Cost calculator methods for estimating casework time in child welfare services: A promising approach for use in implementation of evidence-based practices and other service innovations

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 39, Issue , 2014, Pages 169-176

  Holmes, Lisa ^a   Landsverk, John ^b   Ward, Harriet ^a   Rolls Reutz, Jennifer ^b   Saldana, Lisa ^c   Wulczyn, Fred ^d   Chamberlain, Patricia ^c  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c OREGON SOCIAL LEARNING CENTER   (United States)

^d Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

Children in out of home care; Cost calculator approach; Time use activity data; Unit costs; Workload studies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896405734     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2013.10.003     Document Type: Article

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