The Field Center Newsletter
April 2019 Newsletter
- Foster Home Capacity Research Update
- Families First One Year In: An Implementation Update
- Through the Portal of the Child Protective Service System
- Three Additional Colleges Selected to Join the Field Center
Network of Campus-Based Support Programs for Foster Youth
- Interdisciplinary Legal Services for Parents and Children
in Family Court
- Field Center Welcomes New Members to Advisory Board
- Field Center Recent Publications and Presentations
- Young Professionals Council Highlight
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December 2018 Newsletter
- Field Center Guest Edits New Essay Collection Published By CWLA on Child Maltreatment in Insular and Isolated Communities
- Economic Barriers and Foster Family Recruitment
- Safe Harbor for Minor Victims of Sex Trafficking Becomes Law in PA
- Predictive Analytics in Child Welfare
- Legal Challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act Of 1978
- Preparing Leaders in Child Advocacy and Welfare
- Field Center Recent Publications and Presentations
- Multidisciplinary Student Training Institute Highlight
- Just Published: Campus Programming Directory for Foster Youth
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September 2018 Newsletter
- Save The Date! Call For Presentations Just Released. One Child, Many Hands: A Multidisciplinary Conference on Child Welfare
- Field Center Welcomes Dr. Richard Gelles Back As Managing Faculty Director
- Six Pennsylvania Colleges Selected For Statewide Expansion of Campus-Based Support Programs for Foster Youth
- Field Center Presents Research at International Child Abuse Conference
- Current Legislation: Tuition Waivers for Foster Youth in Pa
- Field Center Welcomes New Members to Advisory Board
- Field Center Recent Publications and Presentations
- Creating an Effective Child Welfare System – Free Online Course
- Welcome To New MSW Students
- Webinar: Updates on the Fostering Independence Through Education Act: Senate Edition
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June 2018 Newsletter
- New Research Study Examines Macroeconomic Factors Impacting Foster Home Shortage
- No Longer Just A Dream: Making College A Reality For Foster Youth
- News from the Field Of Child Welfare: Families First Prevention and Services Act
- PA Colleges Receive Technical Assistance to Launch Campus Support Programs
- Field Center Faculty Director Tenure Announcement
- Field Center Recent Publications and Presentations
- Empowering Child Abuse Victims through Awareness and Creativity
- PA Foster Care Tuition Waiver Legislation: Webinar Training
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April 2018 Newsletter
- Field Center Publishes Groundbreaking National Research On Child Trafficking
- Child Welfare Scholars Join Interdisciplinary Team: Lisa Rieger, Esq. & Mi Hyang Do, Phd
- Advisory Board Celebrates Elected Officers and Founding Member
- Field Center Recent Publications and Presentations
- Stoneleigh Emerging Leader Fellow Joins Field Center to Expand Opportunities for Foster Youth
- The Field Center Celebrates Child Abuse Prevention Month
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June 2016 Newsletter
- Safe Harbor Laws for Victims of Child Sex Trafficking
- The Welfare of Children in Cuba: US Research Delegation Visits in Advance of Relaxed US-Cuban Relations
- Financing College for Foster Youth: The Field Center Holds Training for Financial Aid Officers
- What Drives Our Advisory Board? The Field Center’s Newest Board Member Tells Her Own Story
- Field Center Launches Web-based Resources to Support Access to Higher Education for Foster Youth
- The Field Center Shares the Love of Reading for Super Tuesday
- Young Professionals Council Member Profile: Zoë Artz
- MSW Student Profile: Che Wang
- MSW Student Profile: Maxwell Wagenknecht
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June 2014 Newsletter
- Access for All: Planning for New Child Advocacy Centers Across Pennsylvania
- Foster Care to College: Helping Youth Aging Out of Foster
Care Engage and Succeed in Post-Secondary Education
- The Well-Being of Children in Foster Care
- Advisory Board Profile: Andrew Whitney, Esq
- Young Professionals Council Member Profile: Andy Cohen, Esq
- MSW Student Profile: Pragya Verma
- MSW Student Profile: Jingru Hao
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November 2013 Newsletter
- Field of Dreams Luncheon Celebrates Ten Years of Protecting Children
- One Child, Many Hands: A Multidisciplinary Conference on Child Welfare Features Antwone Fisher and Sandusky Panel
- Kinship Foster Care – Permanency over Positive Outcomes for Children
- Field Center Addresses Emerging Issue at Colloquium on Foster Care to College: Strategies for Success
- Meet the 2013 Alan Lerner Fellow: Brittany Strandell
- MSW Student Profile: Kendra Schwindt
- Young Professionals Council Member Profile: Erica Gooch
