NAWRS 1998 NAWRS Annual Workshop
Presentations

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Monday, August 3, 1998
8:30 am - 10:00 am -- Opening Session
Call to Order
Peggie Powers, NAWRS President, Illinois Department of Human Services
Welcome and Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Howard A. Peters III, Secretary, Illinois Department of Human Services
Keynote Address
Clarence Page, Syndicated Columnist, Chicago Tribune
Workshop Program Comments
Dennis Putze, NAWRS Program Chair, Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
Monday, 10:45 am - 12:15 pm - Concurrent Session 1A
Project on State-Level Child Outcomes
Panel Discussion
Monday, 10:45 am - 12:15 pm -- Concurrent Session 1B
Characteristics of Long-Term Clients

"For Whom the Clock Ticks":  Towards a Comprehensive Screening Tool for First-Time AFDC/TANF Recipients
  • James Kunz, Program on Poverty & Social Welfare Policy, Columbia University School of Social Work
  • Catherine E. Born, School of Social Work, University of Maryland
  • Pamela J. Caudill, School of Social Work, University of Maryland
  • Ariel Kalil, Ph.D., Program on Poverty & Social Welfare Policy, University of Michigan

Time Limits and Welfare Reform:  New Estimates of the Number and Characteristics of Affected Families
  • Greg J. Duncan, Joint Center for Poverty Research, Northwestern University
  • Johanne Boisjoly, Department of Sociology, Université du Québec à Rimouski
  • Kathleen Mullan Harris, Department of Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Using Characteristics of New Entrants to Predict Length of Welfare Participation
Monday, 10:45 am - 12:15 pm -- Concurrent Session 1C
Use of Administrative Data
Correspondence Between Individual and Administrative Reports of WelfareReceipt
  • Ariel Kalil, Ph.D., Program on Poverty & Social Welfare Policy, University of Michigan
  • P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, Ph.D., Joint Center for Poverty Research, University of Chicago
  • Robert Goerge, Ph.D., Chapin Hall Center for Children, University of Chicago
  • Bong Joo Lee, Ph.D., Chapin Hall Center for Children, University of Chicago
  • Rebekah Levine Coley, Ph.D., Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Chicago

Data Warehousing:  Friend or Foe?
  • Michael A. Conte, Ph.D., The Regional Economic Studies Institute, Towson University
  • Bob Fabiszak, Regional Economic Studies Institute, Towson University
  • David Harmon, The Regional Economic Studies Institute, Towson University
  • Mark Jacobson, M.A., The Regional Economic Studies Institute, Towson University

It's a Nasty Job But Somebody's Got to Do It:  Using Administrative Data to Assess the Impact of Welfare Reform
  • Dean Duncan, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at ChapelHill
  • Mark Benton, North Carolina Division of Social Services
  • Kim Flair, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at ChapelHill
Monday, 10:45 am - 12:15 pm -- Concurrent Session 1D
Economic Factors & Welfare Reform

The Effects of Minimum Wages on Welfare Recipiency
  • Mark Turner, The Urban Institute
  • Mark Rubin, The Urban Institute

The Reality of Welfare to Work:  Employment Opportunities for Women Affectedby Welfare Time Limits in Texas
  • Leslie O. Lawson, LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin
  • Christopher T. King, LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas atAustin

Welfare, The Earned Income Tax Credit and the Labor Supply of SingleMothers
  • Bruce D. Meyer, Department of Economics, Northwestern University
  • Dan T. Rosenbaum, Department of Economics, Northwestern University
Monday, 10:45 am - 12:15 pm -- Concurrent Session 1E
Evaluation of Post-Employment Services

Employer-Sponsored Welfare-to-Work Training:  A Case Study of Pacific Gasand Electric
  • Rebecca A. London, Berkeley Planning Associates
  • Deana N. Goldsmith, Berkeley Planning Associates

Helping Newly Employed Welfare Recipients Keep Their Jobs:  Impact Findingsfrom the Postemployment Services Demonstration
  • Anu Rangarajan, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

