Session: Family engagement in child welfare (Society for Social Work and Research 30th Annual Conference Anniversary)

270 Family engagement in child welfare

Schedule:
Saturday, January 17, 2026: 4:00 PM-5:30 PM
Liberty BR I, ML 4 (Marriott Marquis Washington DC)
Cluster: Child Welfare
* noted as presenting author
Exploratory Study on Caseworkers' Identified Challenges and Workarounds in Engaging Families Having Limited English Proficiency
Nivedhitha Thiruvenkadam, M.Ed, Rutgers University; Grace Felten, MSW, University of Connecticut; Megan Feely, PhD, University of Connecticut; Patricia Carlson, PhD, University of Connecticut; Emily Bosk, Ph.D., Rutgers University
Facilitator Magic: Near-Peer Mechanisms and Strategies to Facilitate Participant Engagement
Tosin Alabi, Oregon State University; Brianne Kothari, PhD, Oregon State University-Cascades; Jennifer Blakeslee, PhD, Portland State University; Ellie Roberson, MSW, Portland State University; Rebecca Miller, M.S.Ed., Portland State University
Impact Evaluation of the Saint Francis Fatherhood FIRE Program on Father Engagement and Family Outcomes
Jared Barton, PhD, University of Kansas; Euijin Jung, PhD, University of Kansas; Pegah Naemi Jimenez, PhD, University of Kansas; Kaela Byers, PhD, University of Kansas; Darlene Soto, University of Kansas; Neil Rowe, University of Kansas
Social Networks As an Engagement Strategy in Child Maltreatment Prevention Programs: A Scoping Review
Yiran Zhang, PhD, Ohio State University; Jinyu Chen, Yanbian University; Shuting Yuan, Queen’s University, Belfast; Qiuchang Cao, PhD, Florida State University; Amanda Cruce, MSW, University of Pittsburgh; Xuemei Xiao, Guizhou Minzu University; Huajie Gu, Guizhou Minzu University; Weizhi Chen, Qingdao University of Science and Technology
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