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Summer 2013 Newsletter
- A Child Advocacy Center for Every Child Victim: Field Center Awarded Statewide Planning Contract
- Field Center Unveils New Logo
- Petitioning for Aggravated Circumstances as a Path to Permanency
- Multidisciplinary Student Training Institute Presents Inaugural Symposium
- Achievement Gap: Assessed in Terms of the Educational Needs of Children and Youth in the Child Welfare System
- Foster Youth and the Theatre Arts
- Field Center Welcomes New Staff Member: Richa Ranade
- Student Profile: Kelsey Colburn
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March 2013 Newsletter
- Pennsylvania Task Force on Child Protection Releases Recommendations for Systemetic Reform
- Save the Date! One Child, Many Hands: A Multidisciplinary Conference on Child Welfare
- Child Abuse Prevention Month Community Symposium: How Well Do Our Laws Protect Children? International Models of Child Protection, featuring Jaap E. Doek, JD
- Advisory Board Profile: Pennsylvania State Representative Louis Williams Bishop
- Field Center Announces New Initiative: A New Child Advocacy Center for Delaware County, PA
- Field of Dreams Luncheon Honors Montgomery County DA Risa Vetri Ferman with Alan Lerner Child Advocacy Award
- Pennsylvania Raises the Evidentiary Standard for Maintaining Reports on the State Child Abuse Registry
- Young Professionals Council Profile: Diana Schimmel
- MSW Student Profile: Renee Manson
- Philosophy, Philadelphia and the Field Center: Reflections of a Student Intern
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October 2012 Newsletter
- Trends in Child Physical Abuse and the Relationship with Housing Insecurity
- Field Center Welcomes its Newest Faculty Director: Professor Kara Finck
- Field Center Faculty Director Received Research Award
- Save the Date! The Field Center’s Winter 2012 Community Symposium, The Racial Geography of Child Welfare, featuring Dorothy Roberts, JD
- Field Center Partners with Penn Reading Project for Year of Proof Event
- The New Road to Adulthood: How Pennsylvania is Helping Youth Aging out of Foster Care Make the Journey
- MSW Student Profile: Nicole Royer
- Profile: Malorie Lakosky, Philadelphia Center Intern
- Welcome to our new Advisory board Chair: Pamela Schreiber, MSW
- The Field Center is Now a United Way Agency!
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June 2012 Newsletter
- Meeting the Challenge of Protecting Children
- Field Center Recommendations for Reform
- The Comprehensive Child Development Bill of 1972. Today’s Child Welfare System, and an Argument for Reviving a Comprehensive Approach to Child Maltreatment
- A Message for the Field Center’s Outgoing Advisory Board Chair, Renee Johnson
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March 2012 Newsletter
- The Devil is in the Details: Pennsylvania’s Definition of Child Abuse Perpetrator
- A New Model for Aging Out: Mentoring Programs to Promote Interdependent Living
- PA Convenes Task Force on Child Protection: Field Center Faculty Director Appointed by Governor Corbett
- In Our Opinion: Will New Laws Help Children?
- Advisory Board Profile: Susan Marx
- MSW Student Profile: Rebecca McElroy
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October 2011 Newsletter
- Congress Reauthorizes and Makes Important Changes to the Primary Laws Serving Foster Children and Their Families
- Field Center Hosts Public Hearing on Behalf of PA Senate Aging and Youth Committee
- Field Center Welcomes New Team Member
- Dr. Richard Gelles Provides Training to Philly DHS Supervisors
- Field Center Hosts Inaugural Field of Dreams Luncheon
- Field Center Advisory Board Profile: Rachael LeMasters
- Field Center Student Profile: Anne Day
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June 2011 Newsletter
- Child Maltreatment and the Transition to Adult-Based Mental and Medical Care
- Stoneleigh Fellowship to Support Field Center Research
- Field Center Hosts Community Symposium on Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice
- Welcome New Advisory Board Members
- The Effect of Cross-System Data Sharing on Juvenile Probation Officer Recommendations in Crossover Juvenile Justice/Child Welfare Cases
- Welcome to the Field Center’s New Administrative Coordinator
- Field Center Advisory Board Profile: Senator LeAnna M. Washington
- Field Center Student Profile: Rena Kreimer
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March 2011 Newsletter
- Field Center’s ThinkTank on Confidentiality and Information Sharing Breaks New Ground
- Shifting the Debate: Using Child Welfare Waivers to Promote Evidence-Based Practice
- Join Us at One Child, Many Hands 2011
- Field Center Advisory Board Profile: Allison Turkel
- Field Center Student Profile: Joelle Ruben
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Fall 2010 Newsletter
- The Field Center Bids Farewell to Beloved Faculty Director: Remembering Alan M. Lerner, Esq.
