DWS - Department of Workforce Services Reports

Child Abuse Prevention in Utah: A Process Evaluation. Susan Cutler Egbert: 2006.

Utah's Post Adoption Support Three-Year Plan: Evaluation of Year Two. Susan Cutler Egbert: October 2003.

Intentional Injuries in American Indian Communities: A Report with Recommendations. Lenora Olson,
Stephanie Wahab, Myrna Gooden June 2003.

Urban Indian Health Care for the Wasatch Front: Needs Assesment and Proposed Recommendations. Naomi Silverstone 2003-2006.

Prevention Dimensions Granite School District Instructional Coach Program Evaluation Year 1 Final Results. Rodney W. Hopkins: August 2003.

Education Outreach Project: Analysis of Data Collection, Coding, Research Questions, and Statistics. Monograph. In cooperation with the Utah State Department of Health and W.D. Goodwill Initiatives on Aging. Hayashi, R., Maramaldi, P., & Farley, O.W. December, 2002.

Utah's Post Adoption Support Three-Year Plan: Evaluation of Year One. Susan Cutler Egbert: October 2002.

FlexCare Disenrollment Study. Monograph. In cooperation with the Utah State Department of Health and W.D. Goodwill Initiatives on Aging. Boyle, S., Farley, O.W., Gorman, C., & Fletcher, C. September, 2002.

Utah Division of Health Care Financing Education Outreach Project Focus Group Report: Project Team Members'' Perception of the Program. Monograph. In cooperation with the Utah State Department of Health and W.D. Goodwill Initiatives on Aging. Maramaldi, P., Barusch, A. & Farley, O.W. August, 2002.

FlexCare Quality of Life Evaluation. Monograph. In cooperation with the Utah State Department of Health and W.D. Goodwill Initiatives on Aging. Farley, O.W., Maramaldi, P., Kelley-Gillespie, N., Gorman, C., Fletcher, C., & de St.Aubin, M. July, 2002.

Criminal Justice Project: Demographic Study of People with Mental Retardation Admitted to the Salt Lake County Jail and Utah State Prison. J. Drews and L. MacLeod: January 2001. Final report submitted to the Utah Governor's Council for People with Disabilities.

M.S.W. Program Evaluation: Fall 1998 – Spring 2001. Graduate School of Social Work, University of Utah. Susan Middleton: 2001.

Evaluation of the Interagency Outreach Training Initiative Assistive Technology Training for Consumers and Service Providers. L. MacLeod: June 2001. Final Report submitted to the Interagency Outreach Training Initiative, Center for Persons with Disabilities, Utah State University.

Intermountain Collaborative Transition Center: A Utah Pilot Transition Program for Young Adults with Disabilities. L. MacLeod: June 2000. Final report submitted to the Utah State Department of Health Children with Special Health Care Needs Bureau and Shriners Hospitals for Children, Intermountain.

Utah State Office of Rehabilitation 2000 Barriers and Needs Conferences Statewide Needs Assessment. J. Drews and L. MacLeod: September 2000. Final report submitted to the Utah State Office of Rehabilitation.

Utah State Office of Rehabilitation Vocational Rehabilitation Consumer Satisfaction Telephone Survey. J. Drews and L. MacLeod: September 2000. Final report submitted to the Utah State Office of Rehabilitation.

Retention of Foster Homes in Utah. Norma Harris, Susan Middleton and Edward Byrnes: October, 2000.

DCFS Turnover Study. Norma Harris and Susan Middleton: 2000.

Understanding Families With Multiple Barriers To Self Sufficiency. Amanda Barusch, Mary Jane Taylor and Soleman Abu-Bader: February 1999.

Decision Making: Utah’s Division of Child and Family Services: Intake, A Tool for Quality Decision Making. Pete Steen: March 1998.

Measures of Child Well-Being in Utah, 1998: Measuring Success One Kid at a Time. Utah KIDS COUNT, a project of Utah Children: 1998.