Helping TANF Recipients Stay Employed:  Early Evidence from the GAPSEvaluation
  • Robert G. Wood, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
  • Diane Paulsell, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

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Monday, 1:45 pm - 3:15 pm -- Concurrent Session 2A
Implementation of Welfare Reform

Cash Assistance in Transition:  The Story of 13 States
  • Sheila R. Zedlewski, The Urban Institute
  • Amy-Ellen Duke, The Urban Institute

Welfare to Work:  GAO's Analysis of the Implementation of TANF
Monday, 1:45 pm - 3:15 pm -- Concurrent Session 2B
Enduring Issues Around the Use of Child Welfare Administrative Data

Panel
  • Robert Goerge, Ph.D., Chapin Hall Center for Children, University of Chicago
  • Allen Harden, Chapin Hall Center for Children, University of Chicago
  • Fred Wulczyn, Chapin Hall Center for Children, University of Chicago
  • Ying-Yang T. Yuan, Walter R. McDonald & Associates
Monday, 1:45 pm - 3:15 pm -- Concurrent Session 2C
Understanding Caseload Trends I

Forecasting the TANF Caseload in Maryland - Net Flow Model II
The Economic and Demographic Determinants of the Rate of Decline in TANF Rolls in the Counties of Mississippi
Will the Real Effect of Welfare Reform Please Stand Up?
Monday, 1:45 pm - 3:15 pm -- Concurrent Session 2D
Caseload Dynamics

The Dynamics of AFDC, Medicaid, and Food Stamp Use
  • Mairead Reidy, Chapin Hall Center for Children, University of Chicago

The Role of Child Support in Texas Welfare Dynamics
  • Deanna Schexnayder, Center for the Study of Human, University of Texas at Austin
  • Jerome A. Olson, Center for the Study of Human Resources, University of Texas at Austin

Tracking the Impact of SSI Program Changes:  The Impact of the Zebley Decisions on Transitions into SSI in California
  • Marcia K. Meyers, School of Social Work, Columbia University
  • Eva Seto, UC Data, Survey Research Center, University of California at Berkeley
Monday, 1:45 pm - 3:15 pm -- Concurrent Session 2E
Impact of Welfare Reform on Communities

The Impact of Welfare Reform on Refugees:  The Results of a Policy Analysis Study
  • Reva I. Allen, Institute for Social & Economic Development

Work, Poverty, and Welfare:  Assessing the Impact of Welfare Reform in New Jersey
Monday, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm -- Concurrent Session 3A
Applying Research Findings

Using Research to Promote Progressive State Welfare Policies:  The Parent Survey Follow-up in Maine
Welfare Reform Implementation:  Utilizing Research and Analysis to Plan CalWORKS Service Delivery Strategies
Monday, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm -- Concurrent Session 3B
State Data-Linking Grants

Panel
  • Barrett Graf, Office of Asst. Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
  • Walter (Pete) Bailey, Office of Research & Statistics, South Carolina Budget and Control Board
  • Dean Duncan, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Marilyn J. Edelhoch, Division of Program Reform, Evaluation, and Research, South Carolina Department of Social Services
  • Francine Horton, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
  • Bong Joo Lee, Chapin Hall Center for Children, University of Chicago
  • Helen Lipman, Humand Services Planning & Evaluation, Mecklengurg County Department of Social Services
  • Carol Ann Luttrell, Child Support Enforcement, Massachusetts Department of Revenue
  • Mark Millspaugh, Family Independence Agency, Maryland Department of Human Resources
  • Ingrid Rothe, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
  • Diana Tester, Office of Research & Statistics, South Carolina State Budget and Control Board
Monday, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm -- Concurrent Session 3C
Welfare Reform:  Challenges for States

Decomposing State-Level Changes in Nonmarital Birth Ratio
  • Kelleen Kaye, Office of Asst Secretary for Planning & Eval, US Departmentof Health & Human Services

