1. Does All this work?

2. Gains Knowledge Builds Relationships Changes Attitudes
Provide Research
Attracts the Policy Community to Dialogue in a Nonpartisan Educational Setting
Gains Knowledge
Builds Relationships
Changes Attitudes
Engage Policymakers and Experts to Identify Family Issues
Policymakers Use Research
in Their Jobs
Early Outcomes
Long-Term
Outcome
Intermediate Outcomes

3. of policies and programs With researchers With colleagues Policymakers
Policymakers Use Research in Their Jobs
On research
On family impact
of policies and programs
Gains Knowledge
With researchers
With colleagues
Builds Relationships
Policymakers
Policy administrators
Legislative aides
Legislative service agency personnel
Governor's staff
Attracts the Policy Community to Dialogue in a Nonpartisan Educational Setting
Provide Research
on Family Issues
Relevant
Useful
Objective
Pragmatic
Innovative
Economically feasible
Politically feasible
Problems recognized
Policy solutions evidence-based
Politics favorable
Engage Policymakers and Experts to Identify Family Issues
Evaluate Incorporate into Identify Draft Develop Enact laws legislation speeches references legislation policy that support
positions families
Early
Outcomes
Intermediate Outcomes
Long-Term
Outcome
Changes Attitudes
On the value of research
On a family perspective in policymaking

4. Early Outcomes: Attendance%
Legislative Staff 19
38.0
University Students 1
2.0
University Faculty 2
4.0
Nonprofit Agency Reps 8
16.0
Legislators 10
20.0
Other
Executive Branch Rep
Direct Service Providers 7
14.0
Total 50
100

5. Early Outcomes: Survey Completers
Attendance
# Completing Survey
Percent of Attending who Completed Survey
Legislative Staff 19
0.0
University Students 1
University Faculty 2
Nonprofit Agency Reps 8
25.0
Legislators 10
Direct Service Providers 7 4
57.1
Executive Branch
Other
Unknown --
Total 50
16.0

6. Our evidence: Early Outcomes
Mean SD
Overall impression
4.50
.54
Relevance to needs and interests
4.57
Usefulness to current role
4.29
.76
Educational value
4.71
.49
Objectivity
4.43
Policy options are practical
4.00
.63
Policy options are politically feasible
.71
Policy options are economically feasible
Policy options are innovative
How useful was the discussion overall
.55
How useful was the discussion in getting questions answered
.89
How useful was the discussion in considering policy options
4.33
.52
How useful was the discussion in helping you get a handle on complex issues
How useful was the discussion in identifying others who are interested in this issue

7. Early Outcomes: What They Liked Best
Collaboration
Dr. Gushwa
Information about day to day struggles of child care workers
Morning remarks; speakers with foster care experience
Variety of views of issues in child welfare practice
Family’s youth centered planning
Legislators with foster care experience
Pieces of all presentations
Policy reform and need for training

8. Early Outcomes: Where We Can Improve
Not long enough; small discussion groups would be helpful
Rushed

9. Our evidence: Intermediate Outcomes
After
Before
Mean SD t p
Knowledge of the characteristics of child welfare workers who experience the maltreatment death of a child.
3.43
.54
2.86
.69
2.83
.03
Knowledge of child welfare workers' knowledge of risk factors for child maltreatment death.
3.29
.76
2.71
1.92
.10
Knowledge of the day to day experiences of child welfare workers in teh context of organizational culture and climate.
3.14
.90
0.31
.77
Knowledge of alternative ways to promote policy changes and practice reform.
2.43
.79
1.70
.14
Knowledge of collaboration and consistent communication among multiple stakeholders for transformation at every level of the system.
2.57
1.27
1.08
.32
Knowledge of using a comprehensive functional assessment for data-informed systemic quality improvements.
3.00
.58
1.19
.28

10. Our evidence: Long-term outcomes?
Ways that research will be used f %
To share information with colleagues 6
75.0
To identify contacts for further information 5
62.5
To identify references for further reading
0.0
To influence policymakers at state level 3
37.5
To evaluate pending legislation 2
25.0
To influence policymakers at local level
To respond to constituent concerns
To incorporate into speeches or presentations 1
12.5
To inform agency personnel 4
50.0
To initiate planning in organization
To prepare grants
To do nothing
To frame budget proposals