The School of Social Work houses several collaborative research centers and groups.
On July 1, 2007, California and two of its counties—Alameda County and Los Angeles County—began implementing the Title IV-E Child Welfare Waiver Demonstration Capped Allocation Project (CAP). The purpose of the CAP is to assist the child welfare and probation systems in developing and implementing alternative services to foster care to bring about better outcomes for children and families. Under the CAP, the Title IV-E entitlement is ended and the allocation is capped in exchange for eliminating eligibility restrictions, flexibility in the use of the dollars, and the opportunity to generate and retain savings.
The evaluation of the CAP is being conducted by researchers at the School of Social Work. The Interim Evaluation Report, along with other documents and information about the CAP, can be found at the following site: http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/cfsweb/PG1333.htm. Questions about the CAP and the evaluation can be directed to the Principal Investigator: Charlie Ferguson, Ph.D. (cferguson@casa.sjsu.edu)
The Child Welfare Research Collaborative (CWRC) is comprised of faculty at San Jose State University’s School of Social Work who work collaboratively with community partners to conduct research on child welfare issues.
The faculty in the School of Social Work are engaged in various research projects and scholarly activities. We are in the process of updating our list of faculty publications.
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