Monday August 26, 2002

Opening Session (New Mexico Ballroom)............................................. 8:30 A.M. to 10:30 A.M.

Call to Order - Jeff Repichowski

New Mexico Human Services Department

President, National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics

Welcome – Robin Dozier Otten

Secretary-Designate, New Mexico Human Services Department

Introduction of Speaker – Swati Desai, Ph.D.

New York City Human Resources Administration

Program Co-Chair, National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics

Research and Evaluation Priorities under TANF Reauthorization – Don Winstead

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Assistant Secretary for Program Evaluation,

United States Department of Health and Human Services

Plenary Session (New Mexico Ballroom)............................................. 10:45 A.M. to 12:15 P.M.

            Introduction of Speakers - Rich Larson

            Maryland Department of Human Resources

            Welfare Reform and TANF Reauthorization: Where Do We Go From Here?

            Jack Tweedie, National Conference of State Legislatures

            Elaine Ryan, American Public Human Services Association

Concurrent Sessions 1-A to 1-G................................................................ 1:45 P.M. to 3:15 P.M.

            Concurrent Session 1-A (Colorado)

BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT

Transitional Jobs: Stepping Stones to Unsubsidized Employment

LaDonna Pavetti, Gretchen Kirby, Heather Hill, Jon Jacobson, Michelle Derr, and Pamela Winston, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

Doing What It Takes: The Costs of Work Focused Programs Serving Hard to Employ TANF Recipients

Irma Perez-Johnson, Debra A. Strong, and Michelle Van Noy, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.   

Long Term Recipients In Tennessee

Theresa Rector and Karen S. Homer, UT SWORPS

            Concurrent Session 1-B (Texas)

NON-MARITAL CHILDBEARING   

Strategies for Judging the Success of Policies and Programs to Reduce Teen Pregnancy and Nonmarital Childbearing

Rebecca Maynard and Lauren Scher, University of Pennsylvania, Jean Layzer, Abt Associates, and Barbara Devaney, Chris Trenholm and Any Johnson, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. 

The Determinants of the Prevalence of Single Mothers: A Cross-Country Analysis

Maria Libertad Gonzalez, Department of Economics, Northwestern University

State Experience and Perspectives on Reducing Out-of-Wedlock Births

Michael Fishman and Mark Nowak, The Lewin Group 

            Concurrent Session 1-C (Nevada)

HOMELESSNESS

Rising Tide of Homelessness

John J. Stretch, Saint Louis University

Illinois Homelessness Study

Dave Gruenenfelder, Illinois Department of Human Services

What Happens When Cash Benefits End? Utilization of Transitional Services in Tennessee

David J. Houstonh, Ph.D. and Chris Sissie Hadjiharalambous, Ph.D., Office of Research and Public Service, College of Social Work, University of Tennessee

            Concurrent Session 1-D  (Arizona)

THE WELFARE REFORM EXPERIENCE I  

Presentation Slide

Moving People from Welfare to Work: Final Adult and Child Findings from the National Evaluation of Welfare to Work Strategies

Gayle Hamilton, MDRC

National Needs Assessment: Primary Challenges to Welfare Reform Efforts

Jill Capitani, Courtney J. Kakuska, Jeanette Hercik, Ph.D., and Leticia Fernandez, Caliber Associates

Post-TANF Employment Outcomes: Pathways to Higher Earnings  

Vincent M. Valvano, Ph.D., Berkeley Policy Associates

            Concurrent Session 1-E (Rio Grande)

STUDIES ABOUT WELFARE LEAVERS I

Texas Leavers and Divertees after TANF: Findings from a Longitudinal, Interdisciplinary Analysis

Deanna Schexnayder and Laura Lein, The University of Texas at Austin

Earnings Growth and Employment Gains among Welfare Leavers in Three States

Phil Richardson, Ph.D., MAXIMUS, Inc.

Study of Families Who Left TANF Due to Earnings in New Mexico  

Executive Summery

Report on Focus Group And In-depth Interview

Robert Bleimann, Ph.D., MAXIMUS, Inc., and Jeff Repichowski, New Mexico Human Services Department

FOSTER CARE AND CHILD MALTREATMENT

Racial Disparities in Placement in the Foster Care System: The Role of Behavior Problems in One Southern State

Cheryl H. Amey and Leslie Clarke, Department of Health Policy and Epidemiology, University of Florida

Income, Poverty and Child Maltreatment

Lawrence M. Berger, School of Social Work, Columbia University

A Closer Look at Foster Care Drift: Do Placement Moves Accelerate Over Time?

Daniel Webster, Alan Brookhart, and Barbara Needell, University of California, Berkele

   Concurrent Session 1-G (Parlors C&D)

MEDICAID AND INSURANCE

Linking Workforce Development and Child Health Insurance

Elizabeth G. Serow, Ph.D. and Heather Venclauskas, University of South Florida, Jody Blalock, Florida Department of Health, and Warren May, Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation

Medicaid Managed Care: Effects on Disabled Program Beneficiaries

Teresa A. Coughlin and Sharon K. Long, The Urban Institute

 Pregnant Women’s Insurance Coverage Pre-Pregnancy and at Delivery Pre- and Post-

 PRWORA in Nine States, 1996 - 1999

E. Kathleen Adams, Ph.D. and Cheryl Raskind-Hood, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, and Norma Gavin, Research Triangle Institute

Concurrent Sessions 2-A to 2-I................................................................. 3:30 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.

         Concurrent Session 2-A (Colorado)

HOW WELL DOES CHILD SUPPORT PAY?

