independent Living Project. Presentation at the Independent Living Program Workgroup Meeting. Baltimore, April 3, 2003 DePanfilis, D. Outcomes of Independent Living Project. Presentation at the DSS Social Services Administrators Meeting. Baltimore, February 25, 2003. >>top Education and Training Recent Faculty Presentations: DePanfilis, D. Prevention of child abuse and neglect key note address. Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect and Wellbeing of Children - a Comparison Across Countries. Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare and Social Work at the University of Melbourne, Melbourne Victoria, Australia, August 22, 2008. DePanfilis, D. Working with children and families at risk of child abuse and neglect master class. Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare, Melbourne Victoria, Australia, August 22, 2008. DePanfilis, D. Using prevention science to reduce the risk of child neglect. International Perspective on child welfare practice. DoCS Research to Practice Seminar. New South Wales(NSW) Government, Centre for Parenting and Research, NSW DePartment of Community Services. Belmore, NSW, Australia, August 21, 2008. DePanfilis, D. Designing and implementing a selective child maltreatment prevention program: Lessons from Family Connections master class. Association of Children's Welfare Agencies Conference (ACWA), Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney, New South Wales (NSW), Australia, August 20, 2008. DePanfilis, D. Using prevention science to reduce the risk of child neglect key note. Association of Children's Welfare Agencies Conference (ACWA), Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney, New South Wales (NSW), Australia, August 18, 2008. Barth, R.P. Findings from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW): Clinical Lessons Learned. 21st Annual San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment. San Diego, January 31, 2008. Barth, R. P. Effective Practices in Academic-Agency Partnerships for CWS Research: Reflections of a Fortunate Researcher. 4th Annual Leadership Symposium on Evidence Based Practice. San Diego, CA, January 28, 2008. Wulczyn, F., Shaw, T., & DePanfilis, D. Integrating data into the curriculum: Innovations in child welfare research curriculum. Council on Social Work Education, SAN FRANCISCO, Preparing the Next Generation of Educators, 53rd Annual Program Meeting. San Francisco, October 27-30, 2007. Hayslip, B., Gladstone, J., Strieder, F., Cox, C., & Goodman, C. Interventions with Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Getting Help and Getting Better. The Gerontological Society of America 60th Annual Scientific Meeting. "The Era of Global Aging: Challenges and Opportunities," San Francisco, California, November 20, 2007. Crea, T. M., Barth, R. P., Chintapalli, L. K., & Buchanan, R. Structured Home Study Evaluations: Perceived Benefits of SAFE vs. Conventional Home Studies. Paper presented at the CWLA Conference. New Orleans, Louisiana, December 10, 2007. Farber, J., DePanfilis, D., & Jorgenson, K. Establishing foster care Minimum Adequate Rates for Children. Child Welfare League of America 2007 Adoption and Foster Care Training Conference. Shared Beliefs...Shared Values...Achieving Excellence in Adoption and Foster Care. New Orleans, December 10-12, 2007. Prior Presentations: Sarsgard, D. Intern Safety in the Community. University of Maryland School of Social Work, September 7, 2007. DePanfilis, D. Ecology of neglect: Working with families to enhance protective factors and decrease risk factors. San Diego International Conference on Child & Family Maltreatment. San Diego, CA, Janaury 22-26, 2007. DePanfilis, D. Outcome based intervention to reduce the risk of child neglect. Diego International Conference on Child & Family Maltreatment. San Diego, CA, January 22-26,2007. DePanfilis, D., Girvin, H., Hayward, A., & Mirza, F. Combining social work education and intervention research: Lessons learned from a multi-methods course. Social Justice through Social Reform. Council on Social Work Education 52nd Annual Program Meeting. Chicago, February 16-19, 2006. Zlotnik, J.L., & DePanfilis, D. Retention of child welfare staff: Implications for social work education and research, Social Justice through Social Reform. Council on Social Work Education 52nd Annual Program Meeting, Chicago, February 16-19, 2006. McDermott Lane, M. Working with Child Victims. Pro Bono Attorney Training. Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center, Baltimore, October 18, 2005. DePanfilis, D. What does national research tell us about parenting programs? Panel presentation for Baltimore Women's Giving Circle Meeting, September 28, 2005. DePanfilis, D. How Do We Know If It Is Working? Evidence-Based Practice In Child Welfare. I Dream A World Title IV-E Education for Child Welfare Annual Conference, Janaury 12, 2005. Girvin, H., Strieder, F., & DePanfilis, D. Working with intergenerational families to increase safety, well-being, and permanency. 11th Annual Governor’s Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect. Baltimore, April 29, 2004. DePanfilis, D. Working with families to prevent neglect. University of Alabama School of Social Work. Tuscaloosa, AL, September 15, 2003. Glazer-Semmel, E., & Sarsgard, D. A (Tote) bag of tricks for engaging and working with families. The Governor’s 10th Annual Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect. Baltimore, MD, April 29, 2003. DePanfilis, D., & Dubowitz, H. Child neglect: Confronting the challenges. Advanced APSAC Institute, 17th Annual San Diego Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment, San Diego. February 3, 2003. DePanfilis, D. Measuring outcomes of child welfare programs. Annual Maryland Department of Social Services’ Assistant Directors and Supervisors’ Retreat. Ellicott City, MD, May 10,2002. DePanfilis, D. Restoring hope: Intervening successfully to increase safety for neglected children. Title IV-E education for Child Welfare I dream a world conference. Baltimore, MD, January 8, 2003. DePanfilis, D., Daining, C., Park, E., & Haynes, K. Designing and implementing computer assisted interviews. Fifth National Child Welfare Data Conference - Making it Work: Using Data for Program Improvement, National Resource Center for Information Technology in Child Welfare. Arlington, VA, April 12, 2002. Glazer-Semmel, E. Strengths-Based Practice: A Community Speaks. The Tenth National