Establishing Paternity for Non-Marital Children:  Is a 90% Standard Realistic?
  • Gilbert Crouse, Office of Asst. Sec. For Planning and Eval., US Departmentof Health & Human Services
  • Linda Mellgren, Office of Asst. Sec. For Planning and Eval., US Department of Health & Human Services
Monday, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm -- Concurrent Session 3D
Researching Homelessness

Estimating the Number of Sheltered Homeless
Identifying Those Most Vulnerable
Unduplicating the Reported Numbers
Monday, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm -- Concurrent Session 3E
Evaluation of Welfare to Work Initiatives

Building an Employment-Focused Welfare System:  Work First Programs in FiveStates
  • Pamela Holcomb, The Urban Institute

Evaluating Welfare Employment Programs Through Research Synthesis
Is the Best Yet to Come? Lessons from Successful Welfare to Work Programs Before TANF

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Tuesday, August 4, 1998
9:00 am - 10:30 am -- Plenary Session
A Challenge to Researchers:  Give Decision Makers the Infomation They Need, When They Need It
Howard A. Peters III, Secretary, Illinois Department of Human Services
Beverly W. Jones, Administrator, Child Welfare Services, District of Columbia
Samuel I. Rosenberg, 42nd District, Maryland House of Delegates
Tuesday, 10:45 am - 12:15 pm -- Concurrent Session 4A
Assessing the Impact of Welfare Reform

How Will We Know If It Works:  WELPAN's Model for Assessing Impacts
  • David Gruenenfelder, Bureau of Program Design and Evaluation, Illinois Department of Human Services
  • Ingrid Rothe, Research and Statistics, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
  • Tom Corbett, Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin at Madison

Measuring the Success of Welfare Reform
  • Charles Michalopoulos, Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation
  • Hans Bos, Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation
  • Nandita Verma, Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation

State Experiences with Change:  Challenges and Successes after One Year of TANF Implmentation
  • Jeanette M. Hercik, Caliber Associates
Tuesday, 10:45 am - 12:15 pm -- Concurrent Session 4B
The Use of Indicators in the Policy-Making Process

Roundtable
  • Mairead Reidy, Chapin Hall Center for Children, University of Chicago
  • James T. Dimas, Illinois Department of Human Services
  • Marilyn J. Edelhoch, Ph.D., Division of Program Reform, Evaluation, & Research, South Carolina Department of Social Services
  • Carol Ann Luttrell, Child Support Enforcement, Massachusetts Dpt of Revenue
  • Elan Melamid, Administration for Children's Services, City of New York
  • Harold A. Richman, Director, Chapin Hall Center for Children, University of Chicago
Tuesday, 10:45 am - 12:15 pm -- Concurrent Session 4C
Foundation Support for Research

Panel
  • Barbara Blum, Research Forum on Children, Families, and the New Federalism
  • Michael Laracy, Annie E. Casey Foundation
  • Jennifer Phillips, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
  • Unmi Song, Joyce Foundation
Tuesday, 10:45 am - 12:15 pm -- Concurrent Session 4D
Non-experimental Program Evaluation Strategies

Evaluating Community-Based Initiatives--Identifying Indicators and Standards of Success
  • Edith Lassegard Martin, Cornell University
  • Alida Baker, Community Technical Assistance Center

Evaluation Methodology of the Paternal Involvement Program
  • William D. Howard, Center for Urban Economic Development, University of Illinois at Chicago

How To Make the Most Sense of a Quasi-Experimental Design:  Selecting the Best Possible Comparison Group
  • Daniel Schroeder, Center for the Study of Human Resources, University of Texas at Austin
  • Jerome A. Olson, Center for the Study of Human Resources, University of Texas at Austin
Tuesday, 10:45 am - 12:15 pm -- Concurrent Session 4E
Youth Services

Can Paraprofessional Home Visitor Services Mitigate Negative Outcomes Associatedwith Teen Childbearing?
  • Meredith Kelsey, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania

The Teenage Parent Demonstration:  What Have We Learned
  • Ellen Kisker, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
  • Kim Boller, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
  • Anu Rangarajan, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

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Tuesday, 12:15 pm - 1:45 pm -- Ideas Fair

