Implementation last updated: 2013
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Ruth H. Young Center for Families and Children
University of Maryland School of Social Work
525 W. Redwood Street
Baltimore, MD 20201
Website: www.family.umaryland.edu
Diane DePanfilis, PhD, MSW
Phone: (410) 706-3609
Email: ddepanfilis@ssw.umaryland.edu
The following references were sources for the implementation profile or were recommended by the program developer for further reading.
DePanfilis, D. (2008, December). Designing and implementing an evidence-based child maltreatment prevention program: Lessons from Family Connections. Paper presented at Evidence-Based Practice for Kids: Roadmap for Preventing Child Maltreatment conference of Washington University Family Resource Center and the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, St. Louis, MO. Retrieved February 28, 2011, from http://www.family.umaryland.edu/ryc_research_and_evaluation/publication_product_files/ selected_presentations/presentation_files/powerpoints/depanfilis%20st.louis.pdf.
DePanfilis, D., Filene, J. H., & Lim Brodowski, M. (2009). Introduction to Family Connections and the national replication efforts. Protecting Children, 24(3), 4–14.
DePanfilis, D., Filene, J. H., & Smith, E.G. (2010, September). Multi-site findings from the replication of a family strengthening program with diverse populations to prevent child maltreatment. Symposium conducted at the XVIII ISPCAN International Congress: Strengthening Children and Families Affected by Personal, Intra-Familial and Global Conflict, Honolulu, HI. Retrieved February 28, 2011, from http://www.family.umaryland.edu/ryc_research_and_evaluation/publication_product files/selected_presentations/presentation_files/pdfs/ISPCAN%20_2010%20Symposium%209-26-10.pdf.
DePanfilis, D., & Strieder, F. (2009, March-April). Using prevention science to design, implement, and evaluate prevention strategies: Lessons from Family Connections. Paper presented at the 17th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect - Focusing on the Future: Strengthening Families and Communities, Atlanta, GA. Retrieved February 28, 2011, from http://www.family.umaryland.edu/ryc_research_and_evaluation/publication_product_files/selected presentations/presentation_files/pdfs/DePanfilis-Strieder-OCAN%2009.pdf.
Lim Brodowski, M., Dubowitz, H., & Filene, J. (2006, January). Family Connections National Replication Project: Lessons learned from the first two years. NIH Neglect Consortium Meeting, Rockville, MD. Retrieved February 28, 2011, from http://www.family.umaryland.edu/ryc_best_practice_services/fc_replication_pdfs/Family_Connections_National_Replication Project_Neglect_Consortium_Mtg_1_19_06.pdf.
University of Maryland School of Social Work. (2008). Family Connections description of services. Retrieved March 3, 2011, from http://www.family.umaryland.edu/ryc_best_practice_services/fc_pdfs/fc%20referralguide%204-7-08.pdf.