Study of State Demographic and Economic Variables and Impact on Child Support Enforcement Performance

Michael Fishman and Karen Gardiner, The Lewin Group, and John Tapogna, ECONorthwest

Distributing Collected Child support to Families Exiting TANF

Emily Melnick and Kristen Masse, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Administrative and Judicial Processes for Establishing Support

Michael Fishman and Karen Gardiner, The Lewin Group, and John Topagna, ECONorthwest

Concurrent Session 2-B (Texas)

DATA ISSUES            

Advantages of Combining Survey and Administrative Data in Studying TANF Leavers l

Daniel Schroeder, Ph.D. and Deanna Schexnayder, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin, and Laura Lein, Ph.D., School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin

Assessing Local Capacity to Implement the Welfare Transition Program in Florida

Leslie Clarke, Ph.D. and Cheryl H. Amey, University of Florida, Wendy P. Crook, Ann Mullis, and Chris Johnson, Florida State University, Adele Beckerman, Nova Southeastern University, and Angela Gomez, University of South Florida

Using Administrative Data to Estimate the Economic Impacts of Mass Layoffs

Maurice L. Moffett, New Mexico Department of Labor

      Concurrent Session 2-C (Nevada)

THE ROLE OF SOCIAL WORKERS

Social Worker Workload in the Era of Welfare Reform: An Example from Monterey County, California

Gregory Tooman, American Humane Association  

The Evaluation of a Statewide Domestic Violence Training for Caseworkers

Daniel G. Saunders, Mark Holter, and Richard M. Tolman, School of Social Work, University of Michigan, and Lisa C. Pahl, Florida Center for Survivors of Torture

Survivors of Torture: Efforts to Represent the Underrepresented in Public Child Welfare

Sherrill J. Clark, Ph.D. and Susan Jacquet, Ph.D., California Social Work Education Center, University of California, Berkeley

      Concurrent Session 2-D (Arizona)

NEEDS OF WELFARE RECIPIENTS

The Employment Barriers Among Long-Term Welfare Recipients in New Mexico

Phil Richardson, MAXIMUS, Inc. and Jeff Repichowski, New Mexico Human Services Department

Evaluation of a Consumer-Directed Developmental Services Program

Linda Vinton, Ph.D. and Robin Perry, Ph.D., Florida State University   

Red Flags: Researches raises Concerns about the Impact of "Welfare Reform" on Child Maltreatment

Rutledge Q. Huston, Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)

Presentation Slides  

      Concurrent Session 2-E (Rio Grande)

EMPLOYMENT PATTERNS AND BARRIERS

Employment Patterns, Barriers to Employment, and Economic Well-Being: Findings from a Longitudinal Survey and Ethnography of Welfare Recipients

Judy Polyne and Nandita Verma, MDRC, Denise Polit, Humanalysis, Inc., Andrew London, Department of Sociology, Kent State University, and Ellen Scott, University of Oregon  

Employment Barriers Among Challenged, Single Head of Household, Inner City Women

F. Robert Wilson, Ph.D., Division of Human Services, University of Cincinnati   

Welfare Reform and Neighborhood Effects

Nandita Verma, MDRC, and Claudia Coulton, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University

      Concurrent Session 2-F (Parlors A&B)

CHILD CARE COSTS AND SUBSIDIES

Patterns of Child Care Subsidy Use and Their Effects on Mother’s Employment

Bong Joo Lee, Ph.D., Chapin Hall Center for Children, University of Chicago

A Longitudinal Study of Child Care Subsidy Receipt in Maryland

John V. Spears, III, Ph.D., Senior Human Services Consultant, and Sean McQuillen, RESI, Townson University

Getting Help with Child Care Expenses 

Linda Giannarelli, The Urban Institute

      Concurrent Session 2-G (Parlors C&D)

WHAT ABOUT EMPLOYERS I?

Impact of Privatization on Success in Finding Employment for TANF Beneficiaries

Robert Crew, Jr. and Scott Lamothe, Florida State University

Industry -Based Employment Programs: Implications for Welfare Reauthorization and Key Survey Findings

Lily Zandniapour and Maureen Conway, Economic Opportunities Program, The Aspen Institute

Employment and Welfare Reform: TANF Reauthorization Implications for Active Employer Participation

Bill Dethlefs, Ph.D., Stony Brook University

      Concurrent Session 2-H (Parlors G&H)

HOW AVAILABLE ARE FOOD STAMPS?

A Study of Program Access and Declining Food Stamp Participation

Nancy R. Burstein and Susan Bartlett, Abt Associates, Inc.

Increasing Access to the Food Stamp Program After Welfare Reform  

Margaret Boeckmann and Elizabeth Morrison, U.S. General Accounting Office

The Dynamics of Food Stamp Program Entry and Exit

Jane Staveley and David Stevens, University of Baltimore, and Parke Wilde, U.S. Department of Agriculture

      Concurrent Session 2-I (Parlors E&F)

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CHILD-ONLY TANF CASELOAD: EVIDENCE FROM THREE STATES

Status of N. J. Families on Child-Only TANF Cases

Robert G. Wood and Debra Strong, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

Relative Caretakers in Child-Only Cases in South Carolina

Marilyn Edelhoch, Qiduan Liu, and Linda S. Martin, South Carolina Department of Social Services

Circumstances of Child-Only Cases in the Bay Area: Undocumented Immigrant and Sanctioned Families

Peggy O’Brien-Strain, Chuck Lieberman, and Vanessa Lindler, The Sphere Institute

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