Changes in MSW Students' Practice Preferences and Career Goals:  What Really Happens in Graduate School?
  • Robin Perry, M.S.W, California Social Work Education Center, University ofCalifornia at Berkeley
  • Nancy Dickinson, Ph.D., California Social Work Education Center, University of California at Berkeley

Do MSW Graduates Stay in Child Welfare? Factors Influencing the Burnout and Retention Rates of Specially Educated Child Welfare Workers
  • Nancy Dickinson, Ph.D., California Social Work Education Center, University of California at Berkeley
  • Robin Perry, M.S.W, California Social Work Education Center, University of California at Berkeley

Evaluating GPRA in a State Child Support Enforcement Agency
  • Gretchen M. Olive, Division of Child Support Enforcement, Delaware Departmentof Health & Social Services
  • David Thomas, Caliber Associates

Federal Tax Benefits Support Welfare to Work Initiatives
  • Michael O'Conner, Center for Law and Human Services
  • Timothy M. Smeeding, Center for Policy Research, Syracuse University

From Welfare to Work:  Social and Psychological Antecedents and Consequences of Employment Programs
  • Kathleen Zimmerman-Oster, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, University of Detroit Mercy

In Search of the Elusive UWQ:  Predicting Welfare Fraud With A General Theory of Crime
  • Marguerite Keesee, Office of Finance, Oklahoma Department of Human Services
  • Robert Bentley, Office of Finance, Oklahoma Department of Human Services

Is Hypertechnology Destroying the Human Services?
  • Larry W Kreuger, MA, MSW, Ph.D., School of Social Work, University of Missouri - Columbia
  • John J. Stretch, MSW, Ph.D., MBA, School of Social Service, Saint LouisUniversity

Liberalizing the Food Stamp Program Vehicle Asset Test:  Findings from North Carolina
  • Nancy E. Wemmerus, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

Neighborhoods and the Intergenerational Use of Welfare
  • Thomas Vartanian, Graduate Sch of Soc Work & Social Research, Bryn Mawr College

Role of Evaluation in Guiding Policy Implementation
  • Mahassen Ahmad, Ph.D., Texas Department of Human Services

Surveying Medicaid Recipients:  A Mixed-Mode Approach
  • Sam Gillespie, Office of Alcoholism & Substance Abuse, Illinois Department of Human Services
  • Isabel Farrar, Survey Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Timothy Johnson, Ph.D., Survey Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Elizabeth Severns, Survey Research Laboratory, University of Illinois atChicago
  • Delores White, Survey Research Laboratory, University of Illinois atChicago

The Welfarization of Family Law
  • Tonya L. Brito, Law School, University of Wisconsin at Madison

Time Series Analysis on the Implementation of Welfare Reform in Federal Region V States Between 1988 and 1997
  • Susan Gaffney, Jane Addams School of Social Work, University of Illinois

Use of Administrative Data and Technology in the Evaluation of State Child Welfare Services
  • George Gabel, Westat, Inc.
  • Jane Mettenburg, Westat, Inc.

Welfare-to-Work Innovations in Family Literacy
  • Jeff Tucker, National Center for Family Literacy
  • Janet Voight, Abt Associates, Inc.

Welfare Reform in a Rural State
  • Rebecca A. London, Berkeley Planning Associates
  • Stephen W. Walsh, Berkeley Planning Associates

Work Pays:  The Board Game
  • John Knight, Bureau of Program Design and Evaluation, Illinois Department of Human Services
  • Jane Radliff, Bureau of Program Design and Evaluation, Illinois Departmentof Human Services
Tuesday, 1:45 pm - 3:15 pm -- Concurrent Session 5A
Assessing the Impact of Time Limits

After the 24-Month Time Limit
  • Carol Baron, Virginia Department of Social Services
  • Michael Theis, Virginia Department of Social Services

The Impact of Virginia Welfare Reform Policies on Former TANF Clients
  • Carole Kuhns, Ph.D., Center for Public Policy & Research, Virginia Tech
  • Danielle Hollar, MS, MHA, Virginia Tech

