Child Welfare and Disabilities
The Journal of Public Child Welfare
Call for Abstracts on Child Welfare and Disabilities
This is a call for abstracts from which authors may be invited to submit an article to be included in a special issue of the Journal of Public Child Welfare. This special issue will focus on studies that contribute to our knowledge of child welfare practice with parents and/or children with disabilities and their families. Children with disabilities are over represented within the child welfare system, with nearly double the rate of substantiated maltreatment than their non-disabled peers. Less is known about the prevalence of parents with disabilities in child welfare caseloads, although recent studies also indicate an over-representation.
The editors are particularly interested in the following:
Original applied or other empirical research studies on child welfare practice with parents and/or children with disabilities, including studies on prevalence, needs, experiences, evidence based practice, and outcomes.
Evaluations of new practice models in working with parents and/or children; or innovative training or workforce initiatives to improve disability competence.
Analyses of system approaches to working with parents and/or children with disabilities in child welfare.
Analysis of local, state, and/or federal policies impacting service delivery to parents and/or children with disabilities.
Literature reviews, meta-analyses, and commentaries on the intersection of child welfare with disability.
Theoretical or critical papers regarding this theme.
Abstract Deadline: September 30, 2012
Manuscript Deadline: February 28, 2013
Interested authors should consult the Instructions for Authors for the Journal of Public Child Welfare. These may be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/wpcw20 . All 3-5 page abstracts must be submitted online at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/wpcw. All abstracts will be reviewed by the Guest Editors for selection and invitation to submit a full manuscript. The full manuscript will be due February 28, 2013 using a blind, peer review process, and authors will receive reviewer comments. Manuscripts must be formatted in the APA 6th edition publication style and prepared using Microsoft Word. Full manuscripts should not exceed 25 double-spaced pages in length, inclusive of all tables, figures and references. Please feel free to contact the guest editors with questions.
Guest Editors:
Traci LaLiberte, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare
School of Social Work
University of Minnesota
lali0017@umn.ed
Elizabeth Lightfoot, PhD.
Associate Professor
Doctoral Program Director
School of Social Work
University of Minnesota
elightfo@umn.edu