Call for Papers - Culturally Competent Evidence Based Practice in Child Welfare July 24, 2007
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As mentioned in the previous post, an outcome of the recent Minnesota Evidence Based Practice in Child Welfare Invitational Forum is a special call for papers… See details about this call below.
CALL FOR PAPERS
For a SPECIAL ISSUE of
CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW
ON
Evidence-based Practice in Child Welfare in the
Context of Cultural Competency
Editors: Susan J. Wells and Harold E. Briggs
Children and Youth Services Review invites papers for a special issue focusing on implementing evidence-based practice (EBP) in child welfare services in the context of cultural competency. The field has long been concerned about promoting evidence-based practice. At the same time, social workers and allied professionals have worked to ensure that practitioners and policies in child welfare recognize and are responsive to racial, ethnic, cultural and linguistic diversity in the families served. Yet seldom do the two themes intersect. This issue will focus on bringing together these topics as one to illustrate an approach in which one goal is always discussed in the context of the other.
Scholarly articles focusing on the juncture of evidence-based practice and cultural competence are being sought. Original research, secondary analyses, or rigorous qualitative studies pertaining to child welfare services are encouraged. In addition, critical analyses of the proposed intersection of these theoretical frameworks are welcome. Some examples of relevant articles might include (1) a description of the EBP process applied to work with consumer groups; (2) a case study of the process of implementing a major randomized controlled study that was developed with and focused on diverse populations or a specific population of interest in the child welfare field; (3) descriptions of and findings from community-based participatory research resulting in information on child welfare practice effectiveness with specific populations of interest; (4) studies of child welfare practice effectiveness that address the specific issues of concern to diverse populations; and (5) research that incorporates knowledge of racial inequities with the goal of improving the effectiveness of child welfare services for specific populations. These examples should not be seen as limiting but are provided to give an illustration of the many ways in which these issues may be juxtaposed in the improvement of child welfare practice and policy. Articles must be original (not previously published and currently not under review by another publication). They may pertain to direct practice, management and/or policy.
Articles should be double-spaced in 12 point font such as Times Roman with one inch margins. The title page should include (a) the article title; (b) the authors’ names and affiliations at the time the work was completed; (c) the corresponding author’s email address, telephone number, and mailing address; and (d) a concise running title. The author’s names should only appear on the title page to facilitate anonymous peer review. An abstract of no more than 200 words should be included with up to 10 key words that represent the major topics in the article. Please use the American Psychological Association manual of style. Except for address for submission, further authors’ instructions may be found at: http://www.childwelfare.com/kids/guide_for_authors.htm. For further information about this initiative in child welfare, you may also see: http://ssw.che.umn.edu/EBP-CulturalCompetence.html.
Articles should be submitted in hard copy or electronically in Word, LaTeX, or Adobe Acrobat PDF to:
Susan J. Wells (swells@umn.edu)
Gamble-Skogmo Professor of Child Welfare and Youth Policy
School of Social Work, University of Minnesota
1404 Gortner Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108
Deadline for article receipt: October 15, 2007
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