- The Field Center Convenes National Think Tank on Confidentiality and Information Sharing
- American Academy of Pediatrics Releases Policy Statement on Child Fatality Reviews
- New Family Court Initiative Meets With Success: Project PENN Completes Pilot Year
- Field Center Advisory Board Profile: Dr. Janis Goodman
- Field Center Student Profile: Daniel Knapp
- The Field Center’s Team in Transition
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June 2010 Newsletter
- Penn School of Social Policy & Practice and DHS Create Joint Scholarship Program
- Using Technology to Improve Child Welfare Outcomes: Pilot Project Completed
- The Abuse and Neglect of Children with Disabilities
- The Value of Experiential Learning: The Field Center Selected as Placement Site for the Philadelphia Center
- Penn Nursing Brings New Perspective to Field Center
- Field Center Partners with Broadway
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March 2010 Newsletter
- Community Symposium on Health Care Reform Focuses on Children and Families
- The Economic Downturn and Child Maltreatment
- Dr. Cindy Christian Named American Academy of Pediatrics Committee Chair
- Field Center Awarded New Grants
- Field Center Advisory Board Profile: Marilyn Benoit, MD
- Field Center Student Profile: Natalie Feigenbaum
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Fall 2009 Newsletter
- Field Center Technical Assistance: Montgomery County’s New Child Advocacy Center Officially Opens
- Field Center’s Third Biennial Conference Applauded by Attendees
- Project PENN Opens Its Doors at Philadelphia Family Court
- Field Center Advisory Board Profile: Sharon Powell-Lee
- Field Center Student Profile: Leaht Feldman
- Field Center Welcomes New Advisory Board Member
- The Use of Psychotropic Medications in Foster Care
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June 2009 Newsletter
- Abusive Head Trauma in Infants and Children
- Field Center Celebrates Five Years of Making a Difference
- Child Welfare in China
- Field Center Advisory Board Profile: Catherine C. Carr, Esq.
- Field Center Student Profile: Theda Allen
- Field Center Welcomes New Advisory Board Member
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April 2009 Newsletter
- Field Center Awarded Contract for Groundbreaking Information Technology Design
- UN Convention on Rights of the Child: The United States’ Failure to Ratify
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to Open First Medical Clinic for Abuse Victims in Montgomery County
- William Penn Foundation Funds Field Center Strategic Planning
- In Memorium – Sybil E. Hite
- Field Center Community Symposium Focuses on Skills of Perception
- Field Center Advisory Board Profile: Larry Ceisler
- Field Center Student Profile: Jennifer Levy
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Fall 2008 Newsletter
- The Tipping Point of Child Welfare Systems: Decision Making, Information, and Risk Assessment
- Field Center Awarded Second Grant from the Hite Foundation
- Save the Date & Call for Presentations
- One Child, Many Hands: A Multidisciplinary Conference on Child Welfare
- In Our Opinion: Can Danieal Save the System?
- Field Center Advisory Board Profile: Dr. Robert Sadoff
- Field Center Student Profile: Danfeng Wang
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Spring 2008 Newsletter
- Child Welfare Technology Initiative Takes Critical Steps
- Identifying the Red Flags of Child Neglect to Facilitate Evidence Based Focused Responses
- Former Faculty Director Receives Teaching Award
- Field Center Advisory Board Profile: Lynn Hubschman
- Field Center Staff Profile: Deena Caswell
- Field Center Student Profile: Caroline Spillane
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Winter 2008 Newsletter
- Psychology’s Approach to Studying Environmental Risk
- Legislation Introduced to Reestablish a White House Conference on Children and Youth
- Field Center Faculty Directors Receive Appointments by Mayor Nutter
- 110th Congress Second Session: Expectations for Child Welfare Legislation
- Profile: Cassie Statuto Bevan, EDD
- Advisory Board Profile: Representative Mike Gerber
- Student Profile: Andrea Maikovich, PhD Candidate
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Fall 2007 Newsletter
- Reforming Philadelphia’s Child Welfare System: Findings of the Mayor’s Child Welfare Review Panel
- Field Center Welcomes New Advisory Board Members
- Child Advocacy Centers
- Field Center Awarded Grant from North Penn Community Health Foundation
- Increased Collaboration Needed to Address the Mental Health Needs of Youth in the Child Welfare System
- Profile: Arthur C. Evans, PhD
- In Our Opinion
- Advisory Board Member Profile: Anne Marcus Weiss, MSW, LSW
- Student Profile: Betty Kim
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Spring 2007 Newsletter
- National Child Welfare Summit Held on Information Technology
- Congratulations to the Documentary Film Contest Winners
