Session: Risk and Service Decision-Making (Research that Promotes Sustainability and (re)Builds Strengths (January 15

Moderator:

Cheryl Regehr, PhD, Professor

Schedule:

Sunday, January 18, 2009: 10:45 AM-12:15 PM

Balcony K (New Orleans Marriott)

* noted as presenting author

Assessing Children's Risk of Abuse: The Influence of Context and Worker Variables on Professional Judgment
Cheryl Regehr, PhD, Professor; Aron Shlonsky, PhD, Assoc. Prof; Vicki LeBlanc, PhD, Assistant Professor; Marion Bogo, MSW, Professor

System Challenges and Mental Health Services for Children in Foster Care: The Illinois Experience
Ted Cross, PhD, Visiting Research Specilist in Quantitative Analysis; Christina M. Bruhn, PhD, Research Specialist

The Intersection of Race, Poverty, and Risk in Child Welfare Decision-Making
Stephanie L. Rivaux, MSW, Doctoral Candidate; Alan J. Dettlaff, PhD, Assistant Professor

Session: Risk and Service Decision-Making (Research that Promotes Sustainability and (re)Builds Strengths (January 15 - 18, 2009))