What We Know about Welfare Time Limits
  • Barbara Goldman, Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation
Tuesday, 1:45 pm - 3:15 pm -- Concurrent Session 5B
Understanding Caseload Trends II

Fraud Detection and Caseload Decline:  An Analysis of the Impact of Anti-FraudInitiatives on Welfare Program Operations
  • Ilene S. Marcus, Human Resources Administration, City of New York
  • Swati Desai, Ph.D., Human Resources Administration, City of New York

Using Microsimulation to Anticipate the Consequences of Welfare Reform
  • Jonathan E. Jacobson, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
  • Christine M. Ross, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
  • Angela P. Schmitt, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
  • Christopher A. Swann, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Tuesday, 1:45 pm - 3:15 pm -- Concurrent Session 5C
Child Care I

Child Care Subsidies:  Are They Working for Those Working Their Way off Welfare?
  • Marcia K. Meyers, School of Social Work, Columbia University
  • Theresa Heintze, Center for Policy Research, Syracuse University
  • Douglas Wolf, Syracuse University

Off-Setting the Costs of Achieving Self-Sufficiency:  The Effects of Child Care Costs and Subsidies on Family Poverty
  • Kristine Witkowski, Ph.D., Institute for Women's Policy Research

Support for Working Families Under Welfare Reform
  • Gale Harris, US General Accounting Office
  • Margaret Boeckmann, US General Accounting Office
Tuesday, 1:45 pm - 3:15 pm -- Concurrent Session 5D
Services to Families

A Single System Study of Abusing Mothers in Child Welfare
  • Barbara Morrison-Rodriguez, Institute for Families in Society, University of South Carolina

An Analysis of the Impact of Core (Family Preservation) Services on Long Term Out of Home Placement in Colorado
  • Donna Pope, Ph.D., Child Welfare Services Bureau, Colorado Department of Human Services
  • John D. Fluke, Ph.D., Program Analysis and Research, American Humane Association

The Evaluation of a Community-Based Strategy for Strengthening Families
  • Judith Ann Fickling, Ph.D., Institute for Families in Society, University of South Carolina
  • Vicki Flerx, Ph.D., Institute for Families in Society, University of South Carolina
  • Robin Kimbrough, J.D., Institute for Families in Society, University of South Carolina
Tuesday, 1:45 pm - 3:15 pm -- Concurrent Session 5E
Child Abuse & Neglect

Pathways from Child Abuse to Juvenile Justice Incarceration for Serious Offenders
  • Melissa Jonson-Reid, Ph.D., George Warren Brown School of Social Work, WashingtonUniversity
  • Richard P. Barth, Ph.D, School of Social Welfare, University of California- Berkeley

Poverty, Early Childbearing, and Child Maltreatment
  • Bong Joo Lee, Ph.D., Chapin Hall Center for Children, University of Chicago
  • Robert Goerge, Ph.D., Chapin Hall Center for Children, University of Chicago
Tuesday, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm -- Concurrent Session 6A
Pathways to Self-Sufficiency

Life after Welfare:  An Early Report on Families Leaving Cash Assistance
  • Pamela J. Caudill, School of Social Work, University of Maryland
  • Catherine E. Born, School of Social Work, University of Maryland
  • Melinda L. Cordero, School of Social Work, University of Maryland
  • John F. Kunz, School of Social Work, University of Maryland
  • Christopher Spera, School of Social Work, University of Maryland

Results of Surveys of Former Clients of the South Carolina Family IndependenceProgram:  Economic Circumstances, Attitudes, and Incidence of Child Maltreatment
  • Marilyn J. Edelhoch, Ph.D., Div of Program Reform, Eval, & Research, South Carolina Department of Social Services
  • Donald Klos, Ph.D., Public Services Research Laboratory
Tuesday, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm -- Concurrent Session 6B
Welfare Reform in Wisconsin