- Child Abuse Pediatrics: A New Subspecialty in Pediatric Medicine
- In Memorium: Judge Myrna Field
- Breakfast Symposium Addresses Changing Treatment Practices in Child Welfare
- The “Riskiness” of Sexual Behavior Problem Girls
- Advisory Board Member Profile: Renee Dillon Johnson
- Field Center Student: Michelle Bensignor
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Winter 2007 Newsletter
- Field Center Faculty Directors Appointed to Mayor’s Panel
- Advisory Board Member Elected Speaker of the House
- Frequent Foster Home Shuffles Worsen Child Behavior Problems: Study Highlights Need for Early Intervention to Encourage Stable Home Placements
- Children’s Rights and Parent’s Rights: Legal Sources of the Tension in U.S. Law
- Field Center Breakfast Symposium Sets Record Attendance
- Advisory Board Member Profile: Elizabeth Fiebach
- Field Center Intern Profile: Emily Goldman
- In Our Opinion: Barriers to Keeping Children Safe
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Fall 2006 Newsletter
- Children’s Rights
- The Field Center partners with the Institute for Safe Families on Family Violence Initiative
- Field Center Recipient of Hite Grant
- Child Fatality Review Teams
- Call for Presentations
- The Field Center Breakfast Meeting
- Advisory Board Member Profile: Madeline Bell
- Field Center Intern Profile: Lisa Lee
- Save the Date! One Child, Many Hands: A Multidisciplinary Conference on Child Welfare
- In Our Opinion: Health Care Delayed is Justice Denied
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Spring 2006 Newsletter
- The Child Advocacy Clinic: The Perspective of Students in Interdisciplinary Learning
- Responding to the Needs of the Lost and Forgotten: Foster Children and Battered Women Before and After Hurricane Katrina
- The Field Center Evaluates School-Based Program
- Community Symposium Breaks Attendance Records
- Advisory Board Member Profile: Nancy Glickenhaus
- Community Associate Profile: Dr. Lisa Santos Kresnicka
- Field Center Staff Profile: Caroline Wong, MSW
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Winter 2006 Newsletter
- Trends in Foster Care Since the Enactment of the Adoption and Safe Families Act
- Judge Field Retires as Philadelphia Family Court Administrative Judge
- Collaborating Towards Reform
- The Field Center is pleased to welcome three new members to our Advisory Board
- Advisory Board Member Profile: Joseph Field
- Community Associate Profile: Christine Downs, MSW
- Field Center Executive Director Profile: Debra Schilling Wolfe, MEd
- Editorial by Dr. Richard J. Gelles, Dean, Penn School of Social Policy & Practice
- The Field Center Breakfast Meeting Series
- The Making of a (Social) Action Hero: The Story of Frank Cervone, Executive Director of the Support Center for Child Advocates
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Fall 2005 Newsletter
- Can Anything be Done to Truly Fix the American Child Protective Service System?
- The FIeld Center Kicks Off Breakfast Meeting Series
- Abuse Prevention, Family Privacy, and the Fourth Amendment
- The State of Child Welfare
- Medical Challenges in the Field of Child Protection: Making Accurate Diagnoses
- Advisory Board Member Profile: Sonia C. Triester, MSW
- Co-Director Profile: Carol Wilson Spigner, MSW, DSW
- Student Intern Profile: Christy Green
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Spring 2005 Newsletter
- Family and Professional Perceptions of Hospital Care in Cases of Childhood Injury
- Educating Our Future Leaders: Where Are They Now?
- Winter Breakfast Meeting Trains Clinicians on Testimony
- The Family Court Dependency Waiting Room Project
- Child Protective Services Training and Program Development Project
- Advisory Board Member Profile: Maida Malone
- Co-Director Profile: Richard Gelles, PhD
- Student Intern Profile: Rachel Kahn
- Student Intern Profile: Emily Brueckner
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Winter 2005 Newsletter
- The Field Center is Recipient of Major Gift
- ONE CHILD, MANY HANDS: A Multidisciplinary Conference on Child Welfare
- Dependency Court Waiting Room Project Update
- The Child Protective Services Training and Program Development Project
- Field Center Addresses Missing Link in Child Welfare
- Breakfast Meeting Update
- The Client’s Voice in Child Welfare: A Multidisciplinary Response
- Advisory Board Member Profile: Craig Snider, MBA
- Co-Director Profile: Cindy Christian, MD
- Student Intern Profile: Robin Mekonnen, MSW
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Fall 2004 Newsletter
- Legislative Update
- DHS Front End Reform Project
- Family Court Judicial Training
- Redesign of the Family Court Waiting Room
- Common Myths about Child Abuse and Neglect
- Strategic Planning
- Three Envelopes
- Advisory Board Member Profile: Marie Field
- Co-Director Profile: Alan Lerner, Esq.
- Student Intern Profile: Morgan Model
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