{"product_id":"fostering-accountability-using-evidence-to-guide-and-improve-child-welfare-policy-9780195321302","title":"Fostering Accountability: Using Evidence to Guide and Improve Child Welfare Policy","description":"\u003cem\u003eFostering Accountability\u003c\/em\u003e presents a model of child welfare decision making that holds public officials answerable for the integrity and validity of the actions they take on behalf of the children and families in their care. It operationalizes the concept of results-oriented accountability, \u003cbr\u003ewhich demands that administrators and practitioners show valid evidence of their success in improving child and family outcomes, not merely demonstrate mechanical procedural compliance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on the experiences of directors, staff, and evaluators, this timely and practical book describes the emergence of results-oriented accountability in child welfare with a special focus on the editors' role in establishing a university-agency research partnership under a federal consent\u003cbr\u003edecree. Chapters elaborate on the five successive stages of the results-oriented accountability framework-outcomes monitoring, data analysis, research review, evaluation, and quality improvement-and provide examples of applications of each stage for agency managers. By refocusing the emphasis on\u003cbr\u003edeveloping policies based on agency data, instead of purely reactive approaches that grasp at solutions and often fall short, \u003cem\u003eFostering Accountability \u003c\/em\u003eguides administrators in monitoring outcomes, using evidence to select interventions to enhance results, and applying management strategies to\u003cbr\u003eevaluate and improve these efforts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe result is a pragmatic implementation guide for administrators seeking to bring safety, stability, continuity, permanence, and well-being to the lives of abused and neglected children in the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark F. Testa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.20w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195321302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark F. Testa, PhD, is the Sandra Reeves Spears and John B. Turner Distinguished Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn Poertner, DSW, is Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40302930198643,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":74.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_d959f43a-9d11-4b65-9152-c69ad162921e.jpg?v=1658842057","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/fostering-accountability-using-evidence-to-guide-and-improve-child-welfare-policy-9780195321302","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}