What Works in Wisconsin:  The Use of Administrative and Survey Data to Evaluate Rapid Public Policy Change
  • Ingrid Rothe, Research & Statistics, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
  • Maria Cancian, Ph.D., Public Affairs & Social Work, University of Wisconsin at Madison
  • Francine Horton, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
  • Michael Soref, Ph.D., Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
  • Michael Wiseman, Ph.D., Urban & Regional Planning, University of Wisconsinat Madison
Tuesday, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm -- Concurrent Session 6C
Child Care II

Child Care in the Wake of Welfare Reform:  Evidence from New York
  • Wen-Jui Han, School of Social Work, Columbia University
  • Irwin Garfinkel, School of Social Work, Columbia University
  • Marcia K. Meyers, School of Social Work, Columbia University
  • Patrick Villeneuve, School of Social Work, Columbia University
  • Jane Waldfogel, School of Social Work, Columbia University

Child Care Subsidies for Low-Income and TANF families:  Availability, Access, and Relationship to Work Force Participation
  • Sue Pearlmutter, Ph.D., Center on Urban Poverty and Social Change, Case Western Reserve University
  • Peg Gallagher, Center on Urban Poverty and Social Change, Case Western Reserve University
Tuesday, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm -- Concurrent Session 6D
New Research on Adoption

Achieving Permanency for Native Children in Foster Care in California:  HowDo Adoption Rates Compare to Those for Other Children
  • Richard P. Barth, Ph.D, School of Social Welfare, University of California - Berkeley
  • Seon H. Lee, Child Welfare Research Center, University of California - Berkeley
  • Daniel Webster II, Child Welfare Research Center, University of California - Berkeley

Recent Patterns of Movement from Foster Care to Adoption:  Implications of Baseline Trends for the Implementation of Recent Local Policy Reforms
  • Allen Harden, Chapin Hall Center for Children, University of Chicago

The Use of AFCARS Data to Promote Child Welfare Reform:  The Adoption IncentiveProgram
  • Penelope L. Maza, Children's Bureau, US Department of Health and HumanServices
Tuesday, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm -- Concurrent Session 6E
Services to Non-Custodial Parents

Encouraging Family Involvement Through Employment and Parenting:  A Case Study of a Public/Private Project for Non-Custodial Fathers
  • Kevin Roy, Northwestern University

The Changing Climate in the Family Environment:  Noncustodial Fathers and the Quality of Relationships with their Children
  • Saleem Mohammad, Ph.D., ACSW, Social Work Program, Capital University
  • Jim McGaha, Ph.D., J.D., Adult Degree Program, Capital University

The Parents' Fair Share Program:  Implementation Lessons and Interim Impact Findings from a Program for Non-Custodial Parents
  • Ginger Knox, Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation
  • Fred Doolittle, Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation
  • Cynthia Miller, Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation
  • Sharon Rowser, Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation
Tuesday, 5:15 pm - 6:30 pm -- Special Session
On-line Resources for Welfare Researchers

The Research Forum on Children, Families, and the New Federalism
  • Barbara Blum, Research Forum on Children, Families, and the New Federalism
  • Mary Clare Lennon, Research Forum on Children, Families, and the New Federalism

The Welfare Information Network
  • Barry Van Lare, Welfare Information Network

The Urban Institute's Welfare Rules Database
  • Linda Giannarelli, The Urban Institute

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Wednesday, August 5, 1998
8:30 am - 10:00 am -- Concurrent Session 7A
Domestic Violence and Welfare Receipt:  New Research Findings

Panel
  • Jody Raphael, Taylor Institute
  • Susan Lloyd, Joint Center for Poverty Research, Northwestern University
  • Daniel Rosen, Research Development Center on Poverty, Risk & Mental Health, University of Michigan
  • Richard Tolman, Research Development Center on Poverty, Risk & Mental Health, University of Michigan
Wednesday, 8:30 am - 10:00 am -- Concurrent Session 7B
TANF & Foster Care

Exploring the Linkage Between Welfare Reform and Foster Care
  • Dean Duncan, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Lynn Usher, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