Perceptions of Utah Judges, Attorneys General, and Guardians ad Litem on Current DCFS Practice. Norma Harris and Caren J. Frost: 1998.

Societal Outcomes of Drug and Alcohol Treatment in the State of Utah. Steve Harrison, Lynne MacLeod, Pete Steen, Stephanie Tonin and Shaheen Hossain. Also Alan Sherwood and Anwar Hossain: January 1997.

Training at the Utah Division of Child and Family Services: A General Report at the End of 1996. Pete Steen and Amanda Barusch: January 1997.

Training Effectiveness: Summary of Literature and Current Procedures for the Utah State Division of Child and Family Services. Pete Steen and Amanda Barusch: January 1997.

Automated Call Scheduling: Current Systems and Practices. Teresa Parsley Edwards, R. Suresh and Michael F. Weeks, Research Trianble Institute: February 1997.

Comparative Overview of Training Systems in Selected States. Renate Caspers, Pete Steen and Amanda Barusch: February 1997.

Overview of Training Reports. Pete Steen, Ranate Caspers and Amanda Barusch: March 1997.

People with AIDS Coalition of Utah Questionnaire Analysis: A Graphical Examination of Respondent Preferences and Actions. Pete Steen: May 1997.

The Process of Decision Making in Child Welfare: Theoretical Review of Literature. Renate Caspers: May 1997.

Graphical Appendix, Utah’s Casework Practice Model: Empirical Analysis Report. Pete Steen and Amanda Barusch: July 1997.

Questionnaire, Utah’s Casework Practice Model: Empirical Analysis Report. Pete Steen and Amanda Barusch: July 1997.

Utah’s Casework Practice Model: Empirical Analysis Report. Pete Steen and Amanda Barusch: July 1997.

Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice: Program Evaluation and Review. Edward Byrnes and Russ Van Vleet: October 1997.

Decision Making in Children’s Protective Services, Advancing the State of the Art
National Resource Center on Child Maltreatment. Child Welfare Institute and Action for Child Protection: 1997.

D.S.W./Ph.D. Alumni Survey. Alison Lozano (four copies): 1997.

The Future of Children: Vol. 7 (3) Winter. The David and Lucile Packard Foundation: 1997.

Statistical Summary. University of Utah Institutional Information Resources,
Budget and Resource Planning Office, University of Utah: 1996-97.

Division of Youth Corrections Master Plan Review and Update. Russ Van Vleet, Regnal W. Garff and Lynne MacLeod (Ed): January 1996.

Incarcerating Youth: The Minnesota and Missouri Experiences. Ira M. Schwartz and Russ K. Van Vleet: April 1996.

Random Moment Sample Study. Frederick V. Janzen and R. Steven Harrison: May 1996.

Catalog of Publications: 1990-1995. Dept. Of Health and Human Services: June 1996.

An Overview of the Agreement Process in Central Region: Summary, Comparisons, and Lessons. Pete Steen, Michelle Derr and Amanda Barusch: September 1996.

Decision Making in the Division of Child and Family Services: Shadowing Report (three copies). Michelle K. Derr and Amanda Barusch: October 1996.

Summary Report on Training Needs Requested in Contract Agreements of Central Region. Pete Steen and Amanda Barusch: October 1996.

Correcting the Path: A Plan for Adapting Utah’s Criminal Justice System
for Offenders with Mental Retardation. Jeanette Drews, Kevin Fayles, Jody Becker, Gabriella Cetrola, Linda Chandler, Cindy Jones, Lucia Proskauer and Steve Proskauer: 1996.

Think Tank directory: A guide to non-profit public policy research organizations. Lynn Hellebust (Ed.): 1996.

A Study of New Mexico’s Youthful Offenders. Center for the Study of Youth Policy. Ira M. Schwartz, Russ Van Vleet, Frank A. Orlando and Suzanne McMurphy: January 1995.