Implementation of a workforce initiative to build trauma-informed child welfare practice and services: Findings from the Massachusetts Child Trauma Project

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 44, Issue , 2014, Pages 233-242

  Fraser, Jenifer Goldman ^a   Griffin, Jessica L ^b   Barto, Beth L ^c   Lo, Charmaine ^d   Wenz Gross, Melodie ^b   Spinazzola, Joseph ^e   Bodian, Ruth A ^f   Nisenbaum, Jan M ^f   Bartlett, Jessica Dym ^b  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c LUK Inc   (United States)

^d Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan   (United States)

^e The Trauma Center at Justice Resource Institute Inc   (United States)

^f Massachusetts Department of Children and Families   (United States)

Author keywords

Child trauma; Child welfare; Evidence based treatments; Implementation; Trauma informed practice; Workforce initiative

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904121002     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2014.06.016     Document Type: Article

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