Session: Perspectives from Caregivers in Child Welfare (Society for Social Work and Research 30th Annual Conference Anniversary)
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114 Perspectives from Caregivers in Child Welfare

Schedule:
Friday, January 16, 2026: 2:00 PM-3:30 PM
Independence BR G, ML 4 (Marriott Marquis Washington DC)
Cluster: Child Welfare
Moderator:
Megan Piel, PhD, University of Texas at San Antonio
* noted as presenting author
How Does It Work? Enhanced Solution-Focused Kinship Navigation Case Management, Service Utilization, Caregiver Stress Reduction, and the Well-Being of Informal Kinship Caregivers in Washington State: A Cohort Study Using Causal Directed Acyclic Graphs
Hung-Peng Lin, Ph(c), University of Washington; Angelique Day, PhD, University of Washington Seattle; Emiko Tajima, PhD, University of Washington; David Huh, PhD, University of Washington
Supporting Kin and Strengthening Families: Using Participatory Qualitative Research Methods to Identify a Kinship Practice Model
Erin Gulledge, MSW, University of Kansas; Brennan Miller, PhD, University of Kansas; Kim Harsch, MSW, The Children's Alliance of Kansas; Becci Akin, PhD, University of Kansas; Vickie McArthur, LCMFT, University of Kansas; Shanna Jager, MFT, Children's Alliance of Kansas
Communication and Satisfaction within a Foster Parent Mentorship Program
Taylor Dowdy-Hazlett, PhD, University of Kentucky; Justin Miller, PhD, University of Kentucky; Jeff Damron, University of Kentucky; Tamikia Dumas, University of Kentucky
We've Shared the Rules, and This Is What's Working:Caregiver and Child Welfare Staff Experiences with Shared Parenting
Becci Akin, PhD, University of Kansas; Kim Harsch, MSW, The Children's Alliance of Kansas; Brennan Miller, PhD, University of Kansas; Erin Gulledge, MSW, University of Kansas; Vickie McArthur, LCMFT, University of Kansas
Therapeutic Foster Parent Awareness of and Use of Agency-Offered Supports
Kimberly Williams, PhD, University of Maryland at Baltimore; Ericka Lewis, PhD, LMSW, University of Maryland at Baltimore; Haksoon Ahn, PhD, University of Maryland at Baltimore
The Association between Birth Mothers' Satisfaction with Relinquishment and Perceived Social Supports
Elissa Madden, PhD, Baylor University; Donna Aguiniga, PhD, University of Alaska Anchorage; Rei Shimizu, PhD, University of Alaska, Anchorage; Scott Ryan, MSW, MBA, PhD, University of Texas at Arlington
Expanding Reach: Street-Level Barriers and Facilitators to Accessing Kinship Navigator Programs Among Informal Kinship Caregivers
Hung-Peng Lin, Ph(c), University of Washington; Angelique Day, PhD, University of Washington Seattle; Emiko Tajima, PhD, University of Washington; David Huh, PhD, University of Washington
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