Colloquium of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children. Chicago, OH June 2002. Glazer-Semmel, E, & Sullivan, K. Strengthening multi-ethnic families and communities: A promising group model to enhance prevention. Ninth Annual Governor’s Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect. Baltimore, April 25-26, 2002. Gaskins, C., & Strieder, F. Family advocate services in a community-based program. Ninth Annual Governor’s Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect. Baltimore, April 25-26, 2002. Baron, B., Strieder, F., & Koverola, C. Multi-D teams: Working together effectively. Ninth Annual Governor’s Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect. Baltimore, April 25-26, 2002. Sullivan, K. Community organizing strategies to reduce risk and increase capacity. Ninth Annual Governor’s Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect. Baltimore, April 25-26, 2002. Glazer-Semmel, E. Strengths based practice: A community speaks. 9th Annual Governor’s Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect. Baltimore, April 25-26, 2002. DePanfils, D. Too little…too late. When Trauma Begins at Home. College Park, MD, April 22,2002. DePanfilis, D., Barron, B., Strieder, F., & Koverola, C. Multi-D teams: Working together effectively. Department of Human Resources – Social Service Administrations’ Third Annual Best Practices Symposium. Baltimore, MD, October 11-12, 2001. DePanfilis, D. Identifying intervention strategies and meeting reasonable effort requirements. Child Neglect: Promising Approaches to Achieve Safety, Permanency and Well-Being, A National Symposium. Baltimore, July 31-August 2, 2001. Glazer- Semmel, E. M., Strengths-based practice: A community speaks. Ninth National Colloquium of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, Washington, DC, June 20-23, 2001. DePanfilis, D., Dubowitz, H., & Kelley, S. Working with families to reduce the risk of neglect: Results from two demonstration projects. Faces of change: Embracing diverse cultures and alternative approaches. 13th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect. Albuquerque, April 23-28, 2001. DePanfilis, D., & Ting, L. Applying an outcomes framework to measure the results of prevention and intervention programs. The Governor’s Eighth Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect. Baltimore. April 17, 2001. Glazer- Semmel, E. M. Skills and safety in community-based intervention. The Governor's 8th Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, Baltimore, MD, April 17, 2001. DePanfilis, D. Protecting children: Highlights of best practice. Insights Forum, University of Maryland School of Social Work, October 4, 2000. DePanfilis, D., & Okundaye, J. Motivating clients toward change. Social Services Administration’s 2nd Annual Best Practices Symposium. Baltimore, MD, October 2-3, 2000. DePanfilis, D. Research on risk factors associated with victimization. Managing risk in child protection: European Perspectives. London, England, September 15-16, 2000. DePanfilis, D., & Glazer-Semmel, E. Neglect: Targeting outcomes and measuring risk reduction. The Eighth National Colloquium of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children. Chicago. July 12-15, 2000. DePanfilis, D., Glazer-Semmel, E., & Camp, W. Helping families connect to meet their needs today and tomorrow. Black Administrators in Child Welfare Annual Symposium. Washington, DC, February 28-29, 2000. DePanfilis, D., Swanson Ernst, J., & Glazer-Semmel, E. Back to the future: Measuring the effects of community based practice. National Association for Family-Based Services 13th Annual Empowering Families Conference. Baltimore, December 1-4, 1999. Glazer-Semmel, E., DePanfilis, D., & Farr, M. Helping families connect to meet their children’s needs. National Association for Family-Based Services 13th Annual Empowering Families Conference. Baltimore, December 1-4, 1999. Glazer-Semmel, DePanfilis, D., & Tyler, L. Educating practitioners to work with families in tomorrow’s world. National Association for Family-Based Services 13th Annual Empowering Families Conference. Baltimore, December 1-4, 1999. DePanfilis, D. Presentation to the Child Neglect Task Force. Seattle, WA, August 10, 1999. DePanfilis, D. Child Neglect. (n.d.) Glazer-Semmel, E. Case Management: A clinical perspective. University of Maryland School of Social Work, (n.d.) DePanfilis, D. Targeting outcomes to reduce the risk of neglect. 7th Oklahoma Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect & Healthy Family Oklahoma ' 99 Conference. Tulsa, OK, September 8-10, 1999. DePanfilis, D. Implementing outcome based intervention to reduce the risk of neglect. The Seventh National Colloquium of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children. San Antonio. June 2-5, 1999. DePanfilis, D. Structured decision making and risk assessment: Assessing neglect. 12th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect. Cincinnati, November 16-21, 1998. Dubowitz, H., DePanfilis, D., & Glazer-Semmel, E. Developing a neglect prevention project: Bridging research and practice. 12th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect. Cincinnati, November 16-21, 1998. DePanfilis, D., & Dubowtiz, H. Working with families to reduce the risk of neglect. The Sixth National Colloquium of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children. Chicago. July 8-12, 1998. DePanfilis, D. Engaging families as partners to reduce the risk of neglect. 14th National Symposium on the Child Sexual Abuse. Huntsville, AL. March 18-20, 1998. DePanfilis, D., & Glazer-Semmel, E. Back to the future: Measuring the effects of community based practice. Take Charge of Change – Social Work ’97. Baltimore. October 4-7, 1997. >>top |