From Welfare to Child Welfare:  Public Assistance, Child Abuse Reports and Foster Care Placement:  PreliminaryFindings using Linked Administrative Data
  • Barbara Needell, Ph.D., Child Welfare Research Center, University of Californiaat Berkeley
  • Stephanie Cuccaro-Alamin, MSW, Child Welfare Research Center, University of California at Berkeley
  • Seon H. Lee, Child Welfare Research Center, University of California at Berkeley
  • Alan M. Brookhart, Child Welfare Research Center, University of California at Berkeley

Use of Child Welfare and AFDC Administrative Data in Illinois and Massachusetts
  • Robert Goerge, Ph.D., Chapin Hall Center for Children, University of Chicago
  • Bong Joo Lee, Ph.D., Chapin Hall Center for Children, University of Chicago
Wednesday, 8:30 am - 10:00 am -- Concurrent Session 7C
Research on Families Who Leave Welfare

Making Ends Meet:  How Mothers Manage When Welfare Grants Are Cut
  • Judith R. Smith, Ph.D., Graduate School of Social Services, Fordham University
  • Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Ph.D., Center for Young Children and Families, Columbia University

Substance Abuse and Welfare Reform:  Changes in Status and Strategies of Terminated SSI Beneficiaries in Northern California
  • Richard Speiglman, Public Health Institute
  • Jean C. Norris, Public Health Institute

The Participant Following Case Closure:  A Longitudinal Evaluation ofSelf-Reliance Progress and Problems
  • A. Alan Rowland, Division of Welfare, Idaho Department of Health &Welfare
  • Scott Grothe, Division of Welfare, Idaho Department of Health & Welfare
Wednesday, 8:30 am - 10:00 am -- Concurrent Session 7D
Barriers to Self-Sufficiency I

Welfare to Work Porgrams and Barriers to Employment
  • Colleen M. Heflin, Program on Poverty & Social Welfare Policy, University of Michigan
  • Heidi Goldberg, Program of Poverty & Social Welfare Policy, University of Michigan
  • Kristin S. Seefeldt, Program on Poverty & Social Welfare Policy, University of Michigan

Profile of Oklahoma's Multi-Challenged TANF Recipients and the ChallengesThey Face In Achieving Lifetime Self-Sufficiency
  • Marguerite Keesee, Office of Finance, Oklahoma Department of Human Services
  • Robert Bentley, Office of Finance, Oklahoma Department of Human Services

Understanding Families with Multiple Barriers to Self-Sufficiency:  A Descriptive Study of Utah's Long-Term Welfare Population
  • Mary Jane Taylor, Ph.D., Graduate School of Social Work, University of Utah
Wednesday, 8:30 am - 10:00 am -- Concurrent Session 7E
Welfare to Work

Financial Incentives and Welfare Reform:  Findings and Lessons Learned from Canada's Self-Sufficiency Program and the Minnesota Family Investment Program
  • Charles Michalopoulos, Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation
  • Patricia Auspos, Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation
  • David Card, Department of Economics, University of California at Berkeley
  • Kristen Harknett, Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation
  • JoAnna Hunter-Manns, Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation
  • Ginger Knox, Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation
  • Winston Lin, Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation
  • Susanna Lui-Gurr, Social Research and Demonstration Corporation
  • Cynthia Miller, Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation
  • Alan Orenstein, Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation
  • Philip K Robins, Department of Economics, University of Miami

The Impact of Mississippi's WorkFirst Demonstration
  • Jesse D. Beeler, Ph.D., C.P.A., Center for Applied Research, Millsaps College
  • Bill M. Brister, Ph.D., Center for Applied Research, Millsaps College
  • Philip Taylor, Center for Applied Research, Millsaps College

Five Years of Welfare:  Too Long?  Too Short?  Lessons from Project Match's Longitudinal Tracking System
  • Suzanne L. Wagner, Project Match, Erickson Institute
  • Toby Herr, Project Match, Erickson Institute
  • Charles Chang, Project Match, Erickson Institute
  • Diana Brooks, Project Match, Erickson Institute
Wednesday, 10:15 am - 11:45 am -- Concurrent Session 8A
Impacts on Children & Families

Approaches to Determine the Impact of the Welfare Reform on Children and Families
  • Angela Gomez, M.A., Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Inst, University of South Florida
  • Katherine Lazear, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Inst, University of South Florida

Effects of Maternal Employment on Children in a Welfare Sample:  Exploring Self-Selection
  • Sharon M. McGroder, Child Trends, Inc.
  • George Cave, Child Trends, Inc.
  • Carrie Mariner, Child Trends, Inc.
  • Martha Zaslow, Child Trends, Inc.

