POC researchers often work across many projects. Our publications provide you a snapshot of some of their projects. While not exhaustive, these briefs and research papers will provide you with great insights and important research findings.

If you cannot find information on a specific research project that POC was involved with, contact us and we can try to direct you to the information you need.

Incarcerated Parents

Mediators of the Effect of Parental Incarceration on Adolescent Externalizing Behaviors

This article examines the direct and indirect relationships of four specific domains (parental incarceration, social advantage, parent mental and physical health, and effective parenting) as they relate to youth antisocial behavior.
Publication Dec 31, 2011
At-Risk Youth

Employment Outcomes of Former Foster Youth as Young Adults

This article explores how former foster youth who aged out of care in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Iowa are faring in the labor market at age 24 and examines the variability in employment and wages for these youth.
Publication Dec 31, 2011
Low Income Families

Economically Disconnected Families Involved with Child Welfare Services in Washington State

A 2008 survey of parents in Washington's child welfare system found that 20% of the parents are neither employed nor receiving public assistance. Controlling for demographic factors, these parents engage less with the child welfare system.
Publication Dec 31, 2011
Prevention & Intervention

Engaging Parents: Innovative Approaches in Child Welfare

The article provides logic models for the Parent Mentoring Program and Parent Partners Program.
Publication Dec 31, 2010
Incarcerated Parents

Children of Incarcerated Parents: A Handbook for Researchers and Practioners

Includes sections on historical background and current trends, Developmental Research, Intervention Research, and Implications and Conclusions.
Publication Dec 31, 2010
System Reform

Evaluation of the Parent to Parent Program: Pierce County, Washington

An evaluation of the Parent to Parent Program in Pierce County, WA suggests that it reduces parents’ feeling of social isolation, resistance, and hopelessness, while providing valuable information about the child welfare and court systems
Publication Dec 31, 2009
Foster Care

The Difficult Transition to Adulthood for Foster Youth in the US

This report examines the evolution of U.S. policy towards foster youth using the concept of “corporate parenting” and concludes that lingering challenges still exist
Publication Dec 31, 2009
Mentoring

Engaging Parents in Child Welfare Services

This article draws on factors that shape efforts to involve and engage child welfare involved parents and proposes a typology of six cost-effective strategies that can be readily employed by caseworkers to enhance and retain parent engagement.
Publication Dec 31, 2009

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