The Impact of Welfare Reform on California's Grandparents RaisingGrandchildren
  • Jill Duerr Berrick, Ph.D., Center for Social Services Research, University of California at Berkeley
  • Barbara Needell, Ph.D., Child Welfare Research Center, University of Californiaat Berkeley
Wednesday, 10:15 am - 11:45 am -- Concurrent Session 8B
Trends in Food Stamp Participation

Changing Food Stamp Eligibility for Single Adults, Age 18-50:  Analysis ofLocal Effects on Individuals and Food Suppliers
  • Sue Pearlmutter, Ph.D., Center on Urban Poverty and Social Change, Case WesternReserve University
  • Peg Gallagher, Center on Urban Poverty and Social Change, Case Western ReserveUniversity

The Dynamics of Food Stamp Program Participation in the Early 1990s
  • Christine Kissmer, Family Program Analysis Branch, Office of Analysis &Evaluation
  • Philip Gleason, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
  • Robert A. Moffit, Department of Economics, Johns Hopkins University
  • Peter Schochet, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

The Effect of Welfare Reform on Able-Bodied Food Stamp Recipients
  • Michael DePiro, Office of Analysis & Evaluation, Food & NutritionService
  • Lucia Nixon, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
  • Michael Stavrianos, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Wednesday, 10:15 am - 11:45 am -- Concurrent Session 8C
Managed Care:  Child Welfare & Medicaid

Fiscal Reform in Child Welfare Services
  • Fred Wulczyn, Chapin Hall Center for Children, University of Chicago
  • Britany Orlebeke, Chapin Hall Center for Children, University of Chicago

The Impact of a Medicaid Behavioral Carve-Out Program on Patterns of AcutePsychiatric Hospitalization:  The Massachussetts Experience
  • Christopher G. Hudson, Ph.D., ACSW, Center for Applied Research &Development, Salem State College
Wednesday, 10:15 am - 11:45 am -- Concurrent Session 8D
Barriers to Self-Sufficiency II

Barriers to Self-Sufficiency for Public Housing Residents:  A STEP-UP
  • Barbara H. Vann, Ph.D., Department of Sociology, Loyola College
  • Samuel B. Little, Ph.D., Housing Authority of Baltimore City

Estimation of Transportation Services Needed for Welfare to Work
  • Piyushimita (Vonu) Thakuriah, Urban Transportation Center, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Paul Metaxatos, Urban Transportation Center, University of Illinois atChicago
  • Ashish Sen, Urban Transportation Center, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Siim Soot, Urban Transportation Center, University of Illinois at Chicago

Humboldt Park Employment Challenges and Opportunities
  • William D. Howard, Center for Urban Economic Development, University of Illinoisat Chicago
  • Norma Polanco, Humboldt Park Economic Development Corporation
Wednesday, 10:15 am - 11:45 am -- Concurrent Session 8E
Trends in Caseload Composition

Identifying and Serving the Most Dependent Cases
  • Chris Hamilton, Abt Associates, Inc.
  • Erik Beecroft, Abt Associates, Inc.
  • Derek Brown, Abt Associates, Inc.

The Changing Face of Welfare Enrollees:  A Look at Program Entrants 1985-1996
  • Donald Oellerich, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, US Department of Health & Human Services
Wednesday, August 5, 1998, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Special Demonstration of Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
Applications of GIS for Social Service Program Planning and Research
Paul M. Ong, Social Welfare and Urban Planning, University of California at Los Angeles

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